LionheadLuver
Warren Veteran
Hi
I have had my buns a week and I don't know how to do bum checks or what to look for?
I have had my buns a week and I don't know how to do bum checks or what to look for?
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How do I do bum checks?
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LionheadLuver
Warren Veteran
so sort of put them on their back in your hand?
If you feed them right and they are young and healthy they are very unlikely to get a problem - I check my bunnies by crouching down and having a look as they bound out past me in the morning - I can easliy see any dirt on a white bum, conversely when Maa had a stomach problem last year I could easily see her mucky bum as, being a bunny, she bobs it up and down when she runs 
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Mama Doe
Usually I just check mine as I pick them up... I pick them up to they're facing me, and then hold them against my chest.. so when I lift them, I tend to lift them a little higher and take a quick look.
