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Forum DIET & CARE shedding question

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    • Emillie
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        So honey is going thru her big shed and im trying to help her out by getting the loose hair off but am wondering if there are any better ways. She is a short hair rabbit so most brushes  do nothing really and iv found the best way is for me to let her and pluck her like a chicken so to speak. She likes jt and i get a lot off, a hamster or 2 sized fur ball each peting session , but im wondering if there is a better way or a certain brush that works on short fur bunnies since the flea comb, rubber brush and soft cat brush  dont do much


      • JackRabbit
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          Kieko has short fur, and we use a, furminator (from pet store) on her. It does great in getting the loose fur/undercoat. It doesn’t look like it would do much but it really works on her. We use the hairbuster comb on the lops but haven’t had much luck using it on Kieko.


        • Emillie
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            Ok thanks so much i was actually debating weather to get the comb from here but the shipping is so much and i didnt want to get it for it not to work. Ill look into getting that other brush then


          • JackRabbit
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              Some people have had good luck with the hairbuster on shorthaired bunnies. If Kieko’s fur was thick, I’m sure it would work well, but her adult fur is silky with most of her shedding being her undercoat so the hairbuster (with the band lowered) just seemed to pull and upset her. I couldn’t live without the hairbuster for my lops though. I’ve used the furminator on them, but it took forever.

              FYI — kieko’s fur is 1/4 to 1/2 inch long and the lops’ fur is 1 to 1 1/2 inches long (and super think)


            • rayray
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                I’m not sure how much shedding for you is a lot, but when Ziggy goes through his big shed (he’s shorthaired), I use a small cat brush (but very gently) or a rubber glove. Petting him with a glove on seems to get a lot of the loose hairs off him.


              • LBJ10
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                  I will actually pluck Wooly sometimes. LOL But he has a wooly coat, so it probably isn’t the same. You can certainly pull the loose tufts of fur out as long as they come easily. It doesn’t hurt them any. Using a comb that grabs the fur, like the hairbuster, would be quicker though.

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