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My bunny started eating her own poop - and I don't mean cecotropes. She is eating the hard solid round ones. She has never done this before and I know this is abnormal. Has anyone seen this before? Both bunnies are shedding and I have given them pineapple recently to counter the potential of GI stasis. Not sure if this has something to do with the eating of the hard feces, but it just doesn't seem healthy / normal. She is eating hay and drinking water normally.
Yes she is the red bunny in the picture. It is difficult to watch their hay intake since they live together, but I have seen them both eating the hay. Although, I have noticed she does not get into the hay as much as our other bunny. I don't think she is eating ALL of her poop since I see them in the litter box (they are slightly smaller than our other bunny's).
Also another question, how often should I feed them pineapple while shedding? We have fed them both one slice (shared) two days ago.
I have recently stopped giving her sundrops (vitamin drops) in her water about 3 weeks ago since I heard they can overdose on the vitamins when you give them supplementation. They both eat hay as their main food group (unlimited access to hay) and are fed about an eggshell of pellets throughout the day (appropriate amount for their weight).
We feed them broccoli and cilantro every other day (about the size of their head) with unlimited hay and the small to moderate amount of pellets daily.
Posted By Ackattack on 10/11/2012 10:41 AM We feed them broccoli and cilantro every other day (about the size of their head) with unlimited hay and the small to moderate amount of pellets daily.
That might be your problem. Rabbits need their veggies everyday. Here is website for the recommended diet from the HRS (http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/diet.html) and here is the website for the detailed list of veggies (http://www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html).
Just to give you a basic idea - my Lola is around 5 pounds and her daily meal consists of:
Now, I don't give her that complete mixture all the time - most the time it's a mixture of 3 (like romaine, cilantro, and kale) or if she's especially lucky (like this week) we currently have almost all of the above in our veggie drawer pre-cut-up and ready to just grab and throw into her food bowl at meal times. They stay fresh for about a week so it makes things super easy.
I hope that helps some and might solve the "eating the poo" issue.