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Fur Pulling

sparklefairy

Wise Old Thumper
A week or so ago I noticed that Storm has a thin spot of fur on his back, I couldn't find any evidence of mites so I thought he was having a bad moult ( he looses lots of fur all the time, he's such a fluff monster! )

I've now just noticed that it is Gypsy who is pulling out his fur and eating it :shock: I have no idea if it's just her being a little madam and showing Storm who's boss, or if she is a bit over enthusiastic about grooming him or if she is just loosing the plot :?

Any ideas why she is doing this? I'm obviously a bit worried about her eating too much fur and having a bad tummy or blockage from doing this.
 
Do they get plenty of fresh hay twice a day, and does she actually eat it? Usually this is neurotic behaviour related to boredom, and hay is a great boredom buster for bunnies :)
 
Yep, they have loads of hay, their own room and toys and bits and peices to destroy, maybe I just have a strange bunny :?
 
Last winter I noticed that Sophie had a bald patch on the back of her neck, the vet said it was probably Rubix pulling it out. I don't know why he did though, it just suddenly stopped so maybe it's a phase Gypsy's going through :?
 
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