Trimming fur before breeding longhairs?

[a7736100]

I see a lot of fur which may or may not block the penis. Is it necessary to trim the female's vent area or have nature taken care of this?

 

[LittleFluffyBunnies]

I've bred rabbits with jersey wooly type fur without trimming and they were fine.

 

[hotzcatz]

The rabbits here are English angora and we always breed right after they've had their wool harvested. They get such a heavy dense coat on them that if they weren't trimmed the mating couldn't occur.

Here's Sydney (the agouti) and Suzie (the REW) before their haircuts:

Here's the same two bunnies after their haircuts:

With a full angora coat, sometimes it's best to trim both the prospective new parents before letting them meet up with each other.