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- 04/06/2018 at 8:55 AM
  BrunosMama
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  Hey all! Long time no post! I have a question. Roxie and Caesar have been bonded for years. I’ve noticed lately that Roxie will plop down on top of Caesar, pull out a tuft of his fur, and eat it. Has anyone else had a bunny do this? Is my child just neurotic or is this normal? I can’t imagine it’s a very healthy habit. She’s also an aggressive groomer and Caesar has a small bald spot on his bum from her.
  
  Any insight would be great!
- 04/08/2018 at 12:52 PM
  Bucephalus
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  Definitely get her to stop. She may need to see the vet. Or it could just be a very bad habit. Either way, it’s not healthy at all. If she ingests too much fur, she could get wool block which leads to GI Stasis.
- 04/08/2018 at 2:17 PM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  Hey BM how are you !!!!!! “Waves enthusiastically”
  
  Ohhhhh sounds strange…. it does sound strange…. i can’t help you sorry, but not sure what to do about it anyway. It’s not like you’re going to split them up…
  Hmmmmmmmm, hows my favourite back to front bunny ??
- 04/08/2018 at 3:00 PM
  BrunosMama
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  Hey VB!
  
  She’s doing great! She turns 7 this June. She and Harley got upgraded to the kitchen recently. They have free roam! Although they spend half the time under the hutch….
- 04/08/2018 at 3:07 PM
  BrunosMama
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  Bucephalus,
  
  Yeah, I knew it’s pry not a *great* habit for her. Maybe increasing her hay will help.
  
  Thanks!
- 04/10/2018 at 3:25 PM
  Bam
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  Hi BM!
  
  I’m sorry I don’t know anything about this problem, but it is a known problem with rabbits and chickens and some other animals that are housed in groups/pairs. It’s perhaps mostly commonly occurring among chickens. It’s called barbering. I couldn’t find much interesting info about it though. here’s one article, but I know you know everything it says about hay and activities etc.
  
  http://articles.extension.org/pages/33016/rabbit-behavioral-problems:-barbering
- 04/10/2018 at 5:55 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Horses do that to each other too. They chew each others manes and tails. My new pony has a big chunk of mane missing.
- 04/11/2018 at 8:32 AM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  Yeah but is it ok, or stress ?
- 04/12/2018 at 6:57 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I think for some it is, but others just do it out of boredom.
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