It’s that time of year when Maple, Lunar and Buttons are moulting. OMG! The amount of bunny-clouds that come from their bodies is astounding. Buttons had it bad, I think he plans on being bald for Autumn. Luckily, I had the de-shedding glove, it worked a little bit to get the longer top coat out, but the bunny-clouds were his undercoat. Am I brave enough to use the Furminator on him?
When it came to testing it on Buttons. I tried to brush him with it while he is on the ground, just like when I use the glove, but he ran away. I then picked him up and brushed him with it, gently of course, down his back. His skin crawled because it was a new sensation. It pulled out a lot of hair. from around his back and bum area.
The next day I did it again, but this time with help. I held him while a family member brushed him. His skin jumped around in certain sensitive areas but we removed clumps of hair. I then realised that if we rest the handle gently on his back as we brush, his skin didn’t twitch. I have brushed him like that every day since and it has made his coat shiny and less thick.
The Furminator is good at getting the fluffy undercoat hair out. I used it on Maple’s bum. Each tiny clump (like the one on the bottom right) was a full brush’s clump. That’s a lot of undercoat! Maybe even too much…
Warning
The Furnimator takes a lot of the undercoat out, which is not necessarily good for bunnies. A lot of rabbit owners are turning away from brushes like this because it can hurt the rabbit’s skin.
I will use it sometimes on Buttons in the summer because his coat is so thick, and he seems to be always moulting.
Buttons’ Cardboard Box
I purchased an Sphere Eco Spin to help wash and spin bunny fabrics like their polar fleece blankets. I didn’t want to wash them in the washing machine because they were very hairy.
The box from the Eco Sphere was a perfect bunny size, so I gave it to Buttons. He loved it. He sat in it all day, every day. He didn’t chew on it, and he definitely didn’t wreck it.
I think he is half cat.
After a few days I put some hay in it, but he didn’t like the hay and he pulled every piece out of his precious box.
I’ve written a review on the Eco Spin. After two weeks it broke and I had to make replacement parts for it.