7 Week Old Rabbit Not Eating Cecotropes

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- 04/30/2015 at 9:44 AM
  DutchBun222
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  I recently got a 6.5 week old rabbit. (7 weeks as of now) I cleaned her cage last night only to wake up this morning and find several uneaten formed (not runny) cecotropes in her litter box and around her cage. At least 7 or 8. Her diet currently consists of Timothy hay, alfalfa hay, and pellets (unsure of the kind but I’m fairly certain its made from corn. The people I got her from already had her on this food, but I have young bunny food from oxbow coming in the mail tomorrow so I can wean her off of it.) She has had unlimited access to all of these foods. I have not given her veggies, fruits, or treats. What should I do? She is eating and drinking normally and seems fine other than the cecotrope issue.
- 04/30/2015 at 9:56 AM
  Sarita
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  I wouldn’t worry – baby rabbits due to their diet usually produce more cecotropes so she is just eating what she needs.
- 04/30/2015 at 8:13 PM
  gingerg
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  All three of my rabbits missed a bunch of their cecotropes when they were that age. After a week or so, they got the hang of it and the ‘leftovers’ began to taper off to nothing. My vet didn’t find this worrisome.
- 05/01/2015 at 2:34 PM
  Giggles
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  Agreed.
  
  My baby bun was like that, too. It’s gotten better, and I rarely see cecotropes nowadays. Whenever I do see ’em on the cage floor, I usually just put them back into the litter box. Sometimes, my bun will go back and eat them. Otherwise, I toss them all out when I clean the litter box (every evening).
- 05/01/2015 at 11:39 PM
  LBJ10
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  A rich diet will produce “extras”. I agree with the others, nothing to worry about as long as they are well-formed. She will likely grow out of it.
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