Lop ear issue

[mollymom]

Hello all...we have adopted a 2 month old Holland Lop bunny named Molly. We are brand new bunny parents and are hoping to learn a lot here. I came searching for help because her ear seems to be dry on the end. Maybe from getting wet?? I'm keeping a close eye on it but has anyone else had this problem with a lop? The undersides and ear canals look fine, it's the very end of her ear on the outer edge. We have had her for 2 weeks and this seemed to show up overnight last night. Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[mollymom]

It seems like Molly's ear problem might have been caused by wet salt lick that had dried up on her ear. I removed the salt lick from her cage (which was in a small crock with water)and it seems like she had cleaned herself of it and there is no sign of any problem.

 

[Kipcha]

It's great that you figured it out. Buns don't need mineral or salt blocks anyways, so no need to worry about them.

 

[mollymom]

Really? There is still much to learn about our cutie pie....the person we adopted her from told us to provide the salt lick. Thanks for the info!!

 

[kirstin]

Yep. No need for salt licks or anything like that. I own a few Hollands, and they do just fine without. Make sure you are feeding lots of hay! =)

 

[mochi_ball]

just make sure the rabbits have unlimited fresh hay and water. salt licks are for rabbits left outside in hutches i think. if the entire ear is dry and flaky that would be a ear mite infection.

 

[mollymom]

Thanks for all your help! It seems like taking away the salt lick solved the problem.