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Still the same, some meadow hay by Throls of course, but he's pretty unpredictable because sometimes I leave the hay bowl full and in the morning it seems he hasn't touched a thing and other times it's completely empty. this morning for example it was empty, yesterday half full. anyway, I...

I'm back with some update and new questions :) - as for the cecotropes problem - we THOUGHT we solved them, especially after we took one breeder's advice to give him pellets in the morning and evening and let him eat hay in between. for the first 3-4 days it worked, he didn't have almost any...

So sorry for your loss :((( I know how you must feel, unfortunately I've experienced that gutted feeling after a bunny dies suddenly and I hope I'll never feel like that again. Once more, I'm very sorry for your bun, (s)he probably didn't have a chance..

Of course, if (s)he is in for it, great, I'm just saying it may not work and don't get disappointed if it happens because it's not their fault :)

9 weeks? phew, good luck with that. he's way too young to learn where to pee and poo, their attention span is very short and I think that you'll have to wait for a couple of more months to see some results. I know that some bunnies are 'born with it' but others just need training. Anyhow, I...

Um.. to me he looks completely malnourished, he's very skinny, is this normal in such young rabbits? And if his feces stick to his paws, then the stool isn't ok, it's probably mushy or soft which is definitely not good, right? I always say that I'm a beginner when it comes to rabbits so maybe...

that's what I was thinking too - that maybe it's because he's still young. I don't want to jinx it though, so far so good :)

An update: we've been seeing less cecotropes over the past 2-3 days, and we've cut back on his pellets gradually so I suppose it's related. The droppings are also okay I guess, though I sometimes do see very small ones (2-3 daily) but I'm not worried since he's been acting fine. the breeder was...

Will do that, thanks :) In the meantime, I hope he'll be fine.

I just gave him a bowl of pellets, he ate everything in an instant and now he's eating hay too and the droppings are back to normal :expressionless and what's more, the whole day he's been passive and dormant but now he's cheerful and doing binkies around the room :expressionless The breeder...

well...I spoke to my vet and he said I shouldn't cut back on pellets and that there's no reason to worry about so many cecotropes at night. I decided to take your advice instead and give him less food today but after a couple of hours (now it's almost evening), we noticed mushy stool and again...

mnah...we didn't really take him because he was an angora (it's actually a mix of angora and teddy) so I don't really care about his hair, I don't even know what I could possibly do with it:confused: I mean, of course I'm aware of what other people do with it and why they keep them but honestly...

I have angora and I know what you're talking about :) After I got him from a breeder I noticed matts all over and since he was too scared to be sitting in a lap and enjoying pampering session, I just gave him a haircut and got rid of the matts. Another pro is the heat. In this hot weather I...

Thanks for your detailed explanation :) So just to be clear: - excessive cecotropes and mushy stool should be taken care of the same way -by cutting back on pellets and it should be for a couple of days tops. if it's still there then i should see a vet? as for alfalfa, I'm not sure we have...

Hi there :) I'm still new at the whole bunny keeping thing but from what I've heard, read and seen in my limited experience, I think that keeping him free 24 hours can potentially lead to behavior problem such as those that you've encountered. I've talked about this with some other bunny owners...