The Jersey Wooly rabbit is a breed of domestic rabbit known for it’s docile nature and gentle disposition. As their name implies, the Jersey Wooly rabbit came from New Jersey. Bonnie Seeley of High Bridge, New Jersey developed this breed during the 1970s.
She wanted to create a small, wooled rabbit breed that would be very good as pets with an easy to care coat. She created this breed by crossing the Netherland Dwarf rabbit and the French Angora rabbit.
The result of that cross was a petite rabbit with a wool coat. Early Jersey Wooly rabbits still maintained the oblong body shape of the French Angora, made smaller by the influence of the dwarfing gene.
Bonnie Seeley first introduced the Jersey Wooly rabbit at the 1984 American Rabbit Breeders Association Convention in Orlando, Florida. Later the breed was recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association in the year of 1988.
Although the breed was originally developed to produce a long haired pet rabbit with wool that was easy to care for.
But today, the Jersey Wooly rabbit has also been one of the most widely exhibited rabbits at local and national shows in the United States. Today it is one of the most popular pet rabbit around the world.
Jersey Wooly Rabbit Characteristics
The Jersey Wooly rabbits are small breed of rabbits. They are round, compact and wooly rabbits. They have short, easy to care wool and come in a whole array of colors.
Their large eyes, small ears and round heads give them a ‘baby face’ like look. Their small ears are erect standing about 2 and a half inch long.
Their head is bold and squarish. The breed comes in many color varieties and patterns including agouti, self and shaded patterns.
Other nice colors include black, blue, blue tort, black otter, chocolate, chestnut, pointed white, smoke pearl and siamese sable. Their average body wight is about 1 to 1.5 kg. Photo from Wikipedia.
Uses
Jersey Wooly rabbits are mainly raised as show animals. And they are excellent as pets. They are one of the most popular rabbit breeds as pet.
Special Notes
Jersey Wooly rabbit is very affectionate and playful. They are of good behavior and have very friendly personalities. The are known to be very gentle and rarely aggressive.
They are sweet and docile, as well as smart. They love human companionship and affection. They enjoy companionship very much and also love being petted and handled. They are calm and quiet rabbits that are very easy to care for.
All the great qualities above, make the Jersey Wooly rabbit an ideal pet for children and also for adults. Average lifespan of a Jersey Wooly rabbit is about 7 to 10 years or more. Review full breed profile of this rabbit breed in the chart below.
| Breed Name | Jersey Wooly |
| Other Name | None |
| Breed Purpose | Mainly kept as a show animal and as pets. |
| Breed Size | Small |
| Weight | Average body weight is between 1 and 1.5kg |
| Suitable for Commercial Production | No |
| Good as Pets | Yes |
| Climate Tolerance | All Climates |
| Color Varieties | Many |
| Rarity | Common |
| Country of Origin | United States |
