Cecotropes

[Dougster_thelop]

Hi so my little man lately is pooing cecotropes like nobody’s business.
I bought different hay about two weeks ago and noticed them and thought maybe it was the hay as it was cheap stuff from wilkos said it was medium but seemed very fresh and I kept getting little spikes in me so I’ve changed it back to his normal stuff.
Anyway, he’s happy in himself- currently binking around the place. He’s eating his greens and his pellets. They haven’t changed either. He is eating some hay but hardly any.
His poop is like 90% cecotropes and then small dark poops.
Can’t decide if it was the hay change or if something is wrong with him he seems so happy though.

Sorry for the ramble any ideas I’m grateful for
Thank you

[Wick & Fable]

Both the cecetropes being out and about, as well as the small dark poops are matters that need to be addressed.

Can you inform everyone on:
1. How old your rabbit is
2. What kind of hay (timothy, alfalfa, orchard…) you feed him
3. Whether you see him eating his cecotropes directly from his bum (differentiate between producing too many cecotropes or not eating them)
4. How much non-hay items do you feed him? Pellets, veggies, treats (what quantity of each, how often
5. How would you describe the quantity of hay he eats? A lot? A little?

Generally speaking, if a rabbit is producing cecotropes and not eating them, it means their diet is too nutrient-dense.

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Bam]

I agree, the additional info Wick is listing would be very helpful! The most common reason for sticky poop is a too rich diet that has too little fiber.

[Bunnybuzz]

Yes I second wick requests. My little buns used to do this to but not ad=f often I would say more of a 30%/35%, it turned out that they were eating to many veggies and not eating their hay. I started feeding then less to no veggies since they were only about 2 and a half months old. I also would place their hay in toys and scatter it around their cage they started eating more hay and it took a few days but they started pooping normally to

[Dougster_thelop]

Hello ,
Thank you for your reply.
So he’s a lip rabbit about a year and a half now.
This is the hay we feed him: http://www.petsathome.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/en/pets/hay-bedding-for-small-animals
He normally eats like the same amount of the size of him by he’s not eating half as much.
We give him pellets in the morning- not many though as I was always told an egg cup. Then in the evening he had some greens, normally kale, maybe some parsley and spinach depending what we have in. And that’s amount a small bowl full.

Pop wise I do see him eats some straight from his bottom and I have now noticed he likes to eat them in the evening once they’ve dried out a bit.

Treatshe has munchkin sticks and some drops when we are trying to teach him tricks and hrooming him but I wouldn’t say we go crazy.
I was hand feeding him hay the other night and I thought he had picked up and his pop looked loads better but then this morning I wasn’t too sure.
He is due his yearly check up and vaccines now anyway. So we have got to book an appointment. Him being due his vaccines shouldn’t affect him should it?

[LittlePuffyTail]

Are they formed cecotropes or just like mushy poop? My lop, Bindi, will often get both happening more often when he needs his molars trimmed.

[LittlePuffyTail]

Are they formed cecotropes or just like mushy poop? My lop, Bindi, will often get both happening more often when he needs his molars trimmed.

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