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- 03/25/2018 at 6:28 PM
  Bun&Bear
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  Hey!
  
  I recently noticed my one rabbits whiskers are almost completely gone now. I think my other rabbit may be chewing them off? Has anybody else have experience with this? Or maybe there’s other reasons shes losing her whiskers that I’m not noticing? They are still there just very short, stumpy, and looking like split ends do on us humans. She’s always had long lush whiskers before. If it does have something to do with my other rabbit can anybody offer up any advice? Thanks so much!
  
  -Allie
- 03/26/2018 at 5:06 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  I remember seeing a previous post about this, so had a search:
  
  https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/aft/130623/Default.aspx
  
  Sounds like its a dominance behavior. Are they a new bond? Have you noticed any other changes in their behaviour together?
- 04/03/2018 at 8:44 PM
  Bun&Bear
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  Nope. They are a mother/daughter pair that have been together since the birth of daughter. The daughter (submissive) is the one eating the mother’s whiskers. Mom is the dominant one in the relationship.
- 04/03/2018 at 8:48 PM
  Bun&Bear
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  Maybe they are experiences some sort of power struggle? They’ve been together for 2 years and we get the occasional mounting but otherwise that’s about it until now.
- 04/03/2018 at 9:59 PM
  Wick & Fable
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  Are either spayed? Rabbits do not understand the concept of family. Children will get along with parents initially not because of a familial bond, but because baby rabbits have not had their hormones kick in yet. If neither are fixed, and you’ve never gone through the process of bonding them formally, then this may be the result of one rabbit bullying the other because they are not bonded, and this can lead to depressed rabbits and potentially wounded rabbits.
  
  Can you detail your bonding process for them, if there was any done? You can read basic bonding information on the info section of this site.
  
  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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