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When do rabbits gather fur?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Female rabbits pull their fur and gather it into nests when they're pregnant or when they're going through a false pregnancy.

False pregnancy is something female rabbits do because of their sex hormones, even when they haven't been near a male rabbit. False pregnancies are stressful for rabbits, and stress leads to a low quality of life and even illness, so it's a good idea to spay your rabbit so that it won't go through false pregnancies anymore. There are many good reasons to spay/neuter rabbits. See the related link below for info.

There are other reasons rabbits might pull their fur out - like stress, extreme boredom, illness, parasites - but if the rabbit is gathering its fur then generally the reason is pregnancy or false pregnancy.

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