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Forum BEHAVIOR Lying down a lot?

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    • skylertsang
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        I recently have been giving Skyler some fresh Yu Choy in his diet, now that he is 11 months old. I only give him a little bit every other day, slowly every day. We have also moved him downstairs to our living room, where he can roam freely on the carpet, where he does all the binkies and jumps and runs.

        ONE THING that is scaring me is that he now flops down in his litter quite often, at least often enough for us to see him do so. I know when he was younger he would but as soon as he’d see or hear us come near, he would jump up.

        So now, he does this so often that its frightening me because I’m not sure if its cause I’m feeding him the wrong diet (hay is always available as well as fresh water) This is usually how it goes: eats, comes out of the cage, runs around for a bit, returns to cage, lays down in litter box. Sometimes head seemingly resting on the edge of the litter box, but head is upright, just chin is on the edge.

         Should I be worried? I am still looking for vets to take him too, I was just wondering if this is normal for a young bun being more comfortable around us hoomins.


      • Azerane
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          It really depends. Some rabbits love to lounge in their litter boxes. Other times like with my previous rabbit Bandit, if he was laying down in his litter box, I knew he wasn’t feeling well. I liken it to a person having gastro or food poisoning, and wanting to stay close to the toilet in case you need to be there in a hurry.

          Yu choy is a member of the brassica family which means that it is more likely to cause gas, so it’s possible that it’s causing enough gas that he’s uncomfortable, but not enough that it’s stopping him from eating or running around etc. I would stop the yu choy for a week and see if his behaviour changes/improves. If not, it’s possible he just enjoys hanging out in his tray


        • skylertsang
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            Ok could the yu choy also be causing small poops?


          • Azerane
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              If it’s new to him, yes I think so.


            • Gina.Jenny
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                Moulting can also cause a bun to produce smaller poops, Mini is quite bad for this is yr bun moulting?

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