Rabbit Terms: Disqualification

When a rabbit is disqualified, it means that the rabbit has a problem severe enough that it is removed from the class it is showing in, or if it is a disease, the rabbit will be sent home. There are two types of disqualifications: temporary and permanent.

Temporary Disqualifications

A temporary disqualification is when a rabbit is disqualified for a problem that can be fixed, and the rabbit will be able to show again (in most cases). Here are some examples of temporary disqualifications.

• Disease
• Overweight/underweight
• Illegible tattoo
• Wrong sex, breed, group, or variety
• Altering of appearance

Permanent Disqualifications

A permanent disqualification is when a rabbit is disqualified for a problem that is permanent and connote be fixed. The rabbit will not be able to show again. However, if you have a rabbit with a missing toenail, you can breed it and get showable babies. Below is a list of permanent disqualifications.

• Missing toenail
• Dewlap (in some breeds this is a DQ)
• Wrong colored toenail
• Split penis
• Blindness/clouded cornea
• Crooked legs
• Broken tail
• Screw tail
• Wrong color eyes
• Unworthy of an award (this is a rabbit that deviates from the breed standard so much that it is non-representative of its breed)