Shedding

[bassdawg]

My Holland Lop Annabell is now 4 months old an she is shedding a lot so i brush her everyday . Is it normal for her to shed so much ?
Thanks ,
Bill

 

[akane]

Rabbits molt occasionally. They will lose their entire coat and grow a new one over a few weeks. This happens most often when there is a temperature change or major feed change but will also sometimes just happen periodically as they mature.

 

[LilFish_JWQueen(:]

They are all molting this time of year. All of mine dont even look like rabbits to me they look lik alien creatures lol

 

[Random Rabbit]

This happens most often when there is a temperature change or major feed change

Or if someone says "Rabbit Show" in range of their hearing..... :lol: :bunnyhop:

 

[akane]

I have yet to actually get a mini rex to a show because I bred in a chocolate line that molts every time you so much as think about it :roll: I only have 2 of 6 champagnes molting, 1 netherland of 3, and none of my crosses.

 

[eco2pia]

All of my rabbits start their first molt right around 12 weeks, so I would say she is right on schedule! This will be her first grown-up fur coming in, so don't be concerned if it is a slightly different color or texture, some of my reds darken considerably at this age, and I like that. Grooming her and feeding hay (as I think I recall you already are) is all she needs from you!

 

[Pickles]

Its molting time! Ahhh, what fun as the fur goes flying! LoL!
My buck is in molt right now, too, and looks just a mess. Im brushing out his entire coat a couple times a day to help speed things along.

 

[bassdawg]

Thanks to all for the help i appreciate it so now i will not worry .
Bill

 

[sommrluv]

That would explain why when I leave the barn I look like I'm wearing mohair.

 

[Random Rabbit]

That would explain why when I leave the barn I look like I'm wearing mohair.

* Mo Hair* than the rabbit ?? :lol: :bunnyhop:

 

[bassdawg]

OK thanks for all the info . So now i had her out on the deck an not real hard all i did was gab a bunch of hair an pull realy light an i kept getting hand fulls of hair so now i have it all over me . Also i give her lots of hay an i brush her every day so does it hurt her when i pull her hair out ? Is it hair or fur ?
Bill

 

[Frosted Rabbits]

it is fur--
oh, at a rabbit seminar for 4H kids givem by a local registrar, I learned that upping the protein intake at the start of molt, will hasten the process-- just need to drop the level as the coat finishes filling in so the molt does not continue. Supposedly, one can induce a molt by raising the protein levels,a s well, It would be a way of making sure the rabbit doesn't go into molt the day before a show!