Help! GI Stasis?

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- 04/18/2017 at 12:04 AM
  knnguy
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  I recently got my 8 week old Holland lop. It’s been a week now. She’s usually very active when I let her out. She’s usually zooming around and sniffing everything. But today, I noticed that she’s been hiding in a dark corner for the majority of the day. I don’t seem to see any poop balls. But she’s still eating pellets though. Is this a sign of Gi stasis? What should I do? She’s been hiding underneath a box for about 5 hours now. She only comes out for like 5 minutes. Is she suddnely scared of me or is she sick? Should I lift her box up and see her?
- 04/18/2017 at 12:11 AM
  jerseygirl
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  It’s good that she is eating her pellets. With GI stasis, they will normally stop eating and pooping.
  Could something have frightened her perhaps? You could always make sure everything (food, water, hay) is available to her right near or under the box.
  Could she be eating her own regular poop?
  
  Have you introduced any new food to her that had maybe not agreed with her?
- 04/18/2017 at 12:18 AM
  knnguy
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  It’s been about 5 hours and I haven’t seen her drinking or pooping. Is that normal?
- 04/18/2017 at 12:37 AM
  knnguy
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  She’s just been hiding under cardboard box tunnels this whole day. It’s not like her. She usually runs around and explores a lot
- 04/18/2017 at 3:54 AM
  jerseygirl
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  If its a change in behaviour for her, then take her to be checked out. Sometimes that is our only clue that they are unwell.
  Staying in a hidey place for 5 hours is normal for my rabbits, during the day time when they sleep a lot. But they are older. It’s sounds like that is not the norm for your little bun. She wont hop out for treats she would normally go crazy for?
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