Mad about animals
Warren Scout
Anyone elses rabbits in moult??
Mine all bar one are big time, they look a right mess bless em :lol:
Becky
Mine all bar one are big time, they look a right mess bless em :lol:
Becky
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Moulting
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Rexbun
Alpha Buck
Cassie and Oakley, housebunnies, are moulting and look terrible, especially Oakley, despite brushing them with several different brushes. I'm finding their fur every where at the moment :lol:
Cheerio, foster bunny who lives outside doesn't look like he's moulting but is is difficult to tell with his lovely thick white coat.
Cheerio, foster bunny who lives outside doesn't look like he's moulting but is is difficult to tell with his lovely thick white coat.
Gemmapookie
Wise Old Thumper
Hiya,
I use a baby brush to brush my buns. It builds up abit of static and all the loose hairs stick to it. However if urs have long fur a metal spoked one is probably best.
Mine used to moult alot, so now I make sure my house is never above 15 degrees (bit annoying in winter when u want heating on and house cosy!) and now they only moult in spring. Buns do much better at slightly lower temps than us anyway, and can easily get dehydrated if too warm so is a good thing to do anyway.
While theyre moulting, make sure they're drinking plenty of water, eating lots of hay and give them a small chunk of fresh pineapple twice a week to keep their GI tract moving nicely and prevent hairballs.
Love to your scruffy buns :lol:
I use a baby brush to brush my buns. It builds up abit of static and all the loose hairs stick to it. However if urs have long fur a metal spoked one is probably best.
Mine used to moult alot, so now I make sure my house is never above 15 degrees (bit annoying in winter when u want heating on and house cosy!) and now they only moult in spring. Buns do much better at slightly lower temps than us anyway, and can easily get dehydrated if too warm so is a good thing to do anyway.
While theyre moulting, make sure they're drinking plenty of water, eating lots of hay and give them a small chunk of fresh pineapple twice a week to keep their GI tract moving nicely and prevent hairballs.
Love to your scruffy buns :lol:
Lisa & Amos
Warren Scout
Belle is at the moment, she has a funny black line that is moving up her face gradually.
Amos isn't at the moment, when he does I need to vacum constantly..... don't know how much hair can come out of on rabbit.
Amos isn't at the moment, when he does I need to vacum constantly..... don't know how much hair can come out of on rabbit.
Georgeypudding
Wise Old Thumper
sebby is but i think its just him getting rid of baby fluff rather than a sesonal moult im hoping it will stop soon me and mum are allergic to it
im hoping it will stop soon me and mum are allergic to it 
paulinejoe
Mama Doe
Yes! Joe (housebun) moults about twice a year, in fact he's just coming to the end of a massive one which mainly happened while he was in the animal hospital, honestly, every time you went near him big clouds of fur would waft up (very annoying when it sticks to your lipstick lol) and he looked a right scruffbag too, in fact he's got a sort of two tone look about him at the mo, with two shades of black and some gingery bits coming through.
(very annoying when it sticks to your lipstick lol) and he looked a right scruffbag too, in fact he's got a sort of two tone look about him at the mo, with two shades of black and some gingery bits coming through.
