KandTheBuns
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New poster, I couldn’t find any answer for this on google so hoping someone can point me in the right direction!
2 days ago I was given a BIG french lop to ‘foster’ (my sister intends to keep him long term). She helps out on a farm and the neighbouring farm had some rabbits and Guineapigs all shaked up together in filthy conditions. The poor guy was eating guinea pig musli, rarely had hay and was constantly fighting with his brother (both unneutered and unvaccinated). Despite that he’s very friendly, doesn’t seem at all fazed by the move and clearly just wants some love and Attention.
He’s not in the best state but we’ve taken him to the vet and he’s got ointments for the urine scald, eye drops for the weepy eyes and parasite treatment and pain relief for his poor skin. So he’s on the mend!
I’ve got 2 house rabbits myself who are happy healthy buns that eat their cecotropes and poop in their litter trays and that’s all fine and good. (Note: I’m keeping them on the other side of the house to avoid infection or mites from him!)
But this big guy eats his poop. And I don’t mean in the way he should be. At first I thought he wasn’t pooping at all because I couldn’t find any in the run he’s in, but after watching him for a while he’s literally going around and eating every dry poo pellet he can find. He has access to hay and I’m giving him the correct weight of dry pellets and greens every day.
Is this a thing?! Could it be he’s confusing his poop with the dry pellets because he’s used to museli? Or is it a stress/pain response? I’ve never seen anything like it and am worried it might be a sign of a bigger problem. The vet didn’t really have much to say about it but does anyone else have any experience of this?
Sorry for the long message!
2 days ago I was given a BIG french lop to ‘foster’ (my sister intends to keep him long term). She helps out on a farm and the neighbouring farm had some rabbits and Guineapigs all shaked up together in filthy conditions. The poor guy was eating guinea pig musli, rarely had hay and was constantly fighting with his brother (both unneutered and unvaccinated). Despite that he’s very friendly, doesn’t seem at all fazed by the move and clearly just wants some love and Attention.
He’s not in the best state but we’ve taken him to the vet and he’s got ointments for the urine scald, eye drops for the weepy eyes and parasite treatment and pain relief for his poor skin. So he’s on the mend!
I’ve got 2 house rabbits myself who are happy healthy buns that eat their cecotropes and poop in their litter trays and that’s all fine and good. (Note: I’m keeping them on the other side of the house to avoid infection or mites from him!)
But this big guy eats his poop. And I don’t mean in the way he should be. At first I thought he wasn’t pooping at all because I couldn’t find any in the run he’s in, but after watching him for a while he’s literally going around and eating every dry poo pellet he can find. He has access to hay and I’m giving him the correct weight of dry pellets and greens every day.
Is this a thing?! Could it be he’s confusing his poop with the dry pellets because he’s used to museli? Or is it a stress/pain response? I’ve never seen anything like it and am worried it might be a sign of a bigger problem. The vet didn’t really have much to say about it but does anyone else have any experience of this?
Sorry for the long message!
