Can relate! Myra is about to go through a big molt and I’m bracing myself for a grumpy bunny (she is gets hit the worst, prob because she has such a luxurious coat).

More fiber and more water helps move the hair through. So getting creative about offering hay in dif ways can help, or even offering a different type in addition. Feeding veggies sopping wet also helps.

If he tolerates hand plucking and it seems effective, then I would just do that as much as possible. Some bunnies really like being lint rolled and it can work really well for certain hair types. If you think you need to do a deeper grooming (like hand plucking isn’t really working well or they don’t tolerate it), I will usually put Myra on a table and do a thorough grooming every couple days during molting time. She is not happy with me during, but it gets most of the fur off and then she is much happier after. It must be so annoying having all that loose fur on you!

I also think there also may be something with molting that can cause a bit of tummy upset just through the hormonal changes, not necessarily because they ingest too much fur. At least with Myra, extra fluids seems to help a lot with this. So if you notice Dorian goes off his food or just seems really uncomfortable, you could offer him some hay tea or syringe him a little water to see if that perks him up.

He might tolerate the lint rolling well since he doesn’t mind the plucking! Myra HATES being hand plucked, hence the table. The trick is to put and hand over their eyes with one hand and groom with the other. Most bunnies won’t move when they can’t see, and usually after a minute or two they settle down and accept the situation. But since he’s fine with plucking, none of that is prob necessary. I’ve also had buns that if you alternate petting and combing, you can usually get a lot done by sneaking in the comb once they are relaxed with the petting.

I think wild bunnies do have different fur (many domestic breeds were created for thick fur.. for sad reasons), plus access to very high fiber forage. I imagine a wild bunny would only have an issue with stasis if they were injured or sick in some other way or didn’t have enough food. Unlike our pet bunnies that can go into stasis when they have all of their needs met!