Pulling out fur - Male Rabbit

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- 08/05/2017 at 12:41 PM
  erinp
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  So my male rabbit Harvey is still having issues with pulling out his fur. I have had issues for almost a year not. It was gotten worse recently. He pulls it out where ever he can reach. He is going to the vet again next week, but I was wondering if anyone has had issues with this. He is about 2 years old, neutered, and is a small lionhead.
  
  Things that I have tried:
  
  -Changing to a different type of litter
  
  -Giving him more toys
  
  -Getting another bunny (He has a bonded mate now)
  
  -Testing for skin parasites and other skin issues. I know its not something that could be transmitted because my other bunny would be pulling her fur out too.
  
  -Getting him to eat more hay
  
  -Switching to free feeding, so that he wasn’t stressed to eat his food quickly. My female eats faster and then eats his food
  
  -Telling him “NO” whenever I see him pulling his fur so that the behavior is not reinforced
  
  At the vet I am going to try getting an x-ray of his teeth so we can rule out dental problems.
  
  Does anyone have ideas about this, or experience dealing with this? Would appreciate any advice, feeling so frustrated that I cannot help him.
- 08/05/2017 at 9:07 PM
  Mikey
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  Have you watched him pull his fur out? Is he leaving bald patches on his skin?
  
  Usually for males, fur plucking is a sign of stress.
- 08/05/2017 at 10:56 PM
  LBJ10
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  Wooly pulls his own fur when he is stressed. It got to the point where the vet suggested melatonin for him. I give him 1mg tablets, crushed up and mixed with something.
  
  Does Harvey do this constantly? Or does there seem to be a pattern to it?
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