Reducing Static Electricity

[Gamestar32]

Hey guys!

So Scooter and I are visiting my parents for the week, and he absolutely loves it here. He has way more room to run around and he shows his happiness very clearly, always binkying and running up to kiss me. Only problem is, many of the times I touch him, I accidentally zap him a little and I think it’s putting him off a tad. Do you guys have any tips for reducing this? I don’t want him thinking I don’t want kisses or anything.

[Luna]

Other than increasing the humidity levels in the house, the only thing I can think of is to try and touch something metal whenever you are around him so that you don’t transfer the static to him.

[Jessica]

We had this problem at home and I turned up the humidifier on our furnace. You could probably run a small humidify in the room you guys are staying in to help

[noahneumark]

I just moved to Denver where the humidity can get below 30%, and suddenly our angora looks like a mad scientist

I was going to try the humidifier technique, but I was also wondering if anyone has tried putting a metal sheet, or aluminum foil underneath the bunny area to serve as an electron sink. It seems like it would work. The problem is due to the fact that the bunnies are not grounded, so a static charge builds on them looking for somewhere to go. In our last home, the bunnies were on a tile surface that was on a direct slab on grade, so they were well grounded. Now they are on a carpet surface that is over a basement, so they poorly grounded. If I really wanted to go crazy, I could put a sheet of metal under their bedding and run a copper wire between the metal sheet and the nearest plumbing, this would for sure remove all the static!

[jerseygirl]

Posted By noahneumark on 4/13/2018 10:47 PM

I just moved to Denver where the humidity can get below 30%, and suddenly our angora looks like a mad scientist

I was going to try the humidifier technique, but I was also wondering if anyone has tried putting a metal sheet, or aluminum foil underneath the bunny area to serve as an electron sink. It seems like it would work. The problem is due to the fact that the bunnies are not grounded, so a static charge builds on them looking for somewhere to go. In our last home, the bunnies were on a tile surface that was on a direct slab on grade, so they were well grounded. Now they are on a carpet surface that is over a basement, so they poorly grounded. If I really wanted to go crazy, I could put a sheet of metal under their bedding and run a copper wire between the metal sheet and the nearest plumbing, this would for sure remove all the static!

Just adding some bowls of water to the room might help. I don’t know much about using metal to combat static. Hopefully some of our members will. 

Being angora, would there be a suitable spray conditioner you could mist the fur with perhaps? Or apply after you’ve groomed them? 
The only concern with that would be what they ingest through self-grooming. If you know they don’t overly groom their wool and only really do their paws and face, you might be able to use such a product. 

I tried looking into some natural types that might be safe. One is witch hazel with some lavendar essential oil added to it. Another was apple cider vinegar, purified water, some essential oil and herbs (like calendula). 
This commercial product contains lanolin. I don’t know what the other ingredients are. Again, I don’t know if it would be rabbit safe. 

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