baby rabbit breed

Question
I brought home a small rabbit from a swap meet. (I know, I know.) This rabbit is definately a baby, but they couldn't tell me how old he is or what breed he is. They were already feeding him pellets. He is really small (can fit in my hand), white with a few beige patches, (ears, nose, one streak on his back). His little ears stick straight up, so I know he's not a Lop. Can you tell me anything about him that might help me take better care of him?

Answer
Unfortunately, without being able to examine him myself, there is not really any way I can tell you his age. Even then, it would just be a guess. After about 6 weeks of age, babies start to loose age-determining features as they move more and more toward looking like an adult.

As far as breed, my guess is that he is a cross breed. Unless his fur has a special quality to it (very soft and plush like velvet, shiny and satin-like, or long hair), most purebreds do not come in the spotted variety. The ones that are showable in the spotted variety are as follows:

All lop breeds (which you already said he was not)
French Angora (Long hair)
Checkered Giant (only comes in white with black or grey spots)
English Spot (could possibly fit the description, but beige English Spots are not at all common)
Mini Rex and Rex (have soft, short, plush fur like velvet)
Polish (does not come with beige spots)
Satin (has really shiny satin-textured fur)

Now, Netherland Dwarfs and New Zealands do have the spotted pattern being developed, so it is possible you could have one of those. However, it is not highly probable.

Also, some lops do not lop their ears (especially not until they are older), so it is possible you still have a lop that just did not lop its ears.

I would suggest feeding him like any other baby. Give him all the pellets he wants and all the grass or timothy hay he wants until about 4 months old. At that point, you can start rationing the pellets to keep him from getting too fat. He should always have all the hay he wants, though. At arond 3 1/2 to 4 months you can also start slowly introducing fresh foods like spinach leaves, carrots, parsley, etc.