Hi my brother's rabbit has been getting waste stuck to her behind and not washing it off. She did this once before but my brother managed (with a lot of difficulty) to wash it off and even cut off some of the fur around the area. It has happened again only this time my sisters rabbit squeezed his way into her run by digging under it. He is un-neutered and so is she but that is why we kept them separate. Anyway we did get him out as soon as we noticed but think he may have done the business before we got him out. Now there is the added difficult of her possibly being pregnant and she is a little bit aggressive at the moment. Can anyone tell how we can clean all the waste off and what we can do to stop it from happening again?
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Rabbit cleaning problem
- Thread starter Scrufox86
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How long ago did she get pregnant? They give birth 4 weeks after mating, so be prepared for that. How old is she too?
She's really at risk from flystrike if she's dirty, and usually it's their diet that causes it, so you need to change that in order to fix the problem. How much hay does she have? If you feed mainly hay, fresh bundle twice a day, and just a few teaspoons of dry food, and no veg or grass for a while, this should sort her poo problem out - although excel is notorious for causing this problem - I can recommend science selective pellets if you can find them online or at a vets - they are higher fibre than a mix, and this also helps with the poops.
A good way to clean off dried on poo is using dry cooking cornflour, that you'd use for thickening sauces with normally! Just rub it in with your fingernail and work it into the dirty fur, and the dirt will slide off. But you do need to fix her diet or it won't improve long term.
She's really at risk from flystrike if she's dirty, and usually it's their diet that causes it, so you need to change that in order to fix the problem. How much hay does she have? If you feed mainly hay, fresh bundle twice a day, and just a few teaspoons of dry food, and no veg or grass for a while, this should sort her poo problem out - although excel is notorious for causing this problem - I can recommend science selective pellets if you can find them online or at a vets - they are higher fibre than a mix, and this also helps with the poops.
A good way to clean off dried on poo is using dry cooking cornflour, that you'd use for thickening sauces with normally! Just rub it in with your fingernail and work it into the dirty fur, and the dirt will slide off. But you do need to fix her diet or it won't improve long term.
Sugarbunny
Warren Scout
When I reduced the amount of excel pellets they were having the 'sticky bottom' problem was significantly reduced! I didn't realise until I came onto the forum that a full bowl was far too much, and could cause this problem.
