Bunnylady
Herd Master
Obviously, no rabbit has 4 parents; what exactly is the breakdown of the parents, g-parents, etc of your rabbits? That would give us a better idea of what genes your pair are likely to have.
Himi is recessive to shaded; so one thing you know right off is that your himi does not have a shaded gene. That being the case, one color you know you can't get from this pair is Seal. IDK how far back the chestnut is, but since tan pattern (otter) is recessive to agouti (chestnut) you know your otter doesn't have an agouti gene.
It looks like your otter most likely has a self gene, so the probability of getting self-patterned colors like black and siamese sable seems pretty good.
As I said when you asked this question on your own thread a week ago, the problem with doing a cross like this is the high probability of producing 'whoops' colors, and animals that would in turn give birth to 'whoops' colors. If all you want to do is make babies to sell as pets, well, the unshowable colors won't matter. But if you are interested in showing or selling to people that are interested in showing, it becomes more of an issue. When you take into account the numerically small size of ND litters, and realize how many reasons other than color that a Dwarf might be DQ'd (bad teeth, mismatched claws, oversized, etc), 'whoops' colors can become a real nuisance. While you can get showable colors from a cross like this, it's also possible that they may happen on animals that are DQ'd for another reason. With a little bad luck (forget the rabbit's foot nonsense; rabbits love to drive us crazy!) it is possible to not get a single showable bunny from a cross like this. That is why my friend simply says "DON'T DO THIS" - doing crosses that have a guaranteed result of showable colors at least give you better odds of getting something useful.
but they are getting closer. Probably would be to find and use the biggest rex you can find to get them larger.
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