Peterbunny
Mama Doe
Hi all,
Peter is a nearly 6 mth old neutered bunny. He is normally food mad, very excited when food comes his way (particularly loves his veg and pellets).
I normally feed him at about 5pm but we were out and ran late tonight so it was just gone 6pm before I went out to feed him (he has a small amount of pellets at this time). As it was dark I had to use a torch to see what I was doing. Peter was in his box (abit unlike him as normally as soon as he hears the patio doors open he is there waiting!) so anyway I filled his bowl and he appeared to move out of his box towards the food. I then left him to it and came indoors. I went back out again about an hour and a half later and it appears he has eaten very little of his pellets, VERY unlike him (normally he scoffs the lots within minutes) and he was back in his box. I was worried (as its so out of charactor) so I went back in to get him a piece of parsley (his fave) and offered it to him (again I was using the torch) but he didnt want it I've just been out again and the parsley is still in his bowl and I opened the top of his box and he stood up on his back legs (so doesnt appear to physically seem poorly IYSWIM?) He looked normal too.
Should I be worried? He has eaten today, he had a small amount of veg / herbs this morning (he didnt wolf them down but did eventually eat them all) and has eaten hay today (I've witnessed him doing it) and he has had some water. Poo looks normal too.
Could it just be that I startled him with the torch?
As I fed him later than normal, and it was dark, was he just in "sleep mode"?
My thoughts are that first thing tomorrow I will check that he has eaten etc and if he hasnt then I will take him to the vets
Any ideas??
Peter is a nearly 6 mth old neutered bunny. He is normally food mad, very excited when food comes his way (particularly loves his veg and pellets).
I normally feed him at about 5pm but we were out and ran late tonight so it was just gone 6pm before I went out to feed him (he has a small amount of pellets at this time). As it was dark I had to use a torch to see what I was doing. Peter was in his box (abit unlike him as normally as soon as he hears the patio doors open he is there waiting!) so anyway I filled his bowl and he appeared to move out of his box towards the food. I then left him to it and came indoors. I went back out again about an hour and a half later and it appears he has eaten very little of his pellets, VERY unlike him (normally he scoffs the lots within minutes) and he was back in his box. I was worried (as its so out of charactor) so I went back in to get him a piece of parsley (his fave) and offered it to him (again I was using the torch) but he didnt want it I've just been out again and the parsley is still in his bowl and I opened the top of his box and he stood up on his back legs (so doesnt appear to physically seem poorly IYSWIM?) He looked normal too.
Should I be worried? He has eaten today, he had a small amount of veg / herbs this morning (he didnt wolf them down but did eventually eat them all) and has eaten hay today (I've witnessed him doing it) and he has had some water. Poo looks normal too.
Could it just be that I startled him with the torch?
As I fed him later than normal, and it was dark, was he just in "sleep mode"?
My thoughts are that first thing tomorrow I will check that he has eaten etc and if he hasnt then I will take him to the vets
Any ideas??
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