Matted fur on back legs in baby

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- 06/15/2020 at 8:55 PM
  Shan921
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  My Holland Lop is 9 weeks old. I have had him a few days. When I got him his feet were very dirty but I was trying to let him adjust to his new home before I addressed it so I didn’t stress him. Now that he’s letting me get closer to him, I’ve realized his back feet aren’t just dirty, where his hock area has matted fur. I know a bath is not a good idea, but what do I do? I don’t want him to get sores. He is now a house rabbit with free roam of a bedroom. He is not keen on being picked up or really even pet very much yet so I hate to scare him by doing too much.
- 06/16/2020 at 6:57 AM
  Bam
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  Congratulatipns on your new bunny!
  
  Is the fur under his feet/heels matted? If it is, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Matted fur under the feet function as “soles” and protect the delicate skin underneath. You dont do anything about matted hair underneath the feet. The golden rule is to never cut the hair under a bun’s feet. They need all.of it.
  
  If the matted hair is on the backside of his lower hind legs, ie not under the foot soles, you can carefully cut the lnots/clumps off. It’s best if someone else helps you hold your bun. Cut into the knot/matted clump of fur, then try to pick out loose hair and untangle the rest with your fingers. This is so as not to have to cut very close to the skin, where you might a accidentally nick the skin.
  
  Baby bun fur is often more prone to tangling than adult bun hair, so this might become less of a problem as he grows up.
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