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Excess cecotropes

Zigzag

Zigzag

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Hi,

I know the subject of excess cecotropes has been covered before, but I’d be grateful for any help as I’m having an issue with my bunnies. I have a 10 year old and a 2 year old (who is moulting) and have found mediumish cecotrope stains, alongside a few crushed in our rug each morning. This started around a month or 2 ago. They have access to unlimited hay, get readigrass twice a day, get some fresh herbs in the morning (parsley, coriander, dill etc), and in the evening 1tbsp of pellets and half a fibrefirst stick. I recently cut the pellets down to half a tbsp but haven’t seen any difference.

I think, but can’t be sure, that my younger bunny is causing the excess cecotropes. I’m considering weighing them and giving them a hay only for 2 weeks, and reintroducing foods slowly,- but am concerned this might not be good for my older bun. So any advice would be appreciated.

I should say they’ve both been checked by the vet and are healthy.

Thanks
 
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IME too much Readigrass can cause excess cecals for some Rabbits. Readigrass has a high protein content. Personally I would not cut out everything but hay for the 10 year old Bun. especially as you are not certain who is producing excess cecals.
 
Thanks Jane, apart from cutting down/out the readigrass is there anything else you’d suggest cutting down on?

And I understand your point about my 10 year old.
 
Cut out the readigrass, we've also found that some rabbits produce excess cecotrophes on certain brands of pellets.

Medication can also change teh taste and make rabbits less likley to eat them. If you're still having issues I'd recommend that your vet check a poo sample for worms and coccidiosis
 
In case it makes a difference, I give my 11.5 year old unlimited fibre sticks and she just munches at will. The vet was happy with this as it's lots and lots of fibre!
 
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