Grooming buns

[rebeccalyn7]

Okay so it's currently almost summer here is Australia,
My rabbit is moulting like , so badly, my clothes are coated in it.

How do I groom my rabbit,
At the moment, I brush her on my lap so I can hold her.
But I know she doesn't like to be held for a long period of time.

How do I brush her,
Is there a special way to do it to get the best results?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

My bun is a dwarf lop, 15 months old


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[Bville]

I'm a fairly new rabbit owner also going through my first big molt so others may know more, but so far what I have found works best is a wire brush. I also use one of those sticky tape lint rollers after I'm done brushing and fluffing to pick up loose fur. I also use it on my clothes! I'm vacuuming their hutch about every other day to pick up the fur they shed too.

 

[babybun]

My vet recommended a flea comb for my bunny during his molting stage. It works better than the other combs and brushes that I've tried. I know they make a mini furminator de-shedding tool that you can use on smaller animals, but those run about 30$ USD. When I groom Winston, I take him next to the window, or outside, and let his fur fly away so it doesn't end up back in my house or on my clothes!

 

[Bville]

I posted a reply to this thread before, but I wanted to give an update. I have a Zoom Groom brush which my buns never used to let me use on them, but today I tried it again and they let me use it for a while. It worked really well at getting the fur out. Also, the "wire" brush I mentioned before I think is actually called a pin brush. That still works good, but I was kind of amazed at how much the Zoom Groom got today (it's made for cats by the way).

 

[whiskylollipop]

My buns will only let me brush them at pellet feeding time. So twice a day, I get their bowl of pellets and a kitten slicker brush, and get to work as they stuff their faces. Pellets are more important to them so they don't seem to mind the brushing so much!