What happen when your female rabbit pulls out its fur?

Answer 1

its getting ready to give birth

or going through a false pregnancy (consider getting your rabbit spayed, as false pregnancies are stressful for rabbits)

But if the rabbit is male, there are other possibilities (also possible for females):

• Parasites or skin problems - your rabbit should see a vet with experience and knowledge in rabbits, because many of the treatments that are safe for cats/dogs are very dangerous for rabbits.
• Stress, extreme boredom - stress leads to a low quality of life in all animals, and can lead to illness or self-destructive behaviour (like pulling out its own fur and worse), so it's important to minimise stress in your rabbit's life. Sickness can also lead to self-destructive behaviour and stress, so you should look for other signs of illness in your rabbit and be prepared to bring your bunny to a vet with experience and knowledge in rabbits.

See the related questions and links below for more info.

Answer 2

There are several reasons why this can happen.

When rabbits are fighting they will often pull out the other rabbits hair.

When nest building, the female will sometimes pull out the males hair to build her nest with.

Sometimes it can be a part of over grooming where one rabbit becomes so intently focused on cleaning the other that they end up developing bald patches.

Answer 3

Rabbits pull fur to line their nests before they have their babies. If you don't think your doe is bred she could be having a psuedo pregnancy (false).
If a female rabbit starts pulling her fur out, she is building a nest and will give birth to 2-8 babies in 24-48 hours. Make sure she has plenty of water and food and that she is in a quiet place.

Answer 4

Stress, primarily.

Stress isn't healthy for rabbits (or any pets, or humans!), leading to a low quality of life and even illness. This is also true of boredom, which counts as stress. It's important to do what you can to limit stress in your bunny's life. See the related question below for details.

Another reason could be the rabbit has parasites. See the related link below for details.

Another reason could be the rabbit is actually female, and she's either pregnant or having a false pregnancy. Many people make mistakes when trying to see if a rabbit is male or female. See the related link below about false pregnancy.

It is a good idea to bring the rabbit to a vet with experience and knowledge in rabbits so that you can know for sure what's wrong.

Answer 5

boredom is the main reason more attention or just a toy can solve tis another reason is that rabbits do it or alternatively they do it to keep the rest of there body warmer as the fur grows back quite quickly

Answer 6

If your rabbits are just pulling out a bit of fur while they lick each other and snuggle, then they're just grooming each other. You should brush your rabbits regularly, especially when they're moulting, so that they don't eat too much fur. Eating too much fur can lead to severe illness (gut impaction, GI stasis), because rabbit's can't vomit fur balls like cats can.

If your rabbits are pulling out tufts of fur - for instance, while they chase each other around, growl, claw and scratch at each other, and/or other signs of aggression - then they're fighting. Never to let rabbits fight because it can lead to emotional trauma and physical injury. Even a small tear in the skin (like from pulling out fur) can lead to a huge abscess. Rabbits shouldn't be with each other unless they're bonded or you're trying to bond them. Rabbits that are bonded love each other and can be trusted not to fight. See the related questions below for more information and helpful links.

Answer 7

When female rabbits pull out their fur it usually means they are pregnant or going through a "false" pregnancy. Pregnancy and false pregnancies are stressful for a rabbit. Unless you're actively trying to breed your rabbit, you should get her spayed. Another good reason to spay female rabbits is that there is a high rate of ovarian cancer in rabbits and spay eliminates this risk.

Another reason a rabbit might pull out its fur, males and females, is if they're very anxious and stressed out. In this case, you should learn how to minimise your rabbit's stress so that it can lead a happy life. Ongoing stress will lead to a poor quality of life, and likely illness and early death.

If the rabbit isn't pulling out its fur but is just shedding a lot, that means it's going through a moult, and you need to brush her every day. If you do not brush the rabbit and she consumes a lot of her fur she can get deathly ill from a hairball. (Rabbits can't vomit like cats, so hairballs can lead to impaction, GI stasis, etc.)

Answer 8

if they are not on there hind legs boxing each other they are fine. i had this problem but i found out that it is totaly normal. but if they are boxing you should separate them

Answer 9

he could have wood ticks or he might be in love with a female rabbit