How to brush a rabbit?!

Arloismybunny · Mar 25, 2021

ok so I’ve had Arlo for two weeks. He’s 2 months old (10 weeks old) and I attempted to brush him for the first time tonight. My issue isn’t that he wouldn’t let me it’s that I don’t think I was doing it right. When I tried to brush him no fur was coming out at all. I think I might have been pressing too lightly? But I also don’t want to press too hard to hurt him. Help!!

Mariam+Theo · Mar 25, 2021

Since he is a baby he won't be shedding too much so there isn't really a need to brush him. Once his adult fur comes in he will shed his baby fur and then you will need to brush him. When he is molting the fur will come off almost as soon as you touch it, so it won't hurt him. What brush do you have?

Arloismybunny · Mar 26, 2021

Mariam+Theo said:
Since he is a baby he won't be shedding too much so there isn't really a need to brush him. Once his adult fur comes in he will shed his baby fur and then you will need to brush him. When he is molting the fur will come off almost as soon as you touch it, so it won't hurt him. What brush do you have?

Ahhh thank you! I feel like there’s never really enough information out there about baby rabbits. I have a flea comb for dogs. I was gonna get the hair buster but I decided to hold off on that for a bit and see how the flea comb does.

Mac189 · Mar 26, 2021

I agree with @Mariam+Theo, there isn't too much of a need yet, although it's a really good idea to do very gentle brushing just to get him used to the activity and learn to see brushing as no big deal.

Arloismybunny · Mar 26, 2021

Mac189 said:
I agree with @Mariam+Theo, there isn't too much of a need yet, although it's a really good idea to do very gentle brushing just to get him used to the activity and learn to see brushing as no big deal.

When I tried to brush him he just slept as I was doing it lol so I don’t think it will be a problem when I actually need to do it!