kirbyultra
Well-Known Member
Toby is 7 months old-ish, I still consider him a baby 
He is still getting unlimited alfalfa based pellets and he's never shed before. I've almost never really groomed him officially. He has some guard fur and the rest of his fur is somewhat rexie that grooming is overkill for him. He takes care of it himself usually. He's had bouts of furriness a couple of times but nothing quitelike this. I think he's setting up for his first molt.
There's a thin layer of fur all over the floor of his pen. His hidey box is lined with fur. There is "tumblefur" rolling around the rabbit nation. I ran a brush on him a few dozen times and came out with lots of loose fur, plus when I ran my fingers through his fur, he developed what another member, khermann, has coined cactus-butt: guard fur and loose fur standing up on end from static. I tried to get all that stuff off him but I just can't get it all. He'll probably continue to shed for weeks.
He's been feeling pretty down in the dumps the last few days. He is not interested in running around. (but still eating his greens,a bit of hay, still drinking)His poops have looked a little smaller. I saw 1 stringy poop. He seems to be eating less hay. Normally I have to fill his hay basket twice a day. So far this week I've been hardly filling it once daily.
Usually when Kirby starts to get all bothered from shedding and his poos don't look big and round, I decrease his pellets immediately to get him to eat more hay. But Toby is still free-fed pellets because of his age. What do I do to get him to eat more hay??
I did just get my Kleenmama 3rd cut hay so hopefully he would rather eat that. Some soft hay is better than less hay intake overall.
He is still getting unlimited alfalfa based pellets and he's never shed before. I've almost never really groomed him officially. He has some guard fur and the rest of his fur is somewhat rexie that grooming is overkill for him. He takes care of it himself usually. He's had bouts of furriness a couple of times but nothing quitelike this. I think he's setting up for his first molt.There's a thin layer of fur all over the floor of his pen. His hidey box is lined with fur. There is "tumblefur" rolling around the rabbit nation. I ran a brush on him a few dozen times and came out with lots of loose fur, plus when I ran my fingers through his fur, he developed what another member, khermann, has coined cactus-butt: guard fur and loose fur standing up on end from static. I tried to get all that stuff off him but I just can't get it all. He'll probably continue to shed for weeks.
He's been feeling pretty down in the dumps the last few days. He is not interested in running around. (but still eating his greens,a bit of hay, still drinking)His poops have looked a little smaller. I saw 1 stringy poop. He seems to be eating less hay. Normally I have to fill his hay basket twice a day. So far this week I've been hardly filling it once daily.
Usually when Kirby starts to get all bothered from shedding and his poos don't look big and round, I decrease his pellets immediately to get him to eat more hay. But Toby is still free-fed pellets because of his age. What do I do to get him to eat more hay??
I did just get my Kleenmama 3rd cut hay so hopefully he would rather eat that. Some soft hay is better than less hay intake overall.
