Cecals in young rabbits

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- 02/09/2011 at 9:06 PM
  jerseygirl
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  TimTim is estimated to be about 5 weeks of age. I’m happy to report he’s producing healthy looking cecal droppings. I didn’t realise they made their own this young. Thing is, he seems to be making a lot! It’s all well formed, mulberry-like clumps but is it normal for baby rabbits to over produce them?
  
  I am really hesitant to adjust his diet as he needs to gain weight. He’s eating about 1/3 cup of pellets and oat hay. He eats some lucerne (alfalfa) hay but I have cut back on that some. I’m also still giving some rabbit milk but it’s really only a couple mls a day. I just don’t want to stop in case it effects him later in life.
  
  So is he on track? Is it normal to see lots of cecals in a young one?
- 02/09/2011 at 9:31 PM
  nugget
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  it is my understanding that it is not normal for them to over produce them. Oliver was an over producer. I believe it is a sign that something is too rich in their diet if they produce more than they consume. Usually it means reduce the pellets. I tried keeping the pellets and reducing, then eliminating, the alfalfa…didn’t help. Under my vets direction, I had drastically reduced Olivers pellets from 1/4 cup to 1 tablespoon….problem solved. And I assure you, LOL…Oliver has never had a problem gaining the weight! :oD She said hay is their number one food source, if the pellets aren’t there, they will consume more hay. I would think feeding him lots of alfalfa hay will make up for the lack of pellets.
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