Ears!

[Noor]

I got my bunny Panda a few weeks ago, I suspect he’s a lionhead/angora mix (pet shop didn’t know his breed) and he’s about 2-3 months old. Upon bringing him home from the pet shop, I noticed the tips of his ears were coated in a brown, thick crust. I checked his ear canal for more crusts, but his ear canal is spotless, it’s very clean. Also note: he was EXTREMELY thin & suffering from malnutrition when I first bought him, the pet store fed him nothing but pellets (and pellets for adult rabbits too!). My father suspects the crusts are because other rabbits might’ve nipped his ears, but they don’t look like ordinary scabs to me.

I thought they may be ear mites, but from all the research I’ve done and experience I’ve had with a few of my other rabbits, ear mites always seem to be inside the ear, and not on the tip.

Could ear mites possibly infect the tip of a rabbits ears, and not the canal??
If not, then what could it possibly be??

I will post a picture of his ears soon.

[Sirius&Luna]

When getting a new bunny, it’s always best to take them for a check up with a rabbit savvy vet. This is especially important when getting a rabbit from a neglectful situation (because, for example, if he hasn’t had any hay then his teeth could be overgrown), as well as because of the obvious ear problem you can see.

I don’t have experience with whether mites could affect just a localised area, but it could also be a something like a skin infection, ringworm, etc. If you have other rabbits, its even more important to get him to a vet so that if it is something infectious, it isn’t passed on through you cross contaminating.

[Bunny House]

I agree with S&L, he should see a vet and they can run tests to make sure he is healthy and then guide you to a proper diet for his age and for his adult life.

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