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Moulting rabbits
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MightyMax
Banned
Bit of both if you can :thumb: Lots of hay, as it will move the hair through his gut, and water of course.
Sometimes combing a rabbit is a never ending job. I use a cat's moulting comb - it seems to get masses out :thumb:
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
I second that. It gets far more out than any brush or comb and Bunny often thinks they are just getting a fuss not a pesky grooming session.
MightyMax
Banned
Then whilst you are getting the darned hairs off your hand, the bun runs away :lol:
lenslady
Alpha Buck
Yes this! :lol: Then enticing them all over again which I am almost certain they do on purpose just for the treat at the end of it. xx
Do they sit still while say munching grass or anything else? If so, I find plucking very theraputic providing you don't overdo it, but on saying that if they get fed up they'll hop off. I got some out of Coco tonight as she was too intent on eating her supper and there's the teeniest tiniest of "bald" patches now appearing on her side. Thumper always seems to moult a bit later for some reason and yet they are sisters from the same litter!
MightyMax
Banned
:lol: We should write a 'Bunny Handbook' of naughty ways our bunnies get around their hoomins :lol:
Shrinkie
Mama Doe
Are there enough pages in the world O.O
Will be trying damp hand trick meself. Rosie loves a groom but just doesnt seem to be enough
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
I'm still getting 2 handfuls out of Lopsy every morning :roll: Matt has a go in the evening too, and gets loads. I'm a bit rougher than Matt so Lopsy tends to run off ;P I'm gentle though! It's just that Matt's supersoft... :lol:
doorkeeper
Mama Doe
It is important to remove the old fur. The risk of fly strike is much higher for rabbits with clagged coats that can't feel the flies land on them. And some rabbits are prone to stasis from ingesting too much extra fur during a heavy moult. A cat comb is the only thing that really gets it all out.
