Molly's whiskers ? U/D 17/11

Molly's whiskers are a third of the length they used to be. They are white so it's really obvious that they're shorter than they used to be.

Junior's are fine.

What on earth could have happened to them?! Could Junior be nibbling them off?

Thumper2001 wrote:Molly's whiskers are a third of the length they used to be. They are white so it's really obvious that they're shorter than they used to be.

Junior's are fine.

What on earth could have happened to them?! Could Junior be nibbling them off?

how odd

I know!! It's a complete mystery.

If Junior has nibbled them off, it's her own fault as she doesn't half give him a hard time

can't imagin he would have would he?
mmm tasty whiskers

I think Humum has noticed this on a bun too but she can't remember who - she wasn't sure if they were being nibbled or if it could happen as part of a moult. Maysie will probably know

fiver wrote:can't imagin he would have would he?
mmm tasty whiskers

He's not brave enough to take revenge on her while she's awake, he probably chews them off when she's asleep.

Not that she sleeps often!

Sparky wrote:I think Humum has noticed this on a bun too but she can't remember who - she wasn't sure if they were being nibbled or if it could happen as part of a moult. Maysie will probably know

Thanks Sparky. At least I know now that it's not unheard of

maybe molly has adbd

Sometimes one rabbit will nibble the whiskers off another rabbit to show they are boss it's another dominance thing. It happens in the wild with wild rabbits and I have seen wild rabbits with missing whiskers.

There are little sences on the follicle ends of the whiskers and this tells the rabbit how wide something is like a hole, if the hole is whisker wide he knows he will get down it , I know there are people who trim rabbit whiskers but we never have

Why would anyone trim a rabbits whiskers?

How odd! I'm going to go have a look at my two's whiskers.

So in theory, if a rabbit has shorter whiskers and the hole is small and therefore a whisker wide, it could get stuck?

Dotdot wrote:How odd! I'm going to go have a look at my two's whiskers.

So in theory, if a rabbit has shorter whiskers and the hole is small and therefore a whisker wide, it could get stuck?

The whiskers of a rabbit should extend the width of their body and their whiskers tell them if a space like a hole is wide enough for them to get through

Maybe she has just grown so they look shorter?

Thanks Maysie

Katieb wrote:Why would anyone trim a rabbits whiskers?

I thought the exact same thing

Velvet.Tears wrote:Maybe she has just grown so they look shorter?

I can totally see why you would think that but unfortunately that's not it They used to be really long but now they're only about an inch, and only on one side

Could Molly have gotten stuck at some point and the whiskers broke off instead of being pulled out? She's so active.

gentl wrote:Could Molly have gotten stuck at some point and the whiskers broke off instead of being pulled out? She's so active.

I had the same thought, but I can't for the life of me think where it could have happened

Thumper2001 wrote:

gentl wrote:Could Molly have gotten stuck at some point and the whiskers broke off instead of being pulled out? She's so active.

I had the same thought, but I can't for the life of me think where it could have happened

LOL...with Molly she may have either been in the attic, driven the car to the park or even climbed a tree. i don't put anything past her!

I know it's been months since I started this thread but thought I'd update anyway....

I've just caught Junior nibbling her whiskers

And she was just lying there letting him

at least you now know the reason for the shortened whiskers,
junior
maybe it's his way of keeping her in,
careful he will be building a cellar room with no windows next
on a serious note would it affect her vision or balance etc...

I had a bad feeling all along that this was what was going on, it's just taken me a long time to catch him in the act.

I think, like Maysie said, it could possibly knock her judgement of space but this has been going on for a while now and I've seen no sign of problems

junior fritzel
it's wrong of me but funny

I don't get it

It's late

joseph fritzel who locked his daughter in the cellar he built in his home without apparently his wife knowing and fathered a child with her the man should be hanged

I did wonder if that was who you were on about

Junior must have been jealous of her whiskers! Since you have things bunny proofed she probably won't need to feel the whiskers for 'limits'......not that anything would stop her.

gentl wrote:Junior must have been jealous of her whiskers! Since you have things bunny proofed she probably won't need to feel the whiskers for 'limits'...... not that anything would stop her.

You're right there Holly