i have a 8 month old female rabbit. she has started to pull out all her hair and is just about naked! is this normal? perhaps making a nest for potential babies?
2007-07-10 20:23:14 · 6 answers · asked by lilshadygal 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Female rabbits pull fur either to make a nest for their babies, or to express their displeasure about not being bred, or they sometimes have a false pregnancy. Is there any possibility that she could be bred? If so, email me at hilarygorillary@yahoo.com and I will give you some instructions about how to care for the babies.
2007-07-10 20:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most likely it is not due the rabbit being pregnant or anything along those lines. It is most likely due to one of three other things. A rabbit that is having babies won't pull out the fur to the point that it looks like that. I seriously doubt you see anyplace where it is building a nest. Instead the fur is probably being chewed off and not actually pulled off.
1. Some kind of parasite or fungus on the rabbit's fur or skin.
2. An unbalanced diet not consisting of enough fiber or protein.
3. Another rabbit in the same cage that is chewing the fur off of the rabbit.
Take your rabbit to the vet and the vet should be able to tell if it is one of the first two.
2007-07-11 04:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when rabbits are puling hair to make a nest they generally only pull from the dewlap under their throat, if your rabbits is losing her hair to the extent where she is losing fair all over her body then it is more likely she has a skin complaint or parasite, mites, or ring worm can both cause hair loss to that extent, and if it is to the point where she is bald then its at a critical / serious timing, it has been left to progress a lot longer than it should have been allowed.
get her to the vets as soon as humanly possibly. mites / ringworm can be fatal as they will drain the rabbit of her energy. it is serious and cannot be left. imagine leaving you in a room full of fleas, imagine the constant itching you feel from the bites, now imagine that non stop all over your body, 24 hours a day. if it is mites then this is what your rabbit will be going through.
you need to get her to the vets asap.
2007-07-10 21:37:15 · answer #3 · answered by animallovinggirlie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its normal to pull some out when they are nesting, but not to the extent of going bald, take it to the vets, I think you'll find its either fleas or a skin condition.
2007-07-10 20:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by Sparky 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my rabbit pulled out his hair..and that was because he had flies and eventually died...
erm, if it's a female then it might be nesting..and if it is..you should think about putting in more bedding for her
2007-07-10 20:41:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a rabbit that wants to breed, get her spayed hence no more problems
2007-07-11 05:37:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋