Hi all,

I adopted Midnight 8 months ago and have had a great time with my first ever pet since he moved into our house. About a month ago I left for an extended trip to visit family and left him in the good care of my sister-in-law, and about after 2 weeks she called me to say that he had been biting himself and had a wound on his paw. We figured it was because he was a little lonely, treated the wound and she spend some more time with him at our place. By the time I got back last weekend, the wound had healed and the hair had grown back. All seemed normal again, until yesterday.

Midnight is a free-range rabbit, he comes and goes where he pleases, but he stopped hanging out with us in the living room. He was super excited the first day we were back and hung out on the couch with us and cuddle, but after that he stopped hopping into the house and prefers to stay in the barn, where he has another litter box, some more toys and his food. Whenever I walk in there now he seems a little stressed and not quite himself. This morning I spend an hour in the barn bounding with him again, and he is licking my hands and sniffing around me, and I noticed both his hind legs have big bald spots. They were definitely not there the day before. It’s just skin showing, not red, the hair around the spots is normal, he doesn’t seem to be in discomfort.

Right before I left he was shedding, but that was over by the time I got back.

Any ideas on what might be going on with my little guy? Would it be possible it’s related to him feeling lonely?