r/Bunnies • u/ProgramImpossible954 • 6h ago
Health Pulled out rabbit tufts. Now it’s red/bare skin. What do I do?
Hi Reddit,
I adopted my bunny a few months ago.
On Sunday I was grooming him and taking out his butt tufts by hand. I was pulling very gently and all of the butt tufts were coming out very easily. There was no resistance. I couldn’t tell while I was pulling them out because his tail obscured the area but I left a bald spot that is a few inches across and wide. His skin in that area is fully exposed now, is pink, and looks like human skin. It’s now 2 days later and a few red spots have emerged on the bald spot. One of the red spots looks rather wet like it’s maybe a new wound. My bunny often scratches himself so I’m assuming that he scratched at the bare skin and left a wound. I have included pictures below. What do I do? Does he need to go to the vet? How do you treat red spots (or open wounds) on bald rabbit skin? He has been acting completely normal and eating and pooping normally as well. I feel terrible. Please help me figure out if he needs to go to the vet/what I can do to help him. Thanks so much!
Note: The pictures of his pink skin are from Sunday. The pictures with his pink skin that also has red spots is from tonight (Tuesday night).