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Somebun is not eating their cecal :(

tabithakat64

Mama Doe
Somebun is not eating their cecal, but why and which of my three four month old girls is it?

This has been going on for the last four days so I've cut their pellets down by a third to just over two eggcup full, am feeding less veg (a brocoili floret, think golf ball sized each plus one small carrot or piece of swede (the carrot and sweded are being replaced by more greens from tomorrow) and half a cup of dried herbs between the three of them) and have upped the hay so they are getting between five and four bunny sized portions of meadow hay a day.

They get one fibergest stick betwen them as a grooming treat and I could replace that with slightly more vegetables if needed?

What am I doing wrong?

Are their any signs short of spending 24 hours watching them so I can see who produces it to look out for?

What can I do to stop this happening are there any adjustments I need to make to their diet?

They are in a large run 6x8 on the patio for 10 hours a day with lots of toys and in the hutch 6x2x3 overnight as only one bun will use the new and improved ramp still :roll:

They are still finding grooming quite stressful, one more than the others.

All three seem bright well in themselves.

Advice needed :(
 
It's possibly the stress of being groomed which is causing uneaten cecals. Most rabbits aren't keen on you brushing them as they normally groom themselves. I would give them a bit more hay as well as this should make up 80% of their diet when fully grown and carrots are not very good for them so only tiny bits now and then. :)
 
Many thanksfor the advice, will be upping the hay and removing the carrots and swede from their diet and only feeding greens from now on. After reading the foraging thread, I will be introducing blackberry brambles to their diet too :)
 
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