Hello!! You probably want to get a ‘slicker’ brush they work quite well. Also some suggestions I’ve read and tried are ‘plucking’ the clumps out and using rubber gloves as the fur just sticks to it. During a molt it’s also prudent to do some hairball prevention like giving pinapple and papaya tablets, pineapple juice and/or petromalt.

I actually find a slicker brush utterly useless.  I use a regular brush and pluck the tufts by hand. 

I have hugh hopes for a new comb-thingie I’m getting that was recomended by some of the folks on the LJ bunyowners group, but it’s not here yet.

The best thing is to keep him hydrated and have plenty of hay for him – that’s really the best prevention for this type of thing. Which is does sound like you are doing.

yes – I agree with Sarita – hay and fresh water are your best defense. It also wouldn’t hurt to give him papaya tablets or dried unsweetened papaya or pineapple – since some people think the enzymes help with possible build up of fur in their tummies.

even though he hates it try to brush him as much as he’ll allow. some bunnies get tufts of fur that you can hold them and very gently tug at them. I’ve heard a lot of people raving about the furminator, but haven’t tried it myself yet. We have the shed-ender and I’m not terribly impressed.

My mom has a fuminator and literally took another dog off our dog; It works amazing…I am going to try to get a smaller one (I guess they are expensive) off ebay or something

i bought a furminator for my dog.  i know what you mean about taking off a whole other dog’s worth of fur k&k!  i couldn’t believe how awesome it is.  i have tried it on baby bun but i’m afraid to press down enough for it to actually get fur out… you can scratch skin if you’re too heavy-handed.  i’m going to keep practising tho because it’s really just a matter of getting the hang of it.  i think i payed over $30 for mine which felt like a small fortune… but the first minute i used it i knew it was a keeper & i wasn’t taking it back for a refund.

what to do scream. a furbinator I have to check that one out.

is the furminator safe on long hair rabbits. when I use slicker sometimes it snags in his hair. and I have to go slow and comb from the end not the root. I would like to try the furminator but dont’ know if it would hurt a long hair bun. anyone know?

If he likes to be petting- have a bowl of water to get your hands slightly damp- pet him, rub your hands together to clump the fur up, and repeat.  As long as you keep your hands only slightly damp- it feels like being petted- and the damp hands really pull loose hair out when you pet.  Plus since he is outdoors you don’t have to worry about the mess from all the clumps/big strands of fur.  I do this after all grooming sessions/combing sessions on my cats- removes stuff that the comb does not.

OMG this new comb-y thing is awesome!

It’s the Hair Buster from BunnyGear (www.bunnygear.com) and it’s a metal comb with a rubber insert covering most of the tines.  The tines don’t extend too far and the rubber really grabs the loose hair.  I’ve gotten HUGE quantities of fluff off of Pepper.