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2 buns of the same weight, but 1 bun's poo size is much bigger than the other bun's

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My bun Minnie (Dutch), she is 2.46KG or so, and each of her individual poo size is small, it has been like that for the past 12 yr.

My newly adopted bun Fudgie (mix breed, 40% lop), he weighs 2.35 KG, and yet his individual poo size is about the same diameter as those chocolate M&M, and as far as the height is concerned, even higher. I have never seen a bun that has poo size that big.

Anyhoo, what makes 1 breed generates poos so much bigger than another breed?
 
I’ve got three brothers who have different poo sizes. I think hay intake and fluid intake are key as are things like diet in general, genetics, exercise, gut motility/ health, etc. I guess it’s about getting used to what is normal for them.
 
<laughing> I know, it's so random! I think it's simply to do with their different digestion and different 'tastes' (more hay vs more greens vs more water, etc) - I have two nethies, and one (the smaller girlie) has far bigger poops than my boy!
 
My bun Minnie (Dutch), she is 2.46KG or so, and each of her individual poo size is small, it has been like that for the past 12 yr.

My newly adopted bun Fudgie (mix breed, 40% lop), he weighs 2.35 KG, and yet his individual poo size is about the same diameter as those chocolate M&M, and as far as the height is concerned, even higher. I have never seen a bun that has poo size that big.

Anyhoo, what makes 1 breed generates poos so much bigger than another breed
?

Things like exact diet ingested, fluid intake, how active the Rabbit is, overall health , not being overweight.
 
I’ve got three brothers who have different poo sizes. I think hay intake and fluid intake are key as are things like diet in general, genetics, exercise, gut motility/ health, etc. I guess it’s about getting used to what is normal for them.

speaking of genetics, his feet is not like the other rabbits I have, he has thick fur that makes his feet looks like big foot. Is that signs of good genes or does it mean anything?

As to my bun, I think he is still growing at his age: he drinks a lot of water, and eats a lot of hay, far more than my other rabbits in the past 5 years.
 
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