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Forum DIET & CARE Shedding

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    • Judas
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        does this shedding look normal(wouldn’t let me upload pics)? his hair is growing back and he’s eating and pooping regularly. he has a lot of bald spots. should i take him to the vet or is this normal?


      • jerseygirl
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          It sounds okay if you’re seeing the fur is growing back. Some bunnies do get bald spots when shedding, then you’ll see new fur within a day or two.

          You may have to resize your photos and try upload again.


        • StachesMommy
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            My bunny just got his new coat in. It was pretty scary the amount of fur that was coming out. He had a small almost bald spot above his tail but his fur has grown back. They are all different lengths too. His bum area seems more uneven and super dark but that’s where he was losing chunks at a time. I would assume it’s normal shedding if there are no flakes and crustiness around the bald areas. My sister’s bunny used to get bald spots when he was getting his new coat and it grew right back out.


          • Bam
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              Judas, I second what the others have said. A shedding bunny can look positively moth-eaten for quite some time, and you kind of feel like a terrible bunny-owner =) But it’s still totally normal and healthy as long as the bare skin is soft and smooth. New hair should start growing within days, in some cases it takes a week – 10 days.


            • DaisyMae
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                My bun sheds constantly but it is really bad right now, especially around her rump. Can someone please tell me what to use to remove the loose hair? I have a standard grooming brush with the thick black bristles on one side and the metal ones on the other and its not doing the job.


              • Bam
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                  I use a lint-roller. I brush off what I can with a self-cleaning slicker, and then I lint-roll the back and sides of the bunny. I got the tip from one of our members. She said to use a generic lint roller, not a name brand because the generic have weaker glue. So that’s what I do. My buns are normal haired, it would probably work less well with long-haired buns.


                • MiNinoJack
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                    My bun looses the most fur when I pet him. I just gather it up in a ball and then lint roll the couch and myself for a while once he’s done. Jack will even kind of chase the lint roller while I do it. He won’t let me lint roll him yet though haha.


                  • Bam
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                      My buns actually seem ok with being lint-rolled. But I have them in my knee when I do it. They don’t like being brushed, but being lint-rolled seem much less stressful =)


                    • StachesMommy
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                        Wooo lint rollers! I haven’t thought of that! I’m going to try lint rollers. I have been using the fine flea combs. When bunny sheds super heavy his fur comes out in bulks with the flea comb but you do have to go slowly and very gently because the fur can get tangled in the flea comb and may hurt the bunny. He seems to really enjoy it so it’s been really good for him. I also just tug with my hands too and try to remove as much as a I can that way but it’s hard because his fine fur go flying all over and up my nose… so the lint roller should fix that.


                      • StachesMommy
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                          Sorry for the back to back double post… But one quick note on the metal combs, you have to brush with those and the fine flea combs on a angle for the fur to get caught.

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