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Is this the start of sore hocks? (pics)

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AnnieElms

Mama Doe
Bunny is a 3.5 year old nethie x. He's a house rabbit (on kitchen tiles, laminate flooring and carpet), with some freerange time in our garden, which is paving slabs and grass.

Here is a pic of his feet (sorry it's not very clear, but you can see a pink bit of skin through the hair on the top foot, and it looks like the skin is very dry there). Does it look like sore hocks, or am I panicking over nothing? :(

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They have a base, as follows:

House: flooring is one of the seagrass mats from The Hay Experts
Food area: just a plastic storage box lined with newspaper
Litter tray: Megazorb and hay

They don't actually spend that much time in their base (apart from eating and pooing), and spend most of the time on the dining chairs under the table :)roll:), which are cushioned with tea towels on top to stop them making them mucky.

ETA: they have been spending a lot of time outside at the moment, as I can leave the door open for them as I work @ home and can see them. Perhaps it's just the extra time on the paving slabs that is making his skin a bit hard there?
 
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