Which brush is best for shedding?

[Minty]

So, as many of your bunnies probably are, Sully is shedding like a monster! His fur is everywhere! I’m lucky if I don’t get a mouthful while hanging out with him in his pen. I am desperate to find a shedding brush that actually works and is quick and somewhat enjoyable for the bunny. I know there is the Furbuster comb on BB but shipping is very expensive to Canada. Do these brushes sell in stores? So right now I am using a Furminator brush. Not sure if anyone else has heard of it, but it is the brush with the metal ‘blade’ that pulls the hair away. Although it is effective, it isn’t very quick and I find it pulls the skin and makes it uncomfortable for Sully. I have also seen the metal cat Slicker combs but I’m not sure if these work. I don’t want a brush that will get clogged up.

What brush do you use for your buns when the dreaded molting starts happening? How often do you brush?

He has been molting for a good two weeks now and the fur just keeps on comin’!

[bunnytowne]

Furbuster’s aren’t sold in stores right now.   They are the best.  They grab the hair so it doesn’t fly all over.  It really really grabs up shedding hair really good.

After using the furbuster I use the slicker as well. 

That furminator I used that and 2x I made a red rash on Cotton Boo.  His skin is way too sensitive and most bunnies I think are too sensitive for the furminator.  The furminator makes the hair fly all over too.  It is horrible.  

The furbuster doesn’t do that.

Furbuster also has their own website.  Maybe you could search it and see if there is a place in your country you can order from.  Yes the S&H with Canada IS expensive.

[KatnipCrzy]

The Binky Bunny Store now sells the Hairbuster comb- which I LOVE for my bunnies and my short haired cats.  It combs thru the hair and the “rubber strip” grabs the hair and holds it onto the comb- so that you have to pull it off.  And that is nice because my bunnies fur is so soft and fine it tends to want to waft around and make a HUGE mess- like the cloud around the Peanuts character Pig Pen- when they are being brushed.  So even though you have to keep pulling the hair off the comb when it gets full- it sure beats having the hair everywhere when you are grooming inside!

[Deleted User]

The Hairbuster comb from BB is excellent on regular length fur such as my Deirdra’s. It is light and small so shipping should not be as nightmarish.

Also, you can look in your local stores for cat grooming tools that incorporate rubber; that’s what really attracts the shed hairs due to static.

For rexed fur, you don’t need the Hairbuster as the fur is too short for a comb, in my opinion.

I use a very flexible rubberbrush on my mini rexes that I is actually meant for removing pet hair from upholstery. you can always use a damp cloth on rexed fur with good results as well.

 

[Beka27]

I have to look into this Hairbuster brush, I’ve never used it, but it sounds promising for my super furry Maxie.

[Deleted User]

I found some pictures I had of what I use with my rabbits.

These are my most used grooming tools. The two small fine-tooth combs at the bottom are for checking for bugs in my rabbits fur. The little scissors are kitten nail clippers that work great on rabbit nails. Then the Hairbuster for Deirdra, and the pink thing is a rubber curry I used to use on my mini rexes’ backs. Since I found the black  rubber hair removal brush, though, I hardly need the rubber curry any longer. For Mops, my longer-haired bun, I use a boar bristle brush that I spray with water to keep the static down.

mini rex with soft flexible rubber brush. It works great!

Angora fur is fine and ‘fly-away’ ;  I ended up buying a natural bristle (human) hair brush for Mops.

Deirdra with Hairbuster. That’s all she needs.

 

[Minty]

Thanks for the pics Petzy! Very helpful! Frankie doesn’t really need brushing… at least not yet. I just rub my hands across his body and any loose fur comes out. Sully on the other hand, is still molting, his fur looks terrible, he has patches missing. I am tempted to order a FurBuster after so many good reviews. It’s a shame they don’t sell them in stores. I might try a cat slicker brush (the one with metal ‘pins’) and see how it goes.

[Deleted User]

If you go with a slicker style brush, get one that has the little balls on the ends of the tines. They protect the rabbit’s skin that is very thin and can get cut by the tines.

 

[RabbitPam]

The comb in Petzy’s pix with the red things on each tine is the Hairbuster. I LOVE it! Sammy loves it, too, and she wouldn’t sit still for much brushing until I tried that. I was very excited to see BB carry it in her store recently.

Also, someone mentioned here (help my memory, guys) that a food made the coat more silky, and I think it was Oat Hay. The reason I think so is that I was surprised to learn it, and Oat Hay is her very favorite hay. Unusual in a bunny to prefer the dryer kind instead of the softer grasses, but she does. Anyway, her coat got more and more silky, so if that was it, it worked. She’s shorthaired, though, not like an angora.

Petzy LOL I want to see a hairdresser with a chair and smock behind all those tools.

[Deleted User]

LOL — it is the ‘Barbershop Quartet’, after all!

[blu ivy]

How often am I suppose to brush my bun? I do not brush her often and she is shedding really bad.

[Azerane]

Posted By blu ivy on 1/30/2017 4:46 PM

How often am I suppose to brush my bun? I do not brush her often and she is shedding really bad.

Hi blu ivy This is a very old thread and we ask that members do not reply to old threads as it can cause some confusion, as a result I will lock this thread. Please feel free to start a new thread on your topic though. If she is shedding, she will need daily brushing.

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