Shedding- Best Way To Help Remove Hair?

[Muffinluv]

***EDIT****  Sorry, I just noticed that this should be in Diet And Care!  Sorry If an admin wants to move it they can…. Ooops

 

 Today was my bunny Muffin’s first big shedding day.

Now I have read on many sites that you should remove as much loose hair as you can from the bunny so he doesn’t lick it off himself and get an internal blockage.  So I sat down next to muffin and stroked him, then I brushed him, and then I gently went over his fur and removed loose hairs with my fingers.  He floped over.

“Dawww He’s So Cute, And He Knows It, The Little Manipulator”

And then I spent over an hour removing loose hairs until the floor looked fuzzy and muffin was happy and groomed.  Now I have a sore back and just as I was about to pet him as a goodbye (I needed to eat lunch before I catered to him again) I noticed he was still shedding.

 

Any tips as to keep my sanity and have a well groomed rabbit?  Any time of the day that is best to do it?  I wanted to groom him early in the day so that he had no time to eat the hair but maybe I should of done it when he was done shedding.

[NuggetBuns]

Not sure if there’s a good time of the day to do it, but I find that a lint roller actually gets the job done a lot faster and cleaner than the brushes/combs. I used to use it after brushing to pick up loose hairs in the air or in areas that my bun doesn’t like me to brush (near the butt and closer to his head), but now I skip the brush altogether b/c it is rather time consuming.

Btw, Muffin is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Adorable flopper!

[Muffinluv]

Thanks! He is absolutely adorable. Every time he flops he spins his head and tosses himself on the ground, It’s so cute to witness I have to try so hard not to giggle, after all I don’t want to spook him!

I will definitely try the lint roller, I saw a small one at a store the other day that would work just fine, If I manage to convince my mom to let me use hers (After all, you just peel of the rabbit hair layer and it’s good as new) that would be great! I’m trying to keep as much money in my savings account as possible if Muffin ever has an emergency. And through the years, every $5 counts!

[LittlePuffyTail]

Me best method for a heavy shed is, after brushing with a brush (Slicker or Furminator, depending on fur type) the “wet hands” method. Wet your hands, shake of excess and smooth over bunny. This takes off a lot of fur. Rub your hands together to get all the fur off your hands and repeat until no chunks are coming off bun. This is a great way to get the fur under the belly also. I keep a little bowl of water and container for dumping the fur beside my grooming area.

[Muffinluv]

 Wow!  That really worked well, And Muffin really enjoyed it..

 My mom was woried that the glue might be toxic to the bunny in a lint roller. So the wet hands thing worked well!

Thanks Little Puffy Tail!

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