Balding during a shed?

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- 02/14/2026 at 2:55 PM
  6-CanadianBuns
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  Hey all!
  
  I was grooming Pebbles today and as I am getting more hair then I thought I would get being her first noticed shed. I noticed balding on her back end and wondered if that is just because of her shedding or something else underlying it. She has always been a healthy girl just got spayed 1. month from today and that went well as well. I know that she is a little stressed when she can’t destroy her brothers room though. LOL
  
  Pebble is the only one out of the six that is balding like this and they all eat the same food, play in the same area’s, live in the same room separated by xpen’s
- 02/15/2026 at 8:36 PM
  LBJ10
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  Different bunnies will shed differently. During a particularly heavy shed, bunnies can get bald patches. You should be able to see fuzz poking up where new fur is trying to grow in.
- 02/16/2026 at 12:26 PM
  BrunosMama
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  Our bunny Arthas has bald spots during his first big shed. It was along his back/spine. His fur was just coming loose in globs. But, it quickly had little baby furs coming in and filled back in with no problem. 🙂
  
  A lot of our buns get molt lines as well, little lines in their fur that move along with the progression of the shedding. I call them racing stripes lol. Arthas gets a pyramid shape on his forehead and Rocky sometimes gets a small circle/ring on his shoulder (as well as lines).
- 02/16/2026 at 12:27 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  As long as the exposed skin is healthy (no flakes, not irritated…), bare skin resulting from shedding can be normal. Typically, the new set of fur grows in before the current coat releases, but not always.
  
  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.
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