My lionhead is balding

[Elmersmama]

My 5-6 month old male lionhead has been going bald. He is acting happy as a clam still, Binky’s all over! There have been some changes this last month…1st, he got a “bunny friend” that is also male. They kind of immediately took to each other and are now inseparable. Once his new friend arrived, my little Elmer started puberty instantly! His testicles emerged and he started having a musky smell….and they “dance the tango” with each other frequently. They really don’t fight, but I am noticing that the area the fur is going missing from is right around where Papacito’s face is when “dancing”. The skin isn’t irritated or flaky, and fur does look chewed on in areas…but when I have separated them they went ballistic at first…then they became lethargic, almost depressed looking and wouldn’t eat until I put them back together. I scheduled to get them fixed next month…but is this something serious do you think or is Papacito just chewing/pulling his hair out? I just barely have the $ to get them fixed, but if he needs emergency vet…of course I will put the $ towards that instead… I just won’t have a way to fix them. Also, if I give a slight tug at the hair around the bald spots, it seems pretty secure…not loose or falling out and he is not scratching himself. Papacito doesn’t have any thinning or balding and a friend told me that it could be because of a bunch of normal reasons…that lionheads sometimes have hair loss in areas…that it’s fall/molting season and that he has new hormones going haywire from puberty. Idk, I’d rather ask some experienced bunny parents…

[Wick & Fable]

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