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- 01/23/2016 at 4:08 PM
  Germanwolfgirl
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  So the past few days Peter has been pooping a lot of cecetropes but does not eat them. The also are not in the “tight little bunches” but rather like a normal sized poop. He poops about 15-20 of those but then goes back to his regular healthy poops but with like one transition poop between them ( half regular with a little mush) his regular poops are perfect and the perfect size but I just don’t know about his cecetropes. I know every rabbit is different but I just don’t know if this is a normal behavior.
- 01/23/2016 at 8:57 PM
  LBJ10
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  What’s his diet like?
- 01/23/2016 at 10:55 PM
  Germanwolfgirl
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  I give him about two tablespoons of oxbow adult pellets in the morning and evening, a lot of Timothy hay ( he’s a big hay eater) a piece of papaya, half a probio cookie and maybe a small treat during some part of the day. For greens he gets about a cup parsley and 1 romaine leaf
- 01/23/2016 at 11:14 PM
  LBJ10
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  Some bunnies has sensitive tummies and certain foods can trigger poopy butt (cecals stuck to their rear). You could try ruling things out as a trigger by taking things out one at a time.
- 01/24/2016 at 8:36 AM
  Germanwolfgirl
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  I read that this oftentimes occurs when the diet is too high in carbohydrates, do you think I should limit the pellets to one table spoon in the morning and one in the evening?
- 01/24/2016 at 11:50 AM
  LBJ10
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  They can produce extras due to a rich diet, yes. That’s why baby bunnies will often have uneaten cecals. They are often getting alfalfa-based foods. Just looking at what you’re feeding your bunny now, I don’t think the problem is simply too much rich food (timothy-based pellets and grass hay). That’s why I suggested cutting things out one at a time to see what the trigger is because he may have a sensitive stomach. I would start with any fruit you’re giving him. Some bunnies do have to be pellet-less, but it seems more often times it’s fruit or starchy foods like carrots that cause the problem. I’m just speaking from what I’ve witnessed here on BB.
- 02/16/2016 at 5:50 PM
  Germanwolfgirl
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  Just for a follow up, his trigger ended up being pellets, i decreased them to 4tsp in the morning and 4 in the evening and have not had problems since i switched him
- 02/17/2016 at 3:42 AM
  Bam
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  Thank you for the follow-up!
  
  I’m glad you’re not having the problems anymore. Yay for a success-story!
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