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Rabbit Names

Can I Change My Rabbit's Name?

(c) Gryph- if you repost this article, please post with a link back to my website.
If your rabbit is unpedigreed, then you can name him or her whatever your heart desires. If your rabbit is pedigreed, however, than that changes the situation a little bit. Before we dive into whether or not you can change your rabbit's name, let's address what a pedigree is.

Your pedigree is a piece of paper (or a digital file) recording your rabbit's lineage and is a useful tool to provide dates of birth, weights, varieties (which is the color and pattern), etc. The pedigree is a document which is not required to be recorded anywhere unless you register your rabbit. This means that your pedigree is only as good as the breeder who provides it. For more information about pedigrees, check out my article, Is a Pedigree Important?

When you get your pedigree, the name of the rabbit which is on the pedigree is required to remain the name of the rabbit for the rest of it's life. You are welcome to CALL the rabbit anything you would like- that's a barn name by the way- but you may not change the name on the pedigree. Now, some breeders allow you to change the name IF it is a tattoo ID (ie Gryph's E46A1 could become Gryph's Fluffy) on the pedigree, but be sure to CHECK WITH YOUR BREEDER FIRST! I like to learn what the new owners named their rabbits and I usually send an updated digital pedigree with the new name on it to simplify things.

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  • Home
  • Rabbit Resources
    • Apocalypse Bunnies
    • Printables
    • Wild Rabbits
    • Start Here >
      • Your New Rabbit
      • Reasons to Raise Rabbits
      • Rabbit Lingo Demystified
      • Holiday Pets
      • Biosecurity
    • Getting Started >
      • Choosing a Breed
      • Breed Guessing
      • How Many Do I Need
      • Supplies and Equipment
      • Before You Buy
      • Be A Good Buyer
      • Finding a Good Breeder
      • Transporters
    • Care and Grooming >
      • Humane Handling and Treatment
      • Trimming Nails
      • Nutrition
      • Entertainment
    • Colonies and Tractors
    • Conformation
    • Record Keeping >
      • How To Make a Pedigree
      • Is A Pedigree Important
      • Changing Rabbit Names
      • Tattoo Systems
      • How to Tatoo
      • Registering Rabbits
    • Health and Treatments >
      • First Aid Kits
      • Natural Rabbit Remedies
      • Sore Feet and Hocks
      • Ear Mites
      • Fur Mites
      • Malocclusion
      • Eye Problems
      • E cuniculi
      • Myxomatosis
      • Listeriosis
      • Mastitis
    • Breeding >
      • Getting Ready For Kits
      • Co-Breeding
      • Weaning
      • Sexing Kits
      • Breeding With Wild Rabbits
    • Rabbits for Meat >
      • Rabbit Meat Facts
      • Butchering Equipment
      • Dispatching
      • Processing
    • Cooking Rabbit >
      • Cooking Tips
      • Using the Extra Bits
      • Sloppy Hoppies
      • Rabbit Alfredo
    • Showing Rabbits >
      • Entering a Show
      • The Day of the Show
      • Show Etiquette
    • Genetics >
      • Genetic Terminology
      • Genetic Alphabet
      • A-Locus
      • B-Locus
      • C-Locus
      • D-Locus
      • E-Locus
      • En-Locus
      • Other Genes
      • Punnett Squares
      • Further Genetic Resources
    • Rex or Mini Rex
  • About
    • Directions
    • Contact
    • PNW Farm Barter Faire
    • Sales Policy
    • Links
    • ISO
    • WISHLIST
  • RFSAS
    • RFSAS Pinned Post
    • Forbidden Topics
    • RFSAS Rules
    • RFSAS FAQs
    • RFSAS Breeder Data Entry Forms >
      • RFS&S Breeder Map
      • RFS&S Breeder Listings
      • RFS&S UPDATE Listing
    • RFS&S Breeder Map
    • RFSAS Breeder List >
      • American
      • American Chinchilla
      • American Fuzzy Lop
      • American Sable
      • Argente Brun
      • Belgian Hare
      • Beveren
      • Blanc de Hotot
      • Brittania Petite
      • Californian
      • Champagne d'Argent
      • Checkered Giant
      • Cinnamon
      • Continental Giant
      • Creme d'Argent
      • Czech Frosty
      • Dutch
      • Dwarf Hotot
      • Dwarf Papillon
      • English Angora
      • English Lop
      • English Spot
      • Flemish Giant
      • Florida White
      • French Angora
      • French Lop
      • Giant Angora
      • Giant Chinchilla
      • Harlequin
      • Havana
      • Himalayan
      • Holland Lop
      • Jersey Wooly
      • Lilac
      • Lionhead
      • Mini Lop
      • Mini Rex
      • Mini Satin
      • Netherland Dwarf
      • New Zealand
      • Palomino
      • Polish
      • Rex
      • Rhinelander
      • San Juan
      • Satin
      • Satin Angora
      • Silver
      • Silver Fox
      • Silver Marten
      • Standard Chinchilla
      • Tamuk
      • Tan
      • Thrianta
      • Velveteen Lop
      • Other Breeds and Mixes