Hi everyone,
I was wondering if I could get some advice on Lily's Poops. They are egg shaped. I'm pretty sure they are Lily's and not Maple's. Reason being that Maple eats both types of hay I present them (stalky/thick ings hay from Hay and Straw, soft meadow hay from Haybox) - Lily will only eat the soft Haybox hay.
Neither of them were big hay eaters when they arrived. The hay I was given with them was from Wilko, and it was super dusty and smelt bad. Lily's poops did not used to be like this, but the grass has completely gone now since the summer, and I think she used to rely on that more.
So these are the things that have changed - she now lives in the shed with run, rather than the hutch they came with. She doesn't seem stressed at all - in fact she is happier - much more space to run around. Their pellets have changed since they were given to us, but that was months ago - from a pets at home brand to Burgess. But I'm thinking of transitioning back to the Allen & Page pellets I used to get for Hamilton and Jellybean, because yesterday I found a caecotrope in Ham & Jelly's shed compartment, which is the first time I've ever seen one from them before, and I read online that sometimes Burgess pellets seem to be more caecotrope-inducing? To be specific, they are Burgess Excell nuggets with mint.
A final point to make, which I think makes the most logical sense to me, is that she may need a dental. When we first took them to the vet when we got them for vaccinations and a general checkup, several months ago, Maple's Teeth were described as perfect, but we were told Lily's looked like they had a couple of spurs forming. I was instantly concerned and said should we book her in for a dental - vet said that they were too small to be of concern and that so long as she keeps eating hay, they'll go down on their own.
Well, she has been eating hay, but only soft hay. The stalky stuff (which my other three much prefer) she won't touch - I can only assume it's because she actually can't eat it, not because she doesn't want to? My gut instinct is to book her in for a dental. But I don't know if I should take her to be looked at first. She's a very nervous bunny, so I'd rather cut out the checkup if I can, especially because they have to go to a different place for dentals.
Any advice much appreciated - I've attached photos of the poops.
135492303_220352869585807_7134481663561790146_n by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
I was wondering if I could get some advice on Lily's Poops. They are egg shaped. I'm pretty sure they are Lily's and not Maple's. Reason being that Maple eats both types of hay I present them (stalky/thick ings hay from Hay and Straw, soft meadow hay from Haybox) - Lily will only eat the soft Haybox hay.
Neither of them were big hay eaters when they arrived. The hay I was given with them was from Wilko, and it was super dusty and smelt bad. Lily's poops did not used to be like this, but the grass has completely gone now since the summer, and I think she used to rely on that more.
So these are the things that have changed - she now lives in the shed with run, rather than the hutch they came with. She doesn't seem stressed at all - in fact she is happier - much more space to run around. Their pellets have changed since they were given to us, but that was months ago - from a pets at home brand to Burgess. But I'm thinking of transitioning back to the Allen & Page pellets I used to get for Hamilton and Jellybean, because yesterday I found a caecotrope in Ham & Jelly's shed compartment, which is the first time I've ever seen one from them before, and I read online that sometimes Burgess pellets seem to be more caecotrope-inducing? To be specific, they are Burgess Excell nuggets with mint.
A final point to make, which I think makes the most logical sense to me, is that she may need a dental. When we first took them to the vet when we got them for vaccinations and a general checkup, several months ago, Maple's Teeth were described as perfect, but we were told Lily's looked like they had a couple of spurs forming. I was instantly concerned and said should we book her in for a dental - vet said that they were too small to be of concern and that so long as she keeps eating hay, they'll go down on their own.
Well, she has been eating hay, but only soft hay. The stalky stuff (which my other three much prefer) she won't touch - I can only assume it's because she actually can't eat it, not because she doesn't want to? My gut instinct is to book her in for a dental. But I don't know if I should take her to be looked at first. She's a very nervous bunny, so I'd rather cut out the checkup if I can, especially because they have to go to a different place for dentals.
Any advice much appreciated - I've attached photos of the poops.
135492303_220352869585807_7134481663561790146_n by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
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