Bunny not eating poops....

[cheryl21]

Bud has been poorly - he has had a poorly tummy which turned out to be an infection. He has had antibiotics and is ok now. He's eating ok and jumping around for carrot tops!!!:)

The only problem seems to be that he isnt now eating his soft poops (cant remember proper name sorry!!). Is this really bad for him and what can I do to encourage him?

Poor little Buddy has really had a tough time lately :cry:

[elve]

what does he eat in a typical day? how much of everything? might give some idea as to why he's leaving caecal poops :)

[Mandy]

Has he ever had dental problems?

[cheryl21]

he has never had dental problems and his teeth were checked when he was poorly.

he gets the same amount of food as he used to - less if anything as i'm trying to encourage more hay eating!!! they get a small handful of pellets between them morning and night. a handfull of veg between them at tea time and hay throughout the day. I have reduced the pellets to try to get them to eat hay.

[CRBevis]

Could it be that there is a different taste to cecals and so not eating them as doesn't like the taste, this can happen!

read it in Frances Harcourt-Brown book I think or someone on here mentioned it the other day:D

[cheryl21]

Hmmm...maybe I suppose.

I think the antibiotics gave him an upset tum but he finished them last thursday!!!

I'm stuck!!!:?