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Baby bunny not eating soft/night poos

Jamie

Warren Scout
Hi,

Wondered if anyone could give me some advice. I have a little bunny that is 14 weeks old that has never eaten her night poo. I have had her since she was 8 weeks.
I am confused as I have had different advise from 2 vets. One said that it's a worry in babies as they don't always know how many to produce and how many to eat. Another vet has said that it maybe due to a dental problem. Teddy eats lots of hay, her pellets and her treats. If it was dental related would she be off her food?
Not sure I have posted this in the right section. Any help and advise would be great!

Thanks

Jamie xx
 
Yeah she has a little bit of carrot and sometimes some broccoli and spring greens.

Xx
 
Hi,

Wondered if anyone could give me some advice. I have a little bunny that is 14 weeks old that has never eaten her night poo. I have had her since she was 8 weeks.
I am confused as I have had different advise from 2 vets. One said that it's a worry in babies as they don't always know how many to produce and how many to eat. Another vet has said that it maybe due to a dental problem. Teddy eats lots of hay, her pellets and her treats. If it was dental related would she be off her food?
Not sure I have posted this in the right section. Any help and advise would be great!

Thanks

Jamie xx

To me, you have received very strange opinions.
Did the vet check her teeth?
Carrots aren't particularly good for bunnies' teeth or tums (v sweet) and broc is high in calcium, so both should be reserved as spcial treats.
What treats and which food do you give her?
The best food (should be 90% of their diet) is good quality hay (so unlimited).
I would advise seeking out a rabbit-savvy vet. (If you don't know of one, you could start a thread 'Rabbit savvy vet needed in ....................'.
 
Yeah she has a little bit of carrot and sometimes some broccoli and spring greens.

Xx

Ah, they could be causing the uneaten caecotrophs. Carrot is very sugary and should only be fed as an occasional treat in very small amounts. The sugar can upset the flora of the gut. Brocolli can cause gas and stomach upsets in alot of buns, and again should only be fed in small amounts, if atall. I personally dont feed my buns brocolli (or similar veg such as cabbage, cauliflower leaves etc)

I would remove all veg from her diet and just feed limited pellets (the recommended is around an egg cup full per day per bun) and encourage her to eat loads and loads of hay. When the uneaten poo problem is sorted you can slowly start introducing other things. I mainly feed mine herbs and things I forage for them, as it's much closer to their natural diet than veg. Fruit is a no no,again except for as an occasional treat.

Hope that helps :wave:

ETA. If removing the veg from her diet doesnt have an effect, it could be that there are then other issues to consider. A rabbit specialist would be a good move x
 
when i first got my new baby bun she had a bit of a soft pooping day, but she really gorged herself on pellets at first, maybe it was cos she was used to competition for food, now she gets fed a small amount of pellets twice a day & lots and lots of hay.stuffed in loo rolls, wire balls, all over the place! And her poops are fine & she eats the hay and enjoys it. I think veg def makes their poos soft unless they have been reared on it with their mum, i am leaving it until she is at least 3 months old before i introduce any veg, and then in only tiny amounts a couple of times a week.
 
Thanks for all your advise guys!!
She has unlimited hay an has pets at home pellets. I give her the recommended amount on the bag.
The reason she has been having carrot as that is what she was having from her previous owner and I wanted to keep things as normal as poss for her.
I will stop the carrot and broccoli for now and see if thing improve. She is off to get her myxomatosis jab at the weekend so I will get her checked properly. Both vets that gave me the above advise are meant to be rabbit savvy!!!
What veg can she have on a daily basis?

Xx
 
when does she have pellets ? ..do you feed them all at once ?

I finfd in babies that too many pellets at one time can cause this ... you could try splitting up the pellets and feeding smaller amounts maybe twice or 3 times a day .

many babies will gorge on dry food ...so if you feed them all at once it may be that until the pellets are gone they just eat them .. then because they are full they dont eat the caecels .. (soft poos )
they may not be producing too many ...just dont eat them as the pellets are tastier .;)

likewise they may not eat hay while the pellets are there .

if you already do this i would slighly cut down the amount of pellets and see if that helps .
 
I feed her 2 times a day, morning and night. I have noticed that she isn't eating all her pellets at once like she was before. Will cut the amount down slightly and see if it makes a difference.
Xx
 
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