Charlie is plucking her fur?!!

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- 10/14/2018 at 9:41 AM
  Hazelbunny
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  Just now I was cleaning my room and I looked over at Charlie and she’s doing something weird…
  
  She’s plucking her fur!
  
  I have no idea why! She cant be pregnant. Olaf is neutered and has been for months! I’ve never introduced them either!
  
  I dont know what to do and she’s getting fur on my bed…..
  
  Can someone help me?
- 10/14/2018 at 10:56 AM
  jerseygirl
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  It sounds like she might be having what is called a “false” pregnancy / pseudopregnancy.
  
  http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/Uro_gen_diseases/Pseu_preg/pseudo_en.htm
  
  Is she pulling fur from areas like she did back when she had her babies?
  Is she buidling a nest at all. They can do this toward the end of a false pregnancy, the same way the would with a real one.
  
  How long ago was Olaf desexed?
- 10/14/2018 at 11:07 AM
  Hazelbunny
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  She was plucking her fur from her dewlap and alone her side. So pretty much like she did with her previous litters.
  
  She did actually pull a handful of fur and put it in my pillowcase.
  
  And olaf was neutered way back in February.
  
  I do think it’s a false pregnancy but I wasn’t sure at first since she hasn’t been with olaf.
- 10/14/2018 at 11:15 AM
  jerseygirl
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  Most commonly, these do happen ovulation is induced from being mounted – but they can occur without that happening. Sometimes it’s triggered by stress, or by some biological changes happening in a Doe. It might last around 3-4 days. They’ll lose interest in their nest and normally an owner can clear it away by that point. .
  
  How old is she?
- 10/14/2018 at 11:19 AM
  Hazelbunny
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  She’s a year and a half
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