orangish tint to a black coat..Moult?

[loppalove]

My new black english lop buck has a orangish tint to his hind end area, and on his rib cage. I would like to enter him in an upcoming show, but obviously need to get rid of this dead hair. I have tried and tried to brush it out, no avail. Any suggestions? Also, is this normal for a moulting coat to have this orangish tint to it?

He is really lovely, and I realllly want to show him in a couple weeks, but am affraid i wont be able to get rid of it..

Logan

 

[BSAR]

His hair has most likely been sun-burned. I had a black English Doe with the same thing. It just happens when they are in the sun too much, and even sometimes if they aren't in the sun that much. It will go away when he moults.

You can still show him, he will just get a fault for the orangish coloring.

 

[loppalove]

Hi! Thanks for your response, if he would be faulted i probably wont show him, ill just wait for it to moult out, drats!:grumpy:

 

[woahlookitsme]

BSAR wrote:

His hair has most likely been sun-burned. I had a black English Doe with the same thing. It just happens when they are in the sun too much, and even sometimes if they aren't in the sun that much. It will go away when he moults.

You can still show him, he will just get a fault for the orangish coloring.

+1

I also asked a judge i know about sunfading and he said its also possible when rabbits lay in the urine on the cage floor can also cause discoloring

 

[loppalove]

woahlookitsme wrote:

BSAR wrote:

His hair has most likely been sun-burned. I had a black English Doe with the same thing. It just happens when they are in the sun too much, and even sometimes if they aren't in the sun that much. It will go away when he moults.

You can still show him, he will just get a fault for the orangish coloring.

+1

I also asked a judge i know about sunfading and he said its also possible when rabbits lay in the urine on the cage floor can also cause discoloring

ewwww! i hope its not from urine, but now that i think about it, the rabbitry he comes from is indoors, so im not sure how he would have gotten sunburnt, maybe it is from urine...well either way he is not in urine or sunshine now, so hopefully it will molt molt molt away...:highfive:

 

[bunnybunbunb]

Is it loose? If so have you tried pulling it out insted of a brush? I have better luck using my hands insted of a bursh when they are molting.

 

[woahlookitsme]

i would just let it pass. a nice shiny coat will come in its place.

people always tell me when they're molting not to pull it just let it fall. and keep brushing.

 

[Blaze_Amita]

I've got a black holland doe that does that, she gets chocolate/orangeish spots and it usually signifies a molt coming soon. I still show her anyway, so long as she hasn't started to molt. a few judges have over looked the sunburn some.

 

[wabbitmom12]

loppalove wrote:

Hi! Thanks for your response, if he would be faulted i probably wont show him, ill just wait for it to moult out, drats!:grumpy:

Well, ya gotta remember that faults are not DQ's. (disqualifying characteristics.) Particularly with a rabbit that is not a "fur" rabbit (bred for very specific fur qualities, where that is their major "thing"), the coat does not count for all that many points.

With an e-lop, obviously one of the most important factor is their ear characteristics (length, width, fur covering, etc.) Show your bunny! It will be a lot of fun, and you will hear the judge say many other useful things about the rabbit.

 

[loppalove]

he has FABULOUS ears, really well furred, nice and long, and great texture. He already has a leg, so i reallllly wanted to show him...maybe i will and just see how it goes. Thanks

 

[BSAR]

Exactly what wabbitmom said. He is still showable, I wouldn't have said he is showable if he would get a disqualification.

You may want to take him anyway as it can be months before he moults and once he does that it could last for a couple weeks. And moulting is also a fault.

 

[loppalove]

thanks everyone I decided to take him, i think. I am really curious to get some feedback about him first hand anyhow.



thanks for all the good input!!!:bunnydance:inkbouce:

 

[Blaze_Amita]

tell us how he does!!!