Rabbit Poop

[mahid]

Hi. I have brought home a dwarf female baby bunny. She is only 4 months old. I noticed her producing pieces of poop stuck together along with normal poop. I have attached a picture. Should I be worried? Or is this normal.

 

[JBun]

Those are called cecotropes. They're a special kind of poop that rabbits produce and eat, that contain essential nutrients for them. Normally your rabbit should be consuming them as they come out, but sometimes rabbits get distracted or nervous in a new environment or home, and will leave some uneaten. But this should clear up in a few days or weeks as your bunny settles in. Baby rabbits will often leave some uneaten as well, as they easily get distracted from eating them when they should, this should clear up as the bunny gets a little older.

Monitoring your rabbits droppings

https://bunssb.org/bunnies/guide-bunny-poops
If it doesn't clear up or they turn unformed and pasty or mushy, there are some health reasons why a rabbit might not be eating their cecotropes as they normally should. Rabbits that are fed too rich of a diet in protein(excess alfalfa in their diet, for baby rabbits), will sometimes produce too many cecals. This can be corrected by lowering protein and feeding a more grass hay based diet. Then there are times when the cecals come out pasty and mushy, which is often from too many carbs/sugars in the diet and not enough fiber from good grass hay, though there are also some more serious health problems that can cause mushy cecotropes. Also, older arthritic rabbits may have difficulty reaching down to eat their cecals, as do overweight obese rabbits, but these wouldn't apply to your bunny.

Mushy cecotropes is not to be confused with true diarrhea, where all the poop is runny or mushy, with little to no normal fecal balls being produced. True diarrhea is considered an emergency situation.

https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Rabbit_poop

 

[mahid]

Those are called cecotropes. They're a special kind of poop that rabbits produce and eat, that contain essential nutrients for them. Normally your rabbit should be consuming them as they come out, but sometimes rabbits get distracted or nervous in a new environment or home, and will leave some uneaten. But this should clear up in a few days or weeks as your bunny settles in. Baby rabbits will often leave some uneaten as well, as they easily get distracted from eating them when they should, this should clear up as the bunny gets a little older.

Monitoring your rabbits droppings

https://bunssb.org/bunnies/guide-bunny-poops
If it doesn't clear up or they turn unformed and pasty or mushy, there are some health reasons why a rabbit might not be eating their cecotropes as they normally should. Rabbits that are fed too rich of a diet in protein(excess alfalfa in their diet, for baby rabbits), will sometimes produce too many cecals. This can be corrected by lowering protein and feeding a more grass hay based diet. Then there are times when the cecals come out pasty and mushy, which is often from too many carbs/sugars in the diet and not enough fiber from good grass hay, though there are also some more serious health problems that can cause mushy cecotropes. Also, older arthritic rabbits may have difficulty reaching down to eat their cecals, as do overweight obese rabbits, but these wouldn't apply to your bunny.

Mushy cecotropes is not to be confused with true diarrhea, where all the poop is runny or mushy, with little to no normal fecal balls being produced. True diarrhea is considered an emergency situation.

https://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Rabbit_poop

Thank you for your response