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Rabbit fur problems?

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both of my rabbits have been losin alot of fur

ive pt it down to maltin for the summer bt ive noticed they are goin bald in some places around their sides,, could it be mange?

they dont live in the same cage neither if tht may have something to do with it

could it be fleas?

i cant really afford to go to the vets atm either

i just need some answers please

thanks x

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  1. are both of them girls? if they are, are they both spayed? if they are girls and aren't spayed it could be a fake pregnancy, they pull their fur out of their sides to make the nest when they're having babies, but in their case, if their girls, they could be faking it. if ones a boy or both are boys i'm not sure.


  2. it is probably just that it is shedding because rabbits do that about 3 or 4 times a year and you should not worry about it anymore. I had 3 rabbits that would shed all year long!

  3. there would be weird sores on the bunny if it was mange and if it is fleas you would be able to see the bugs they are small and black and the explination is proubly alergies or somthing like that i have a male that looses hair in the same spot every year!!!!

  4. na thats just normal my rabbit was always annoying me with its fur everywhere all-year even during winter

  5. It could be mites. Get some mite powder from your pet shop and that should sort it out.

  6. The most obvious reason would be, as you mention, that your rabbit is just shedding. Rabbits shed their coat every three months, and a light shedding is followed by a heavy shedding, then again a light shedding, heavy shedding, and so on. There seem to be significant differences in the way rabbits shed. Some rabbits may shed completely in a week, with others it will take two weeks or even several weeks to complete a shedding. Also, some rabbits will get some bald spots here and there while shedding, others can get even almost completely bald when they moult, and still others will show no bald spots at all.

    During the periods your bunny is shedding, it is vital that you brush your bunny frequently (personally I always suggest daily brushing during the moult, unless you have an angora rabbit who needs to be brushed twice a day during the moult). I always advise to use a slicker brush for rabbits, since rabbit skin is fairly fragile.

    This frequent brushing is necessary to prevent that your bunny ingests too much hair which can cause a blockage in the digestive system (no, not ''hairballs'') when in addition with a higher than usual ingestion of hair food passes too slowly through the digestive tract. The combination of these two factors can cause GI stasis, where the combination of slow moving food with ingested hair forms a blockage in the digestive system. To prevent food from passing too slowly, make sure your rabbit is fed a high-fiber diet of unlimited hay and water (alfalfa hay for rabbits up to six months, timothy hay for your babies) A rabbit should get unlimited hay and water year-round, but during the moult this is even more important, since she's likely to ingest a bit more hair than usual then so she will be more prone to GI stasis during these periods.  
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