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[skylertsang]

Hey all! I’m new to this forum, but I did run through some pinned posts before posting this, so I hope I dont upset anyone!

I am a new bun owner, Skyler is a dwarf and he’s 10 months old. I’ve just recently introduced him greens, so far just Chinese spinach and bok choy (he only eats the leaves). I’ve also started to leave the cage open more often, and he’s been jumping and running and binking all over, then flopping down on his side, head always up, when he’s done.

My concern is that I just noticed that some of his poops are smaller than normal, there are some regular poops, but same amount as small ones. I checked the pinned post about seeing what poop it was, and the small poops in the article weren’t as small (or didnt seem like it) as the ones Skyler is producing. When I pick the small ones up, they are kinda squishy, but not runny. And are nice and round.

As we speak he has just flopped down, legs out, on his side, his head upright ( not sure if he’s resting it on the ledge of his sleeping quarter, or is actually keeping it up, ears upright.

He hasn’t been drinking a lot of water, and he usually does, to the point we would change the water twice a day at least. Now that is almost the opposite. The bottle isn’t full, I’d say 1/3 since yesterday is depleted. He’s been eating his hay and greens (which he really rushes to when I come to give him more) but ends up flopping down to rest and then popping back up to eat again.

When he isn’t plopped down he does explore and move around like normal.

AM I A HORRIBLE HOOMIN? I’m looking at vets as we speak but they are all closed right now…

[Roberta]

If the small poops are dark brown, a little stinky and in small clusters like grapes they are cecals (night poops) the ones they eat. Sometimes a few get left behind.
Eating extra greens can change their water consumption as can changes in the weather.
Flopping is generally a sign of relaxation and contentment unless he looks to be pushing his tummy into the floor which can indicate pain from gas.
Google Bunny Flops and it will give you an idea what is should look like. Hunching and tooth grinding can indicate pain.

[Roberta]

If Skyler is desexed, at 10 mths old he will be mellowing a little. Some of the silly kit behaviour will be grown out of.
You will still get silly bunny behaviour just not as crazy as kit behaviour.

[skylertsang]

the poops are what worries me the most, they’re just a ad smaller than normal, whhen I compare them to the older poops, they are just a few mm smaller…
but everything is ok, hes running and binkying and eating his hay, hes even drinking more water now. Is the poop still be worrisome?

[Roberta]

Can you take a photo of it ? Are there two differing sizes together or are they all smaller now ?

[skylertsang]

Theyre all small now. I cant attach a photo….?.theyre not super tiny but they are smaller than his older poops.

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