Moulting or something more??!?

[NewBunnyFan]

Hi guys, more advice please!!
Leo seems to be changing colour and I'm not sure if he's moulting or if it's something else. Just before Christmas he had a couple of white patches but over the past couple of weeks there is more.
There is loads of hair which comes off him when I pick him up or pet him. Also in the mornings there is loads of hair from both of the rabbits and also hair seems to caught on places like their house or under their rabbit bed where they like to hide!!
Sorry for the ramble, i know rabbits moult but I just don't know how extreme and if the change of colour is normal!!
I've tried to get a decent photo but he's very camera shy!!!

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[Jack's-Jane]

Hi guys, more advice please!!
Leo seems to be changing colour and I'm not sure if he's moulting or if it's something else. Just before Christmas he had a couple of white patches but over the past couple of weeks there is more.
There is loads of hair which comes off him when I pick him up or pet him. Also in the mornings there is loads of hair from both of the rabbits and also hair seems to caught on places like their house or under their rabbit bed where they like to hide!!
Sorry for the ramble, i know rabbits moult but I just don't know how extreme and if the change of colour is normal!!
I've tried to get a decent photo but he's very camera shy!!!

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Looks like a moult to me If you groom them daily it'll help reduce how much they ingest and make them feel generally more comfortable. The white is the normal under fur shading for a Black Otter/Silver Marten Coloured Rabbit xx

 

[NewBunnyFan]

Thank you so much Jane, I've been really worrying about him as it looks terrible the poor thing!! Thank you x


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[joey&boo]

yep it looks normal to me too. It shows more on black bunnies

 

[keletkezes]

Lopsy's coat changes pattern each moult: he's black and white and sometimes he gets a bit of black in the white bits, most of the time new white bits show

 

[NewBunnyFan]

Thank you guys, I've only had them 2 months and thought I'd done something wrong.....totally rabbit novice!!!

 

[Tamsin]

If you blow/stroke his fur backwards what colour is it underneath?

Scamps got a grey belt at the moment (his undercoat showing) even though he's normally agouti (brown) - they can moult in really weird patterns!

 

[NewBunnyFan]

He's the White/grey colour which is showing through.


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[MightyMax]

Looks like moulting to me - nothing to worry about :thumb: