Bunnies can shed so heavily they get bald spots without anything being wrong. If the skin looks fine and smooth, no dandruff etc, it’s likely just normal heavy shedding. You don’t have to do anything, hair will start to grow back within days.

The bald patches aren’t on his belly are they ?

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Here is some info on molting: http://petcaretips.net/pet-rabbit-shedding-brushing.html

The important thing is how the skin in the bald patches look. If it’s at all crusty, flaky, red/irritated, you should contact a vet. It could be a parasite, which is easily fixed with the right meds, most often Revolution (selamectin).

If the skin is all smooth and fur is starting to grow back, this may very well be what’s known as a coat blow, when a rabbit sheds his fur in clumps. You should brush him daily and pluck off as much loose hair as you can or he will get it into his stomach when he cleans himself.

Could the bald spots be his testicles?

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Thank you for the update, Cindermybunny! Great to hear that he’s getting new fur on the bald spots! Brushing a bunny every day during shedding is a very good thing to do.

Are the spots still completely bald? Not even the tiniest bit of re-growth? Like a fine velvety stubble? It takes a while before the fur grows to its normal length.

The hair that falls out when you brush him is already lose, it doesn’t fall off because of the brushing. What type of illness did he have in December 2014? Was it tummy trouble or sth else?

If you are convinced this isn’t just normal shedding, you really should take your bun to see a vet. Hair loss in places where hair should grow (alopecia) can have many reasons, many of them health-related. It can be a disorder of the immune system, an infection, an infection in the past and several other things.

It very well could be. Will he let you touch it and feel if it’s getting fuzzy?

Chom had the same issue. I panicked and assumed mites.

It’s just shedding from the sound of it. Very heavy shedding that scares the bahjeebus out of us bunny owners.

I does sound like it! Yay!! =)