The Best Bunny in the Whole Wide World

**cassiesmom** · 04-20-2008, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by PT'rs

How old is Miss Hoppy??

Maybe a lady shouldn't be asked to disclose her age!

Originally Posted by Karen

She really is the best bunny in the whole world.

Good on ya, Miss Hoppy! Sounds like you and the neighbor kids had some special time together! *pet *pet *pet

**Logan** · 04-21-2008, 08:48 AM

What a great afternoon for our precious Miss Hoppy!!! And great for all the children who got to see her, too.

Thanks, Karen.

**ChrisH** · 04-21-2008, 12:27 PM

How lovely.

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 04-21-2008, 12:47 PM

That's our Miss Hoppy: bunny ambasador to the world!!!

Good job, sweetie!!!

**Karen** · 04-21-2008, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by cassiesmom

Maybe a lady shouldn't be asked to disclose her age!

Good on ya, Miss Hoppy! Sounds like you and the neighbor kids had some special time together! *pet *pet *pet

Thanks for the petting!

Miss Hoppy doesn't mind telling people her age. She is ten years old, but will be eleven years old toward the end of May!

**Jessika** · 04-21-2008, 04:59 PM

Wow, what is the normal lifespan for them?

I will admit, I know next to nothing about lagomorphs

hehe

**Suki Wingy** · 04-21-2008, 05:36 PM

the dwarf breeds tend to live almost twice as long as the giant breeds. I've heard of Netherland Dwarfs living as long as 14 years.

**Karen** · 04-21-2008, 07:36 PM

As Miss Hoppy is a mutt bunny - I mean a mixed breed, we don't know what her average life span would be. We suspect she may be a Netherland Dwarf/Rex mix, as she's bigger than an ND, but has the "fold" in her ears that they do, but her ears are bigger than an ND's ears typically are, and yet she's not as big as a Rex. Books all say bunnies live 5-8 years, but her specialist vet says a healthy bunny can live to be 15 in ideal circumstances. Miss Hoppy's regular vet calls her "the miracle bunny" because she is doing so well after her thymoma and radiation treatment for it last fall.