Dwarf Hotot
The Dwarf Hotot is a small fancy rabbit with a white body and dark eye bands that give the face a clear spectacled look. It should not be confused with the larger Blanc de Hotot; the dwarf form was developed separately through small rabbit breeding while preserving the white coat and bold eye outline. A good Dwarf Hotot looks compact, rounded, and bright-eyed, with bands that frame the eyes cleanly without smudging far into the face.
Because the Dwarf Hotot is a dwarf-influenced breed, breeding programs have to balance size, type, and vigor rather than chasing tiny rabbits at any cost. Housing can be compact but should still allow normal hopping, stretching, and safe footing for a light, lively rabbit. Grooming is simple because the coat is short, yet white rabbits show stains quickly, so clean litter habits and dry bedding matter. Show buyers should ask about eye-band width, body depth, and whether blue-banded or black-banded lines are recognized in the registry they use.
Colors: Agouti, 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, White with Black Eye Bands
