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Smoke Pearl Holland Lop
A pearl-grey body deepening to smoke over the saddle, ears and face. Subtle, cool-toned, and frequently mistaken for a sable.
A smoke pearl Holland Lop sits in the shaded group. A pearl-grey body deepening to smoke over the saddle, ears and face. Subtle, cool-toned, and frequently mistaken for a sable.
Genuinely uncommon, and one of the colours people search for by name. If this is what you want, expect to wait for one rather than expecting to find one today.
The genetics
Smoke pearl is dilute siamese sable. Same restriction at the C locus, with the dilution gene added, which turns the sepia to grey.
What a good one looks like
The pearl. The body should have a distinctly pale, almost silvery cast, and the smoke over the saddle should be grey rather than brown.
What to check for
Reading brown rather than grey, which usually means it is a poorly bred siamese sable rather than a smoke pearl at all.
Is smoke pearl actually rare?
Genuinely uncommon and easy to get wrong. This is one of the colours most frequently sold under the wrong name, in both directions.
Common questions
What is the difference between smoke pearl and siamese sable?
Dilution. A smoke pearl is a dilute siamese sable, so the sepia becomes grey and the whole rabbit reads cooler. If the coat reads brown rather than grey, it is a siamese sable, not a smoke pearl.
Is smoke pearl rare in Holland Lops?
Genuinely uncommon, and easy to get wrong. It is one of the colours most frequently sold under the wrong name, so check the tone carefully in daylight.
What it costs
Every Holland Lop here is $300 to $400 regardless of colour. Full pricing here.
Smoke Pearl Holland Lops available now
If nothing appears here, we do not have this colour at the moment. Say so and we will tell you honestly whether one is coming.
No bunnies are ready to go this week. We only list them once they are, so check back rather than joining a waitlist.