Teddy&Blue
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Hi,
I hope this is in the right place on the forum - think it's diet related...
I have four young bunnies - two girls and boys - 13 weeks old. The boys are neutered but the girls not spayed yet; just waiting until their old enough. They live in a big shed - 14 by 8 foot (one half for girls and one for boys) and have a further run outside which is 6 foot by 6 foot. They have things to jump on and they get a fair amount of exercise. They are never put into a hutch or cage so they have a lot of space to run around. They seem very happy and are super friendly
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They have hay trays which I fill up throughout the day and they are eating that. They LOVE their pellets and so I think I may have been giving them too much as I was advised to give them unlimited pellets when they first arrived. The Vet said that was bad advice and a handful a day is enough. So now they get one handful between two bunnies in the morning and the same in the evening. They do also get some herbs and leaves mixed in with their hay (dandelion salad etc).
Trouble is that they're not eating their cecotropes. I go in during the day and there are a lot of cecotropes (girls more than boys). What do you think I am doing wrong and is it dangerous for them not to eat them? They were separated from their mum at just under 8 weeks. Stupid question maybe, but do you think they might not know that they're supposed to eat them?
Any advice is welcome...
I hope this is in the right place on the forum - think it's diet related...
I have four young bunnies - two girls and boys - 13 weeks old. The boys are neutered but the girls not spayed yet; just waiting until their old enough. They live in a big shed - 14 by 8 foot (one half for girls and one for boys) and have a further run outside which is 6 foot by 6 foot. They have things to jump on and they get a fair amount of exercise. They are never put into a hutch or cage so they have a lot of space to run around. They seem very happy and are super friendly
They have hay trays which I fill up throughout the day and they are eating that. They LOVE their pellets and so I think I may have been giving them too much as I was advised to give them unlimited pellets when they first arrived. The Vet said that was bad advice and a handful a day is enough. So now they get one handful between two bunnies in the morning and the same in the evening. They do also get some herbs and leaves mixed in with their hay (dandelion salad etc).
Trouble is that they're not eating their cecotropes. I go in during the day and there are a lot of cecotropes (girls more than boys). What do you think I am doing wrong and is it dangerous for them not to eat them? They were separated from their mum at just under 8 weeks. Stupid question maybe, but do you think they might not know that they're supposed to eat them?
Any advice is welcome...