Do bunnies get grey hairs?

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- 04/04/2013 at 5:08 AM
  bunnylova123
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  I was wondering if bunnies get grey hairs? I’m not totally sure if I’ve read somewhere that they do. Vienna’s not really an elderbun yet though, so I probably won’t be seeing them for a while. She might be getting silvery hairs on her haunches, but I might be lying down at bunny level too much
- 04/04/2013 at 6:07 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Some bunnies do. I have a friend with a black Nethie who’s around 8 and he’s got little silver hairs that grew in as he aged.
  
  Some bunnies will also change colour, usually lightening, as they age.
- 04/04/2013 at 8:02 AM
  RabbitPam
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  Many bunnies get different colors in their fur with a shed, and over time you may notice a dramatic change. Spockie was light gray in spots as a young bunny, and they got darker and darker as he aged, so it’s not necessarily gray hair like ours. But it can be quite startling when you take home a baby bunny that’s one color and find you have a different looking bunny 2 years later!
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