Dandruff vs fur mites

Question
I just got a new 8 week old baby black bunny yesterday....today I was petting her and I noticed she had little white flakes on her head that looked like dandruff.  More appeared as I pet her.

She was living outside in a cage before I got her, and so I was wondering if the white flakes might be something like fur mites of fleas? Or is it just dry skin?

She doesn't have any crusty patches or anything like that, just the white flaky stuff.

Thank you.

Answer
Dear Kelly,

Sounds like fur mites (Cheyletiella) to me.  These are best treated with Revolution (selamectin) from your vet.  DO NOT use Frontline, as it can be fatal to rabbits.

For complete information, please read:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/furloss.html

and you can find a good rabbit vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Hope that helps!

Dana