Has anyone ever had this happen?
My little indoor pet store doe started pulling fur when she was bred, only about two weeks in. The most annoying thing I found about it, was that she was eating it, though somehow she still avoided wool block and was eating fine.
She did it so much to the point where she cleared her whole belly of fur. I chocked up to crazy pregnant rabbit tendancies and didn't think much of it. She still pulled an amazing amount of fur when she kindled, and though while she went nearly naked, her kits were very snug.
The behavior had stopped since she'd kindled, and the kits are now almost three weeks old and running around out of the nest and are some of the cutest kits I've ever seen! However, momma decided to start plucking fur again, but she's starting with the kits this time. She grooms a little, pulls some hair, and grooms a little more. It doesn't seem to hurt the kits, but I don't need naked kits, and will be weaning them sooner rather than later.
Does anyone else have a crazy rabbit? Any reason she might be doing this? Any suggestions on how to stop it? She gets a good quality 17% pellet, she has a mineral wheel to lick on, and a small hoard of chew and play toys in an 18x40 cage (for a 4.5# rabbit) and gets run time outside of the cage around the house. I can't see any reason she's doing it because of boredom or a nutritional deficiency. This is a first for me and I'm a bit lost here!
My little indoor pet store doe started pulling fur when she was bred, only about two weeks in. The most annoying thing I found about it, was that she was eating it, though somehow she still avoided wool block and was eating fine.
She did it so much to the point where she cleared her whole belly of fur. I chocked up to crazy pregnant rabbit tendancies and didn't think much of it. She still pulled an amazing amount of fur when she kindled, and though while she went nearly naked, her kits were very snug.
The behavior had stopped since she'd kindled, and the kits are now almost three weeks old and running around out of the nest and are some of the cutest kits I've ever seen! However, momma decided to start plucking fur again, but she's starting with the kits this time. She grooms a little, pulls some hair, and grooms a little more. It doesn't seem to hurt the kits, but I don't need naked kits, and will be weaning them sooner rather than later.
Does anyone else have a crazy rabbit? Any reason she might be doing this? Any suggestions on how to stop it? She gets a good quality 17% pellet, she has a mineral wheel to lick on, and a small hoard of chew and play toys in an 18x40 cage (for a 4.5# rabbit) and gets run time outside of the cage around the house. I can't see any reason she's doing it because of boredom or a nutritional deficiency. This is a first for me and I'm a bit lost here!