Darius, a Continental Giant who is only 13 months old, eats 12 carrots a day to keep up his strength as well as two daily meals of a pair of bowls of rabbit mix, three apples and a cabbage
Darius, a Continental Giant who is only 13 months old, eats 12 carrots a day to keep up his strength as well as two daily meals of a pair of bowls of rabbit mix, three apples and a cabbage
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Oh, bunny: Georgia Hadley, niece of owner Annette Edwards, holds Darius |
And he still has not reached his full size, with owner Annette Edwards, 59, preparing herself for another six months of growth before he hits full size.
Darius gorges himself on hay throughout the day which seems to have helped give him an unusual chilled temperament around other animals and humans.
Edwards, from Worcester, has bred big bunnies before but Darius has been recognised as the largest rabbit ever recorded.
In the genes? She said, "I only measured him this weekend and that was when I realised he was much bigger than Alice, who is the current record holder.
"He is so gentle and I wonder if this has helped him grow bigger than the rest. He does run around all the time, so I guess the combination of food and exercise has worked out for him.
"He really is a handsome beast though, there's always a bit of a glint in his eye when you go near him."
Darius is the son of current record holder Alice and the grandson of earlier owner of the crown Amy.
Ralph, owned by Pauline Grant, who hit the headlines at the start of the year is his stepbrother but is dwarfed by his half-sibling.
