someone else had mentioned their bun got grumpy too during a molt.  the only thing I noticed was bun kept backing his hiney into the couch cushion so I couldn’t brush it ahahhaah. poor little fellow. the furminator comes highly recommended. I only had to brush every other day then once a week. I brushed too much and brushed cotton’s skirt plum off. he has a little bit left of it and hopefully it will be growing back real soon.

ye gads a roach on the ceiling where’s the broom eeeek. at least it won’t fly at me. not that kind of a roach

hmmm…. never heard of that but i suppose it’s possible. maybe he feels silly cause he’s losing his hair. mid-life crisis? should you get him a barbie convertible to cruise around in picking up “young buns”?

ha ha that was funny Beka

yeah and I will send him the roach so they can cruise together ahhaa I can see him in one of those electric barbie ferrari’s cruisin around. he may be afraid he is going bald and needing one of those bad hair transplants  from that funny picture post on the lounge. oh my that would put me and hubby in a bad mood to come out lookin that that

just about two months ago Smudge went through a molt, she was losing hair like crazy and it was a little scary to see, but she has alot of hair to loose and she seemed okay except that the top of her head became bare, she litterally had a little pink bald spot right on the top of her head. She was VEEEERRRRRYYYY self conscious of this spot. She would not let me touch the spot or bring the brush near her and she was constantly washing her face and ears and “feeling” the spot and then getting very upset. I was worried because I’d never seen her skin during a bad shedding time. The vet said not to worry that she was just “exchanging for a new coat”. I left her alone and only tried to brush her when she was in a less grumpy mood but she’d grunt and back away. The spot itself has grown back in in a thick patch of dark brown hair! She is normally a light and dark grey and white color. I’ve also noticed this brown coming in other spots on her body where she lost alot of hair. She is much happier now and back to her normal amount of shedding. She is back to loving being brushed and grooming herself. Hope my experience helps a bit! You know your bun, follow what your heart is telling you.

How long has Toki been acting like this? Is he still eating and pooping normally? I would keep a close eye on his eating habits, and if he stops eating, get him to a vet right away. The reason I say this is that sometimes bunny’s will try to hide any illness’s, so the fact that he is acting withdrawn could mean that he is not feeling well. I’d recommend keeping a close eye on him for any other possible indications of illness, such as the not eating.

Pip is going through a shedfest right now too and she also is acting a bit moody. Lots of foot thumping and she seems easily startled all of a sudden. Both she and Mimzy seem on the sleepy side a bit more often than they used to be. I keep thinking it’s a seasonal thing.
She doesn’t mind being groomed though, in fact she welcomes it. They both do. Mimzy will pout if he doesn’t get a daily ‘love glove’ session.
But boy…talk about cranky bun! >.< I'm used to Pip being the more emotional of the two, but it's gone overboard lately.

And don’t most bunnies blow their coat about the same times each year? It’s like a 100th monkey thing…. 0.o;

I worry when my bunnies seem to be ‘off’ for what appears to be no good reason. I’d check with a vet myself in this situation.

Also during this time, encourage more fiber intake – hay, hay, hay!

Pepper gets PMS – Pre-Moulting Syndrome

She is moody and grumpy all through a big shed.  Not sure if it’s the hormones, if it’s itchy, or if she just KNOWS she looks funny.  I just make sure she’s eating OK and her poops look fine, and leave her alone.