Male 5yrs losing hair back neck help?

[Zoe99]

Hi my mini lion lop is losing his mane at the back of his neck. He is white, in door rabbit but sun bathes via window. There is no flaking of skin or soreness.is he just going bald with old age?
My female occasionally will mate him and gently bites his neck or she will groom him there too. So is she over grooming him?
With the weather over past year his malting has been erratic. Could this be a result of that?
Don't want to take him to vet as his mood, feeding, poop and grooming is all normal - vet causes him stress and don't want to pump him full of drugs if this is just a natural combination of things.

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Hi my mini lion lop is losing his mane at the back of his neck. He is white, in door rabbit but sun bathes via window. There is no flaking of skin or soreness.is he just going bald with old age?
My female occasionally will mate him and gently bites his neck or she will groom him there too. So is she over grooming him?
With the weather over past year his malting has been erratic. Could this be a result of that?
Don't want to take him to vet as his mood, feeding, poop and grooming is all normal - vet causes him stress and don't want to pump him full of drugs if this is just a natural combination of things.

It may be that your Doe is overgrooming him. But without being able to see the bald area it's impossible to say for sure. Has he had any vaccinations/injections in recent weeks ? A local reaction to a vaccination/injection can result in fur loss. Can you post a photo of it ?

 

[Zoe99]

Hi I don't know how to upload pic from mobile?

 

[tonibun]

I think you have to use Imgur or similar. There are instructions in How to Use the Forum.

 

[Ross]

hey I came online to ask the exact same thing about my Male English Bunny apart from his is on his back, but there is one on his back of the neck that's isn't to bad but noticeable if you go looking, we groomed just before and so much came out! his bald spot is pink but skin is smooth, and he doesn't really seem to care. we are trying to get a vets appointment for tomorrow (hes not to scared about the vets, he seems to enjoy the trip out lol) just to be safe, but I did some reading and found a page that calmed my nerves about it all, the link is https://www.ddfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Rabbit-Health-LD-BR.pdf in case that helps calm you as well? especially the paragraph,

"Bald spots on rabbits are quite common when they are shedding. In fact, some rabbits, short-haired or long-haired, may get totally naked except for their face and feet. If these bald spots occur from shedding, they will begin to grow back within a week or two."

my research also said it could be overgrooming like Jack's-Jane mentioned, or even maybe a bit to rough whilst humping, or even boredom can play a part!

sorry I cant be to much help but I wanted to share what I found on the off chance it makes you feel a tiny bit better about it I hope he is all good

 

[Zoobec]

Here is a link to a sticky on how to post photos http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?475766-Tutorial-How-to-Post-Photos

 

[Zoe99]

Here is a link to a sticky on how to post photos http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?475766-Tutorial-How-to-Post-Photos

Thanks here is pic

 

[Jack's-Jane]

Thanks here is pic

It looks as though there is a small puncture wound and the skin next to it looks quite inflamed. Personally I'd want a Vet to take a look at it in case there is an active infection present. It is impossible to tell if there is or not just from looking at a photo x