PickledOlives
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Hi, I have 2 approximately 12 week old rabbits. I feed them some pellets in the morning and night and a ton of hay throughout the day. Earlier i noticed one of my rabbits laying funny, she was stretched out and you could tell she was uncomfortable by the way she kept getting up and moving around, then plopping back down. She would sit up but had her knees up and her stomach kind of hanging down. At one point she was laying on her back which is when I really got worried!! I hadn't seen her eat, drink or poop in a while, i didnt realize this until she started acting weird, but she was peeing quite a bit (it looked like she was trying to squeeze out some poo and was peeing in the process) her pee is pretty dark but that could be from not drinking. I rubbed her belly for a while while she was laying down and gave her a tiny bit of pedialite. After that she got up and drank some water and ate a little hay and is just about back to normal now. My other bun is fine. So I guess it was just a stomach ache?
My question is I guess, am I feeding them properly? Could I be over doing the hay since they are still young? I am feeding them Timothy hay. Should it strictly be alfalfa hay since they are so young?
Also I am using non scented aspen bedding for their litter. After she drank the water (and before I coaxed her to eat the hay) she was eating the bedding. Is this okay?! I've seen my other bunny do it a few times but he's a big chewer so I figured it was just something to chew on, but she was EATING it. Maybe trying to settle her stomach? I tried to put hay over it so she would eat that instead but she threw it at me lol (she has a little bit of an attitude problem)
Also, I have mint growing in my garden and have read that this will settle their stomach, I don't plan on giving it to her not knowing what the problem actually is, but just for future reference, how safe is that?
My question is I guess, am I feeding them properly? Could I be over doing the hay since they are still young? I am feeding them Timothy hay. Should it strictly be alfalfa hay since they are so young?
Also I am using non scented aspen bedding for their litter. After she drank the water (and before I coaxed her to eat the hay) she was eating the bedding. Is this okay?! I've seen my other bunny do it a few times but he's a big chewer so I figured it was just something to chew on, but she was EATING it. Maybe trying to settle her stomach? I tried to put hay over it so she would eat that instead but she threw it at me lol (she has a little bit of an attitude problem)
Also, I have mint growing in my garden and have read that this will settle their stomach, I don't plan on giving it to her not knowing what the problem actually is, but just for future reference, how safe is that?