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Is this moult?
- Thread starter Kipper
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Take him to the vet? They will probably know. They can treat with mite drops or injection. The stuff bought from petshops I've found to be next to useless.
They should stop biting/burrowing within a few hours, although he may get itchy as they die.
My rex developed a bald patch on her head which I thought might be mites or ringworm though the skin looked healthy. A skin scrape was done which came back negative, so we assumed it was just the start of a peculiar moult. She started shedding properly about a week later. Here's a pic.:
And the moult in full shedding mode!
Here's how much hair came from her back in one grooming session:shock:
I've never had rex rabbit's so I'm not familiar with their shed patterns, it seems very drastic though!!
I have a Cornish rex cat, and he doesn't do that, although my mother-in-law has Devon rexes, and I know that they can go partially bald during moult.
If the vet treated though, it may be that they suspect mites. (?)
