I hope that someone can help me with this. The past week or so, I've been finding cecotropes by Lily and Maple's hay feeder in the morning when I go to feed them and clean them out. None of my other bunnies have ever made cecotropes, so I'm not too familiar with them. Until today they have always been like little bunches of grapes, but today there were two different types - the grapes, and one that looked more like brown toothpaste (still thick and lumpy - it could be that pile was just sat on and squished onto the floor).
I should mention that both bunnies seem healthy/happy and are eating well. They have the same diet as Hamilton and Jellybean - a bowl of greens in the morning (usually cabbage and kale), a handful of pellets each at lunch, and unlimited hay throughout the day (which is 'Ings' from Hay and Straw, they seem to like it a lot better than Hay Box for whatever reason).
The only thing that has changed in the past couple of weeks is that they have access to grass again in the outside run. Could grass be causing the mushy stools? Or leaves that have blown into the run? The thing is, they had grass when they were in their old spot before they moved into the shed, and they never produced cecotropes.
Any advice would be so appreciated, thanks guys.
I should mention that both bunnies seem healthy/happy and are eating well. They have the same diet as Hamilton and Jellybean - a bowl of greens in the morning (usually cabbage and kale), a handful of pellets each at lunch, and unlimited hay throughout the day (which is 'Ings' from Hay and Straw, they seem to like it a lot better than Hay Box for whatever reason).
The only thing that has changed in the past couple of weeks is that they have access to grass again in the outside run. Could grass be causing the mushy stools? Or leaves that have blown into the run? The thing is, they had grass when they were in their old spot before they moved into the shed, and they never produced cecotropes.
Any advice would be so appreciated, thanks guys.