pooka-party!
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Hello! I'm a first time rabbit owner and my little boy (Pooka!) is an almost year old himalayan. He's a very healthy boy and mainly eats hay, the condensed hay cubes (cause he likes to crunch things!), and pellets. His favorite treats are banana chips (which are only given on special occasions) and raisins. This diet, so far, has given him normal poops. However, yesterday I changed his cage to give him more space and I think he was a little stressed having to go in it at night. I sat with him on the other side until he found a spot to relax and he was sleeping when I left for work this morning, but when my mom went to check on him at lunch, she saw some liquidy poops (some of which was on the wall), however most of it was healthy looking. He'd done this once before when I switched his food and he was given some chew boxes with treats in them - i figured at that time something in the box disagreed with his stomach. My question - do rabbits get loose stool when they're stressed? Is this something to be concerned over?
Additional Info: He expressed his stress by aggressively chewing some cardboard boxes - he didn't show any signs of fear. Once everything was switched out, I let him sit with my for a few hours while I worked and he was back to his normal dorky self. But once it was time to go to bed he tried to chew the cage (stress increase im guessing?). Will he eventually get used to it or will it only cause him unneeded stress?
Additional Info: He expressed his stress by aggressively chewing some cardboard boxes - he didn't show any signs of fear. Once everything was switched out, I let him sit with my for a few hours while I worked and he was back to his normal dorky self. But once it was time to go to bed he tried to chew the cage (stress increase im guessing?). Will he eventually get used to it or will it only cause him unneeded stress?