Tri-Colour English

Tri-colour English is a color form of the English rabbit, known in some countries as the English Spot. The breed is a slender, arched, active rabbit marked with a butterfly on the nose, eye circles, cheek spots, colored ears, a spine line, and side spots on a white coat. In the tri-colour version, the markings contain two colors, commonly black and orange or chocolate and orange, instead of a single spot color. Because English and English Spot standards differ by country, tri-colour may be recognized, shown separately, or treated as a specialist variety depending on the registry.

These rabbits are generally kept for exhibition and experienced pet homes that can give them space to move. The body type is racier than a Dutch or Netherland Dwarf, so cramped cages do not suit the way they run and stretch. Short fur needs little grooming beyond molt care, but white coats show urine staining and dirty bedding quickly. Breeding tri-colour English rabbits is difficult because good markings, clean color separation, and correct body type must appear together. Litters can include mismarked youngsters that make sound pets even when they cannot compete on the show table.

Colors: Agouti, Albino, Black, Blue, Broken, Charlie, Chestnut, Chinchilla, Chocolate, Cream, Fawn, Harlequin, Himalayan, Lilac, Lynx, Magpie, Marten, Opal, Orange, Otter, Pointed White, Red, Sable, Seal, Squirrel, Tortoise, Tri-Color, Vienna Marked, White