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Abnormal amount of caecotrophs??

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Poppy The Rabbit

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Hi i recently purchased a 7 week old bunny she is very cute and adorable she has been eating reguarly although recently i think she seems a bit let intrested in her pellets we give her a medium size bowl full and it is never fully empty when we refill it in the morning is that a good amount to feed her or not? today poppy seems to have a lot of caecotrophs i check on her every half an hour and each time there are more i wanted to check wether this is normal or not as i want her to settle and be comfortable in her new home
 
Some people will tell you its ok to feed a growing bun unlimited pellets but given the amount of caecotrophs I'd think about gradually cutting down what you are feeding to encourage her to eat more hay.

Keep an eye on it though that its not diareah as baby buns in particular can suffer from problems such as coccidiosis and go downhill very quickly.
 
i have been feeding her hay daily she doesnt eat all the pellets that i give her in the first place , im not sure if im overreacting or not :p what is the usual amount of caecotrophs?
 
Poppy The Rabbit said:
i have been feeding her hay daily she doesnt eat all the pellets that i give her in the first place , im not sure if im overreacting or not :p what is the usual amount of caecotrophs?
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You shouldnt ever really see any, as a rabbit is meant to eat them all.

I would follow Amy's recommendations.

Cut down on pellets to encourage hay eating.
 
As an idea, mine eat their pellets in ten seconds flat and would happily eat a whole bag if I let them. If your bunny isn't eating them all anyway I'd say you are probably feeding too many. If she is too full up from the pellets she wont eat the amount of hay she needs for a healthy gut.
 
Hello :wave:

I agree with the other two. I would very gradually cut down on the pellets and refresh the hay two or three times a day. Also look at the quality of the hay, if it's bad quality they are less likely to eat it.
 
hiya:wave:

is she 7 weeks old now or did you buy her when she was 7 weeks? i ask because she may not have been weaned from her mum for very long and baby buns can have pretty sensitive tums.

which pellets are you giving her and does she have any other foods yet? (apart from hay):)
 
my Gracie has just started producing to many at 10 weeks so will be cutting down her pellets! she was on double the ammont of pellets since she was 4 weeks when we had to remove her from mum because mum bit some of her ear off!

at the mo she gets 2 egg cups in the morning and 1 egg cup in the evening, I'm going to cut it to 1 egg cup in the morning and 1 at night and slowly reduce it untill shes down to 1 and a half which is what my other buns get!

and obviously with unlimited hay and a small amont of greens x
 
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