Pedigree guides for rabbit, cavy and cat breeders
Plain answers to the questions breeders ask about pedigrees: what goes in each box, how many generations to print, papers for a whole litter, moving from a spreadsheet, and what a breeder's pedigree is and is not.
How to make a rabbit pedigree for free
Make a rabbit pedigree for free: gather each ancestor's ear number, variety and weight, fill the chart from the parents back, mark unknowns, sign and print.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026
What goes on a rabbit pedigree, box by box
What goes on a rabbit pedigree: the rabbit's ear number, breed, variety, sex, birth date and weight, then each ancestor's name, ear number, variety and weight.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026
Three, four and five generation pedigrees
A 3 generation rabbit pedigree has 14 ancestor boxes, a 4 generation one 30 and a 5 generation one 62. What each depth is for, with a sample from a demo herd.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026
Pedigrees for a whole litter in one print
Every kit in a litter shares one set of ancestors, so record the litter with its dam and sire once and print a pedigree for each kit in a single run.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026
Import a rabbit herd from a spreadsheet
Move your rabbits from a spreadsheet or another program: save one row per animal as CSV, match the columns, and link sires and dams by ear number or name.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026
Cavy pedigrees: what to include and how to print them
A cavy pedigree lists the cavy's ear tag or mark, breed, variety, sex and weight, then three generations of boars and sows with variety and weight for each.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026
Cat pedigrees for small catteries
A cattery's own cat pedigree lists each cat's microchip or registry number, breed, colour and code and titles, back three to five generations of sires and dams.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026
A breeder's pedigree versus registration papers
A breeder's pedigree is the breeder's own signed record of the ancestors. Registration papers come from a registry after its own checks. How they differ.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026
Questions about the pedigree maker
Short answers on papers, storage, species, generations, unknown ancestors and the inbreeding estimate.
Make the pedigree now
Type one pedigree by hand and print it, or explore the demo herd to see ancestors fill themselves in. Your herd stays in this browser; nothing is uploaded and there is no account.