Angora Rabbits and Shedding?

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- 02/05/2018 at 11:30 AM
  njbunny
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  Is anyone here experienced with angora rabbits? I had a rex mix I did pet therapy visits with (at the hospital). He was amazing and people loved snuggling with him in bed. The only problem is the hair was awful. I would have to cancel visits at times if he was molting. He also would leave too much hair on the person’s hand/around where he was visiting. I used to try and catch the hair as it was floating around us, lol. I was reading that some angora breeds are non-molting (germans and some English) and wanted some real life experience with them. I don’t mind shearing a bunny every month or so and blowing them out before a therapy visit. Just want to understand how bad the shedding would be if they are not in a full coat (ready to shear). If someone is petting them, would the hair be all over like with the other rabbit breeds?
  
  On another note, has anyone blown out their non-angora breed to help with the shedding? I wonder if that is an option as well for a bun who is conditioned to the blower.
- 02/06/2018 at 11:53 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  I don’t think many BB users have angora rabbits. If you have an Instagram account, you can private message users who use #angora or look for users with angora in their name. There are a lot of angora rabbit owners on Instagram.
  
  It may be worth contacting an exotic/rabbit vet to get information about specific grooming techniques as well. Sorry I could not provide further information.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 02/06/2018 at 2:32 PM
  Gordo and Janice
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  Well I really can’t be of much help. I’ll just tell you our experience. Icey was a white albino angora. She was however non-molting in the literal sense of molting but there sure was a lot of bunny hair like she was molting. We had to cut her hair regularly or else it would begin to mat. We used scissors. One held her and gave her pets while the other did the cutting. It was not easy. It was actually stressful sometimes because their skin is so fragile and the mats would grow right up against her skin. And you couldn’t just pull the hair away from the skin to cut it because the skin pulls easily right along with the hair. But we got pretty good at it after a while. We did it on the floor so she could be as comfortable as possible and not too wary. Sometimes it was no big deal. Other times she was not in the mood. Lots and lots of fur.
  
  We didn’t want to use clippers or shears as we thought that would give her a heart attack with the perception that weird little buzzing (and somewhat loud) animal was attacking her all over. There may be a way to gradually get them adjusted to the noise and the process. We just didn’t want to stress her out.
  
  So needless to say, lots and lots of vacuuming the house and lint rolling fabrics and clothes.
  
  The amount of hair would almost always be equal to what was left of her when we were done with the haircut. The hair made her appear two to three times bigger than she actually was. When it would grow out we said she looked like a big fluffy pillow with a face.
  
  But yes, it should have been every couple of months, but sometimes we would get behind and then it would take more effort because of the matting.
  
  But no blowing out or shearing here because we didn’t want the loud noise to terrify her. Sorry, I couldn’t be of much help.
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