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Jasper is moulting! WHY?

M

Mischief and Tinker's Mum

Wise Old Thumper
Jasper lives outside with Tinkerbell and Mischief in the shed and it get's below freezing in there because the water bottles go rock solid. :( Anyway I fill their hutch (used as a base) with hay to keep them warm but that shouldn't cause Jasper to moult should it?! :shock:

I brought him inside for 2 mins to check his teeth and he was moulting when I stoked him. :shock: Being inside literally 2 mins can't cause him to moult right? Why is he moulting? It's freezing! :?
 
now, I have no idea how much of a possibility this is, but is it possible he's only just getting his winter coat?

My two girls fur has only thickened up in the last few days which absolutely baffled me.
 
BattleKat said:
now, I have no idea how much of a possibility this is, but is it possible he's only just getting his winter coat?

My two girls fur has only thickened up in the last few days which absolutely baffled me.
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the winter has come very early........i was thinking this a couple of weeks ago. maybe some buns didnt get chance to get thier winter coats. :?
 
BattleKat said:
now, I have no idea how much of a possibility this is, but is it possible he's only just getting his winter coat?

My two girls fur has only thickened up in the last few days which absolutely baffled me.
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angieb said:
the winter has come very early........i was thinking this a couple of weeks ago. maybe some buns didnt get chance to get thier winter coats. :?
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Thanks maybe he's just late then... :? :lol: I hope he's not too cold. :( He does have 2 fat bunnies to snuggle up with though. :love:
 
my bun belle is molting i put it down to growing a thicker coat as the weather gets colder they need a denser coat to keep them warm, im no expert by all means but i think this is a good explanation for it :lol:
 
Rabbits have a couple of big moults a year, but also several smaller ones in between. I expect the very sudden drop and extreme temperatures has just triggered another moult for an even thicker coat that is all.
 
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