Bunnies with Runny tummys!

MegsBuns · Apr 7, 2015

All 4 of my buns are currently fed on Thumpers; http://www.charnwoodmilling.co.uk/mail-order/Rabbit-Guinea_Pig-small_Pet.html

They've been on this for ages, and fed along with fresh hay and the odd vegetable. But every time I clean them out I always find they have a few squelchy poos that have been trodden into their hutch!

I don't know if this is normal, as all 4 of them have this, or if its something I need to look into changing their food?

Any help would be brilliant!

Thanks in advance

Sarah1991 · Apr 7, 2015

MegsBuns said:
All 4 of my buns are currently fed on Thumpers; http://www.charnwoodmilling.co.uk/mail-order/Rabbit-Guinea_Pig-small_Pet.html

They've been on this for ages, and fed along with fresh hay and the odd vegetable. But every time I clean them out I always find they have a few squelchy poos that have been trodden into their hutch!

I don't know if this is normal, as all 4 of them have this, or if its something I need to look into changing their food?

Any help would be brilliant!

Thanks in advance

This food you are feeding at the minute isn't great to be honest, in fact it contains some things that rabbits shouldn't eat, like beans and cereals, these are really bad for rabbits and can lead to gut blockages! Carrot every day isn't good either! Adult rabbits should get a small amount of a decent rabbit pellet each day. The two pellets considered best are Supreme Science Selective and Burgess Excel.
http://www.supremepetfoods.com/products/science-selective-rabbit/
http://www.burgesspetcare.com/product/light-rabbit-nuggets/

The fibre content in your food is very low (14%, should be minimum 18%) and the protein a little high, this could account for the amount of cecals (squishy poo's) and the rabbits should eat these so you shouldn't be seeing them!

I would consider changing to one of the two foods I mentioned above, but do it very slowly, most people change over ten days using the 10% method. So first day 90% old food 10% new food, the day after 80% old food, 20% new food and so on and so forth.

Here is a table comparing rabbit goods, it was written by our admin here Tamsin and is great to see exactly what food needs to have http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/rabbit-food-comparison.asp

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Babsie · Apr 7, 2015

Very good advice from Sarah.
Just to add that good quality hay is the most important part of a rabbit's diet - should be 80-90% - and only a very small amount of pellets are needed. I give an eggcupful each rabbit each day, which I think is what a lot of people give, plus leafy green veg.

MightyMax · Apr 7, 2015

Have a look here:

http://www.sandiegorabbits.org/site...nt/page/images/Rabbit_Food_Pyramid_July08.pdf

Hay is the staple food for rabbits, then fresh food/forage in a lesser amount, then a very few pellets on top of that.

Basically it's hay all the way, so provide a good variety and you can also include readigrass in that.

Fresh grass is also good, but as it's just springing up right now, use the scraggy type grass rather than the lush green until bunny tums get used to it.

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