Molting

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Hi all, do rabbits molt the same each time, or can it change? I've had rabbits for over a year now and what I previously experienced with molting was the fur on the face looking odd as it was two different lengths and small chunks of fur on the back/bottom coming out. The chunks could be groomed out by gently plucking as I petted the rabbit and it didn't leave a noticeable gap afterwards.

Now it's been really hot and all the adults but not the buns born this year are losing fur. Some are shedding the same as described above, but some have large chunks missing. Is this normal?? The ones that are the worst did have litters most recently, but before the heatwave. I can see new fur growing in but it looks alarming due to the difference in fur length and size of the chunks. Is this still "normal" molting or should I be worried about mites/parasites? The buns born this year don't seem affected so I was ruling out mites as I would think they'd have them too.
 

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