There are breeds of rabbits that are more prone to tangled hairs, such as angora rabbits and other long-haired breeds. Regular brushing is always advisable, especially during periods when the rabbit is shedding.
However, often the fur of our rabbits tends to become tangled and we realize that the rabbit has tangled hair.
If you continue reading our site, you will see in detail what you can do if your rabbit has tangled hair, follow our homemade tricks:
Rabbit brushing
The regular brushing of the rabbit is a basic care that our pet requires to preserve its beauty, and what is more important: your he alth.
Removing dead hair from the rabbit's coat greatly reduces the risk of our pet suffering from dangerous trichobezoars (hairballs in the stomach). In long-haired breeds brushing should be daily.
Brushing Instruments
The length of the bristles of the brush used to brush our rabbit must be based on the length of the hair on our rabbit's coat. Short hair requires short bristle brushes. Medium hairs require medium bristle brushes. Long hair needs a longer pick length. If the brushes are made of plastic, their bristles must end with ball-shaped tips, so as not to damage the animal's epidermis.
The horsehair brushes are very effective, as they are thick, soft and firm at the same time, and with a factor very useful: they are electrostatically charged With which the dead hair is attracted like a magnet by the mane, sticking to the brush.
Metal brushes can also be used, but must be used with great care.
Brushing technique
To brush well the rabbit must be done against the grain and in favor of the hair.
We will start brushing with long counter-grain strokes and without going too deep. It is about previously raising the rabbit's fur. Then with shorter strokes and a slight turn of the wrist we will try to make the bristles of the brush separate the dead hair from the rabbit's dermis and adhere to the brush (we continue brushing against the grain).
Then, once well brushed against the grain, we will gently comb in favor of the hair using the same brush (from which we will have previously gotten rid of the dead hair adhering to its bristles).
Watch out for sitting rabbits
One part that is not usually brushed correctly is the rabbit's buttocks, because if he likes brushing he sits down and the whole process is easier for us.
But it is precisely there, in the rabbit bum where the biggest entanglements usually occur . Sitting is a comfortable position for the rabbit since it rests, while allowing it to be alert in case it should run away.
Therefore, they should also brush there; something that many rabbits are not enthusiastic about, rather the opposite.
The use of scissors
To untangle the hair, it is best to use the so-called "scissors to empty" This cutting tool makes it possible to lighten the density of tangled hair, with which it facilitates the untangling of the knots and leaves part of the hair intact, with which large shears are not observed in the rabbit's hair, except if it is a "potato" acting as a hairdresser.
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