SHEDDING

[Shannon]

I know everybunny sheds.  This is getting out of control.  Our bunny is constantly shedding what I would assume would have to be an entire coat a week.  He doesn’t have any balding spots.  He doesn’t seem to be bothered by it.  He keeps himself well groomed.  We have tried different foods.  I also own an array of brushes. I have used them daily, twice a day at times.  It doesn’t seem to matter what I do I can’t get ahead of it.  I am happy to live with a hair but this seems to be coming in large quantities everyday.  (I am keeping the lint roller companies, and the vacuum bag people in business).

Does anyone have any suggestions? 

food brands?

Things to try?

Brush brands?

[Fosterish]

I have similar issues and found a very odd method of keeping fluff off your clothes.
I now own a pair of oversized blue cotton overalls. I call them my “bunny suit” – it is literally a painterING boiler suit. Anyway I slip it on over my clothes, cuddle the bunnies and groom them, then slip it off when I’m done. There are lots of pockets for treats and it also means fewer affectionately chewed clothes. Oh and fewer bunny wees from the babies on my nice jeans!
The overalls can be washed and / or given a quick run over with the hoover. It also introduces the interesting possibility of grooming the rabbits using your arms, as cotton seems to collect quite a bit of fluff during bunny cuddles!
Brush wise, the Kong zoom groom for cats is rubbery so doesn’t hurt the rabbit skin. It also feels nice and massagy! Casper rolls on it which saves me a job!

[Azerane]

Welcome to rabbits, haha For whatever reason when a rabbit sheds, it’s like an explosion of fur. I never would have thought that so much fur could come off of such a little animal. During a shed I liked to give at least daily or twice daily brushing. I used this brush here: http://www.decor.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/164000-Speed-Electrostatic-Brush.jpg it has long flexible rubbery bristles that gently grip the fur. I found it works so well. However even brushing Bandit for 15-20 minutes the fur would still be flying.

[Mikey]

Our mini rex actually gets lint rollered when he sheds. We buy the ones that are super cheap because they generally dont stick as much as the slightly more expensive brands, so they dont pull his not loose fur as we run him down, and he just chatters away like hes being massaged, haha. We will go through a few rolls during his shedding though, and that can be expensive depending. I would try brushing him maybe three times a day if you can, and/or trying the light lint roller method we use

[Bam]

I use a lint-roller too, but I first brush off what I can with a self cleaning slicker. The buns don’t seem to mind being lint-rolled and I’ve really seen a decrease in loose fur around the house since I started lint-rolling 2 sheds ago.

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