How to speed up a molt/hair regrowth

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Bugs has been molting for a few weeks and his fur still looks pretty interesting. In a few weeks, he is going on some bunny dates and I don't want his fur to look like this. I'm scared of over grooming because I did this once and it took so long for the fur to regrow. It's not mites as the spots aren't bald. He sheds a lot on his head and the fur grows right back within a week. I'll attach some pictures. Sorry they aren't the best quality but he wouldn't sit still.Snapchat-351825047.jpegSnapchat-1962924121.jpegSnapchat-1401765039.jpegSnapchat-872737831.jpeg
 
His fur looks perfectly normal for a rabbit. Those lines just happen and will shift about as new fur comes in. It makes no difference for bunny dating and shouldn't be of the slightest concern to you. (It certainly won't be of any concern to the rescue workers nor to the potential bunny bondmates.)
Just let him be. One quick brushing a day is more than enough.
 
I've had too many people comment on how he looks weird, so I'd figure I'd ask. Thanks!
 
Gus has been like this for a while. I brush her every day, but she still has a super weird coat and is always in a molt, it sucks because all that fur bothers me.
 
My french lop, Gandalf, seemed to always be a mess with his fur. You can see his face markings and sides were always changing. When I first brought him home, hubby's response was "What did you bring home!? :eek: "

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Gandalf looks a lot like Bugs! I was beginning to think it was mites just because it happens often. Is there anything I can feed him to help his fur? I believe Oxbow has some fur related treats but I'm not sure they work. Your husband's response made me laugh as my dad said something similar when we brought Bugs home. My dad thought he was a chinchilla!
 
Really the only way to speed up molting and the regrowth of new fur, is by increasing the protein in a rabbit's diet. And there aren't a lot of options for doing that. There is alfalfa hay(high in protein), soy based supplements like calf manna, or a young early growth of grass/hay. The problem with using alfalfa is that it is also high in calcium, which can sometimes lead to bladder/kidney issues in some rabbits. With calf manna it's the other added ingredients like corn and sugars that can be a problem. And with early growth grass it's just hard to find as a hay that you can buy. Though getting untreated clean fresh grass from your yard is certainly an option, though if done then it should be gradually introduced into the diet.
 
Really the only way to speed up molting and the regrowth of new fur, is by increasing the protein in a rabbit's diet. And there aren't a lot of options for doing that. There is alfalfa hay(high in protein), soy based supplements like calf manna, or a young early growth of grass/hay. The problem with using alfalfa is that it is also high in calcium, which can sometimes lead to bladder/kidney issues in some rabbits. With calf manna it's the other added ingredients like corn and sugars that can be a problem. And with early growth grass it's just hard to find as a hay that you can buy. Though getting untreated clean fresh grass from your yard is certainly an option, though if done then it should be gradually introduced into the diet.
He is fed wheat grass that I grow inside. I'm not sure how much protein is in that. I think I will just let it run its course as I don't want to create any more problems.
 

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