Why is my bunny eating his poop?

[Franks mom]

So frank would drop one or two poop on my bed sometimes then immediately go back and eat them. Does he feel guilty? LOL

[Diamond]

Are they normal poops? Or are they squishy and look kind of like blackberries?

[Eepster]

Bunnies need to double digest their food, so it goes through twice. They typically eat half their poops, the half that are only half digested. They are known as cecals.

Normally, they take them straight from the opening, so you never actually see them.

[Franks mom]

They aren’t cecals . Regular poop. That’s why I’m confused

[Bam]

Some bunnies eat their fecals sometimes. Yohio ate his poop when he was young. Not all of it, but some of it. I’m not sure we know why esp young animals often eat poop but it maybe has sth to do with gut microbial flora. (In human medicine gut microbial flora is an area of research that is emerging big time right now. Basically, the microbes in your gut determines your health and behavior in ways we had never imagined.)

Or maybe he poopmarks and has second thoughts and eat the poop to eliminate all traces of himself ever being on the bed.

[Flopsie]

Sometimes Flopsie will eat her poop. She’ll come across a nugget and chow down. It’s very sporadic so I’m not too concerned

[LBJ10]

It isn’t something you see as often, but it does happen. I wouldn’t be terribly concerned.

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