Hair loss?

I'm not sure if this question goes under health or behavior, but I think they could be related....I noticed my 2 males (the brown one is fixed, the brindle one isn't) have strange hair patterns/loss on their backs. Is this fighting? Dominance?

I worry bc you can sneeze and kill a rabbit, so I wanted some insight....

Thanks!

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shauna_hale said:

I'm not sure if this question goes under health or behavior, but I think they could be related....I noticed my 2 males (the brown one is fixed, the brindle one isn't) have strange hair patterns/loss on their backs. Is this fighting? Dominance?

I worry bc you can sneeze and kill a rabbit, so I wanted some insight....

Thanks!

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Hi shauna :wave:

It's normal to worry about our rabbits. All the time :roll:

Do your rabbits hump one another? The first photo looks like he's been humped, as often they lose fur towards their upper back and neck when the humper 'holds on' with his teeth.

The second photo, not so obvious but could be same and/or moult lines?

What do you think?

MightyMax said:

Hi shauna :wave:

It's normal to worry about our rabbits. All the time :roll:

Do your rabbits hump one another? The first photo looks like he's been humped, as often they lose fur towards their upper back and neck when the humper 'holds on' with his teeth.

The second photo, not so obvious but could be same and/or moult lines?

What do you think?

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I wondered if that might be the case. The weird thing abt the brindle one is that the hair feels stiff, as if he had hairspray on his hair but then it got wet. It was odd, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks so much!!

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shauna_hale said:

I wondered if that might be the case. The weird thing abt the brindle one is that the hair feels stiff, as if he had hairspray on his hair but then it got wet. It was odd, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks so much!!

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You're welcome

Yes that would figure, as the saliva when dry may well make the hair feel a bit stiff.

shauna_hale said:

I wondered if that might be the case. The weird thing abt the brindle one is that the hair feels stiff, as if he had hairspray on his hair but then it got wet. It was odd, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks so much!!

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Are you planning on getting the 'unfixed' Buck 'fixed' ? If you are hoping to keep them together in the longterm I think it would be essential to do so as the humping behaviour will continue and probably escalate. This would make for a very stressful time for both Bucks with the potential of serious fighting occuring. You may already have plans in place for arranging the second Buck's op', but thought I should mention it on here for the benefit of others who may be new to Rabbits and reading your thread.

Good luck


PS- the 'stiff fur' may be due to dried semen, the copulation plug, ( the bouchon vaginal), can sometimes make a very sticky mess ........... (sorry !!)