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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Grooming long haired rabbits

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    • Carrot Lane Bunny
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        What is the easiest way to groom long haired rabbits?What are your favorite tools and how often do you groom?And also any tips you have on grooming. Its for the baby jersey wooly I will be picking up on tuesday.

        ~CLB DJ and soon to be Jersey.


      • jerseygirl
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          Can’t wait to see her!

          katiep recently posted about a tool she uses for grooming her jersey wooly in this thread. https://www.binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/a…fault.aspx


        • RabbitPam
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            Yoo, hoo, Bunnytowne. Advice needed here. Princess Ruby is the most beautiful long-haired bun, so you’re input would help.


          • Carrot Lane Bunny
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              YES YES that is who we need!! bunnytowne bunnytowne!!!!!


            • kralspace
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                yes, bt can certainly answer that question, and about how to get the right tiara for every occasion!


              • katiep
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                  Grooming my jersey wooley can be a big challenge especially cause she doesn’t like it.  The most effective tools I have is a metal comb and this brush: 
                     

                  The little metal comb i use is in the background.  I prefer that one cause its easy to handle cause its small and has two different width teeth.  Got it at my local pet supplies plus for puppies and small dogs.  The safari brush (also at pets supplies plus) is a dematting comb with blades at the top (not too sharp, don’t worry) that is absolutely wonderful to untangle and break up mats quickly.  Depending on how wooley your jersey wooley is i’d recommend at least once a week.  Once a week seems to keep the mats at bay and tiny and easy to work out.  Probably once every few days will keep your rabbit completely groomed!  I hope this helps!


                • Carrot Lane Bunny
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                    Thank you katie! I dont know how wooly she is she comes home tuesday.


                  • katiep
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                      Well, please post pictures when you get her…. also, is she young?  Because Smokey wasn’t as wooley as she is now when she was a baby…  here is some young pics and here is her full woolyness!  So you may not need to groom her as much as when she is a baby then when she is an adult.  But i’d start when she is a baby so she is use to grooming and doesn’t put up a fuss when you do have to groom her.

                        

                          AND NOW……

                       

                       


                    • bunnytowne
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                        Ahhh grooming tools     

                        First I use                 this one for the tangles.  I start at the end of her hair farthest from her body and work my way up to her body. 

                        Then I use this one              well the one on the bottom with the orange in it.   The hairbuster.   I lift the upper hair up and comb her bottom hair in a layer.   Then I put the top layer down and comb it.

                        Then I use the slicker brush on top there to finish up.  I use it on her tummy too.   So start early with your bunny so she won’t fuss when she gets older and is shedding heavy.  

                        Here is a pic of her tiara.   I found it on the ground fortunately.  It is perfect.  Someone dropped it .   If  you go to the toy section with dolls you may be able to find something for your bun too.   Barrets and stuff.

                                                              Lets see if I can find a pic of me grooming my babies.  I do them every day now n then I miss a day but not often.   Cotton is so soft when I get done with his brushings.

                        OH thats great.   I can’t get all my pics from photobucket today.   Thats where the vids are.  Oh yi. More work for me to do today


                      • bunnytowne
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                          Got cha Rabbit Pam.    found me.   I am going to go through the vids on cd and try to find the grooming video I made.  Will take a bit.  I started albums on photobucket now I can’t get all the rest of my  pics  No it isn’t Pinky ths time  lol   Phew


                        • RabbitPam
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                            Thanks for replying, BT.
                            Everyone knows Princess Ruby is beautifully groomed.
                            I love her tiaras.


                          • Carrot Lane Bunny
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                              ok just got her home! I will post pics tommorow i promise! She is so fluffy! Thanks a billion every one!


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                              • RabbitPam
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                                  BT, I love the pillow on the NIC cube. That’s so clever! It’s just the right size for the bunnies.


                                • bunnytowne
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                                    Fouad had found that thing.  It has a board underneath that it is attached to so it is very firm for them to sit on. 

                                    I use a stool to put it on now.   I needed the nic cubes for the bed so Ruby has more play space.  And for bunny proofing the top of Rubys cage and the computer table.

                                    My babies have been groomed since I have had them   2 months old so they are used to all this.

                                    When Ruby was young her hair was harder to deal with.   It has gotten easier after her 4 month old shed.  That or I got used to it.


                                  • kralspace
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                                      Oh wow, thanks so much for posting the videos bt, I’m amazed they sit so calmly for the brushing even though you’ve been doing it so long. Lady Ruby always looks like she’s posing for the camera, do you ever catch her just slouching around? 😉


                                    • Carrot Lane Bunny
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                                        Awesome thank you bunny towne! My brother is building me a grooming table out of wood!Its going to have a piecce of carpet and even a compartment for tools!He says since the rabbit is mine and his but i do all the work (litter boxes feeding Etc) he is going to build me the grooming table and help pay for her spay!
                                        ~CLB,DJ,And Jersey


                                      • bunnytowne
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                                          Wow CLB that is great.   A drawer for the tools.  Impressive.   That is so sweet of him


                                        • camrc
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                                            What breed is my rabbit? Will someone please help me out.


                                          • Carrot Lane Bunny
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                                              She looks like a jersey Woolly to me!


                                            • Andi
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                                                I think Jersey Woolly as well.

                                                I use a small comb and a slicker brush on my Jersey Woolly bunny. Just brushing small bits at a time. I’m VERY lucky with his coat, he hardly mats. So Compaired to others I hardly have to brush him at all, maybe monthly, and then more often during molts. It also helps me actually loves being brushes i lucked out


                                              • Molls
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                                                  My angora is so matted, I try to cut the mats out but they just grow back in, any tips on brushes and tools to use?


                                                • Sarita
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                                                    Hi Molls, this is from 2010 – it’s 4 years old. We ask that member do not respond to posts over 1 month old and to start their own thread – it is very confusing to members. I am going to lock this thread.

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