Help my Dutch is turning brown!

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ulsterchick

Young Bun

• May 10, 2008

• #1

Hi
Looking for some advice, I have a 5 year old black and white Dutch rabbit called Boots. Over the past few days he has started to dark brown on his face. Nothing has changed in his diet or care. Is this something to be worried about? He is still as happy as ever and eating just as much!
I have 9 other rabbits and nothing like this has happened to me before!

Thanks in advance

Clare

 

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jackiestone

Warren Veteran

• May 10, 2008

• #2

sorry I have no idea,but i would be interested to hear why this would happen

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• May 10, 2008

• #3

It's quite common for black bunnies to go a beautiful rusty coloured dark brown. I think it's the sun bleaching their coat. Has your bun been sunbathing?

It's not anything to worry about It will go back to black on the next moult

 

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vengeful.veggie

Alpha Buck

• May 10, 2008

• #4

My Benjamin is grey with white patches (an english lop cross) and he's started getting light brown patches.

 

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ulsterchick

Young Bun

• May 10, 2008

• #5

Hi
Thanks for all the quick responses! Boots loves to sunbathe! I hope this is the answer. I just cant work out why now? As I said on the original post he is 5. He has loved the sun sun I got him. Isnt life strange

Thanks

Clare

 

Deelove

Wise Old Thumper

• May 11, 2008

• #6

Our black cat used to go rusty brown where she had been sun bleached.

 

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Kay

Mama Doe

• May 11, 2008

• #7

The colour black is either made up of blue pigment or brown. When the sun shines you see a different dimension to the colour, also with the sun you will notice that the brown will come through in the summer and recede back to Black in the winter months.

Its nothing to worry about. Arthur my black bun has brown stripes at the moment :lol:

 

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kas1uk

Young Bun

• May 11, 2008

• #8

My black lionhead Todd also has rusty brown patches coming through lol.