The Thrianta rabbit is a small to medium sized animal with a stunning orange-red fur. It is a very beautiful rabbit breed that originated in the Netherlands. But the Thrianta rabbits were further developed in Germany in the early 1980s, before being imported into the United Kingdom.
The breed was actually created for the House of Orange-Nassau. The first Thrianta rabbit was discovered by John Deflori in the Swiss Alps. The breed was named after the ancient name for the Drenthe region.
Exact time of the creation of this breed is not clear. But the experts believe that the Thrianta rabbit was first developed during the 1930s. H. Andreae, who was a school teacher bred a red-orange rabbit as a tribute to the country’s Royal family (the House of Orange-Nassau).
For creating a red rabbit, H. Andreae put Black and Tans, Havanas and self-colored Tortoise Papilon together. However, the Thrianta rabbit arrived in the United States during the 1990s from both England and Netherlands. Today the breed is popular as pets.
Thrianta Rabbit Characteristics
The Thrianta rabbits are medium sized breed with a compact, soft, rounded and balanced body. The does are more slight and feminine in appearance whereas the bucks are decidedly masculine looking. The breed has a coat which is scarlet and orange.
The coloring of the Thrianta rabbit has similarity to the color of Irish Setter. They have straight ears which are supposed to be red all around. They have fawn coloring beneath their tail and paws.
Their fur is thick, soft and the length is average. As a medium sized rabbit breed, the average body weight of the Thrianta rabbit is between 2 and 2.7 kg. Photo from Wikipedia.
Uses
Thrianta rabbit is mainly being kept as pets. As a medium sized animal they are also suitable for meat production.
Special Notes
The Thrianta rabbits are gentle and inquisitive in nature. They make excellent companion animal. Due to their size, they make excellent pets. Even for the children and adult beginners who want to start raising rabbits.
Like most other rabbit breeds, the Thrianta rabbit also like companionship. So it’s important to keep more than one rabbit for keeping them happy. The average lifespan of these rabbits is around 5 to 8 years. But they can live longer for up to 10 years in captivity and if properly cared.
Thrianta rabbits are very easy to groom and care. It is a pretty strong breed. So proper care should be taken. Because it is a strong breed it can cause injury to itself or it’s handler. However, review full breed profile of this rabbit breed in the chart below.
| Breed Name | Thrianta |
| Other Name | n/a |
| Breed Purpose | Mainly raised as pets |
| Breed Size | Small to Medium |
| Weight | Average body weight is between 2 and 2.7 kg |
| Suitable for Commercial Production | No |
| Good as Pets | Yes |
| Climate Tolerance | All Climates |
| Color Varieties | Red-Orange |
| Rarity | Common |
| Country of Origin | Netherlands |
