poo too hard?

[cerberrus]

Hey there i read online that a bunny poo is suppose to be green ish and easy to crush. i noticed today that my bunny's poo only had a little bit of green and it was rock hard. I have only noticed it today i know bunny's will re eat there poo if it is not digested properly so maybe that is why it is hard. I do have pictures if needed btw she is 7 weeks old and i have had her for 3 days. she has unlimited pellets unlimited timothy hay and gets a very small amount of greens a day.

 

[Blue eyes]

All rabbits produce two types of poo -- fecal and cecal. The fecal poos are normal poos and tend to be greenish-brown or brown and are generally the size of cocoa puffs cereal. They will get harder as they dry out but should crumble when pinched (once they are dry).

The cecal poos (cecotropes) are the ones that a rabbit will eat. Cecotropes are not feces and are produced in the cecum. Cecals are clustered, smelly, and moist (covered in a mucus). They eat them directly from their bottom. Normally one does not see cecotropes. However, young rabbits are still figuring out that they need to eat those so it isn't unusual to see those clustered cecal poos on the floor (and perhaps smeared as well).

Here are a couple articles on this:
https://rabbit.org/2011/06/the-mystery-of-rabbit-poop/https://hare.as.miami.edu/poop.html
When rabbits are stressed (like moving to a new home), their poos can get out of whack. It is good to be monitoring them as you are. Feel free to post any photos so we can see if anything looks alarming.

And just so you can better see the eating of cecotropes (or rather how one does not actually see the cecal pellets) here is a video showing one of my rabbits doing so.

 

[cerberrus]

All rabbits produce two types of poo -- fecal and cecal. The fecal poos are normal poos and tend to be greenish-brown or brown and are generally the size of cocoa puffs cereal. They will get harder as they dry out but should crumble when pinched (once they are dry).

The cecal poos (cecotropes) are the ones that a rabbit will eat. Cecotropes are not feces and are produced in the cecum. Cecals are clustered, smelly, and moist (covered in a mucus). They eat them directly from their bottom. Normally one does not see cecotropes. However, young rabbits are still figuring out that they need to eat those so it isn't unusual to see those clustered cecal poos on the floor (and perhaps smeared as well).

Here are a couple articles on this:
https://rabbit.org/2011/06/the-mystery-of-rabbit-poop/https://hare.as.miami.edu/poop.html
When rabbits are stressed (like moving to a new home), their poos can get out of whack. It is good to be monitoring them as you are. Feel free to post any photos so we can see if anything looks alarming.

And just so you can better see the eating of cecotropes (or rather how one does not actually see the cecal pellets) here is a video showing one of my rabbits doing so.

aa okay thank you so much ya here is the poo she took today

 

[cerberrus]

today its looking a lot better

 

[JBun]

It could have to do with the stress of a new home. If she's settling in well and not acting nervous, and is eating her food well, particularly the hay, that will help the poops return to normal. But if she is acting nervous and/or not eating pellets and hay really well, it would be good to give her some space to settle in, preferably in a quiet area of your home, and only do the essentials for the first week, before gradually helping her feel comfortable being around you.

https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/bonding-with-your-bunny.html
Also, it's very important to monitor pellet, hay, and water consumption closely, to make sure a sufficient amount is being consumed each day. If she's not eating well and poops get smaller, this will put her at risk of developing GI stasis.

https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/feeding.html
Baby rabbit diet

https://bunssb.org/bunnies/guide-bunny-poops/
https://rabbit.org/veterinarians/