National Rex Rabbit Club

Paul Becker and Laurie Statz

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Otter Rex

(Blue, Chocolate and Lilac)

The Blue, Chocolate and Lilac Otters may be shown under a Working Standard published in DOMESTIC RABBITS.  This becomes the official working standard of the ARBA and the only one by which an ARBA licensed judge is authorized to judge the proposed new variety at any ARBA sanctioned show, in accordance with the official ARBA show rules.  Such exhibits will not compete for sweepstake points or other awards. 

The Blue, Chocolate and Lilac Otter Working Standard is provided here for your convenience.  Exhibitors showing this variety should be prepared to provide the ARBA judge with a copy of the Working Standard.  Click here for a print version.

Working Standard – Otter Rex[1]

(Blue, Chocolate, & Lilac)

Blue – Body color to be a dark rich blue, running deep towards skin, uniform throughout.  Eye color:  Blue Gray.  Toenails to be pigmented and dark as possible.

Pattern – Underside of chin and tail are to be pale cream.  Belly to be a pale cream or pale cream over slate blue (pale cream preferred), and divided from the blue body color by a distinct border of fawn.  Nostrils and triangle are to be fawn.  Eye circles and inside of ears are to be pale cream.  Chest is to be an even mixture of blue and fawn merging with the main body color.  The forefeet shall be entirely blue.  The fawn border between the belly and flanks shall continue down to the hind feet.

Lilac - Body color to be a pink dove gray, with lustrous appearance and even throughout.  Guard hairs are to be the same color.  Eye color:  Blue Gray, with ruby cast permissible.  Toenails to be pigmented and dark as possible.

Pattern – Underside of chin and tail are to be pale cream.  Belly to be a pale cream or pale cream over slate blue (pale cream preferred), and divided from the lilac body color by a distinct border of fawn.  Nostrils and triangle are to be fawn.  Eye circles and inside of ears are to be pale cream.  Chest is to be an even mixture of lilac and fawn merging with the main body color.  The forefeet shall be entirely lilac.  The fawn border between the belly and flanks shall continue down to the hind feet.

Chocolate - Body color to be a rich chocolate brown, running as deep towards the skin as possible.  Color is to be even throughout.  Undercolor to be a dove color.  Eye color:  Brown, with ruby cast permissible.  Toenails to be pigmented and dark as possible.

Pattern – Underside of chin and tail are to be pale cream.  Belly to be a pale cream or pale cream over slate blue (pale cream preferred), and divided from the chocolate body color by a distinct border of tan.  Nostrils and triangle are to be tan.    Eye circles and inside of ears are to be pale cream.  Chest is to be an even mixture of chocolate and tan merging with the main body color.  The forefeet shall be entirely chocolate.  The fawn border between the belly and flanks shall continue down to the hind feet.