Huge poos!!!!

~ Cat ~ · Jan 27, 2009

Hi folks.

Lucy is on the Excel Lite and I supplement this with hay, a small amount of Readigrass and some greens like cabbage and sprouts.

Today she has done some HUMONGOUS poos - about the size of a licourice torpedo sweet (thats all I can of describing it by).

I will keep her on hay and a few pellets but can anyone help me why she has done this?

Thank you!

Andrea x x

Snowberry · Jan 27, 2009

My bunny is having a similar problem although would say his are more the size of mini eggs!

I have just swapped him onto A&P from excel but have been doing it gradually over the past week. Not sure whether I should swap him back if it doesnt agree with him? I have cut out veg, cut any pellets right back and am feeding shed loads of hay to try and sort the problem out.

Have you changed anything in your bunnies diet that may have caused this? Tried a new veg maybe?

bluebunny · Jan 27, 2009

Is she moulting?

~ Cat ~ · Jan 27, 2009

Lola is moulting like mad but her poos are fine.

Lucy is not moulting - her poos are the size of mini eggs! She is a greedy bunny so I may have been overfeeding her. The large poo's are very smelly as well!

Eventually going to get them on the A&P when I can get to the stockist.

luvabun · Jan 27, 2009

Maybe I'm missing something here but I thought huge poos were good?

I thought huge, golden, easy to break fibre filled poos were the ones to aim for.

~ Cat ~ · Jan 27, 2009

I find the "poo thing" really confusing:?

I know golden brown round poos are what we should aim for - but these "huge poos" were a bit sticky and stinky.

Should a bunny eat its cecals? (sp)? Does it matter if they dont?

Lola does the odd one now and then but never eats them x x

luvabun · Jan 27, 2009

~ Cat ~ said:
I find the "poo thing" really confusing:?

I know golden brown round poos are what we should aim for - but these "huge poos" were a bit sticky and stinky.

Should a bunny eat its cecals? (sp)? Does it matter if they dont?

Lola does the odd one now and then but never eats them x x

I bet Lola has a good old munch on her caecals really without you knowing it :lol: I would imagine that the ones you see are the left overs :shock:

Sticky and stinky does not sound right but if it's a one-off I wouldn't stress too much.

ecudc · Jan 27, 2009

Big poo = good. Cabbage & readigrass can make poo a bit stinky & if they are things she is not to used to then the poo could also be a bit sticky. don't forget poo size is relative to the size of the bun. Lola is tiny so would do tiny poo, lucy is bigger so her poo will be a different size.

they should eat their caecotrophs. Doesn't sound like them as they are like a string of raisins.

Huge poos!!!!

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