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- 11/15/2011 at 12:58 PM
  shannel.d
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  I have a male bunny, a mini lop called chomp anyway about a month ago he was neutered and he definately a boy, (i even watched his surgery!) but for some reason he has started pulling fur in one of his hay boxes? He hasn’t been actually builing a next with hay, like running round crazily with it in his mouth he has only been diggin in it and made like a “hay borrow cirlce” thing? haha, sorry it’s hard to explain! but he’s pulling fur also? and he his fur around his chest is very loose to. I was talking to a friend who said he could be a hermaphrodite?? but i don’t know because he has mated before (being an ex-breeder that was unwanted)..
  
  Does anyone know what may be going on? Any help is great! THANKS
- 11/15/2011 at 1:17 PM
  Sarita
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  He could still be hormonal too. I’m sure there are hermaphrodite rabbits out there but I would think the vet would have discovered this during the neutering.
  
  I did have a neutered male rabbit who would on occasion walk around with hay in his mouth as well as you describe and I always chalked it up to stress. As he aged, he stopped this behavior.
  
  The pulling fur though, he never did.
  
  Is he a single rabbit (not bonded)?
  
  Also I’ve heard that rabbits who have adrenal tumors can behave in this way as well…
- 11/15/2011 at 10:51 PM
  shannel.d
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  Yeah i think i am going to have to blame it on hormones, strange though.
  
  He is a single rabbit, but will hopefully be getting a friend soon
  
  Oh.. doesn’t sound good..?
- 11/15/2011 at 11:30 PM
  Kafrn
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  Might be best to get him checked out for the tumours Shannel, its that part that sounds worrying.
  Good to see you on here by the way BinkyBunny people are awesome
- 11/16/2011 at 1:26 AM
  shannel.d
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  Yeah i think i might, he’s got to go and get this scab checked out to. He’s been in the wars lately poor man, first his teeth, then the scab now fur?!
  Thanks for the adviceeee
  and yes they are definately awesome!
- 11/16/2011 at 4:19 AM
  jerseygirl
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  Welcome Shannel : )
  
  I suppose it’s possible he’s pulling from this area if it’s irritated. Perhaps your vet can check for fur mite of fungal growth there.
  
  You mention he’s had problems with his teeth. Has he been drooling much because of teeth troubles?
  
  p.s. Feel free to post pictures of your Chomp. I spy a gorgeous looking bunny in your little avatar pic.
- 11/16/2011 at 10:14 PM
  shannel.d
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  Thank you
  
  Never thought about that. And no he doesn’t seen to be drooling.
  
  He’s got an appointment saturday morning, so will let you all know how we go!
  
  Haha, that’s my giant Colah in my pic
- 11/17/2011 at 9:05 AM
  bwild
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  So there’s TWO rabbits?! That means DOUBLE the pictures!!! *poke*
- 11/17/2011 at 11:58 AM
  jerseygirl
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  Yeah! What she said ^^.
- 11/17/2011 at 10:59 PM
  shannel.d
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  haha! make that 4.. + 5 littles.. will post a few pics just for you
  
  (What i mean by 5 littles is i had an accidental litter, chomp had been neutered and 2 weeks later go to colah [female, not speyed YET] and i didn’t know he could still breed, but took him away when i saw what was going on, and her i am with 5 beautiful bunnies.. :\ )
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