aren’t those the kind that he is supposed to eat – the cecal droppings?

has the bun been recently moved or stressed out? lemony did this a bit when he first came home, but then regulated himself.

a few articles on HRS seem to correlate an abundance of cecal stools to a carb overload in the diet, with a relative fiber deficiency. This could happen due to overfeeding of pellets in relation to hay – so the experts say.

Does anyone with more experience know more about this?

They are cecals or cecotrophes. A perfect example actually! These are the ones that they eat in order to get important vitamins and nutrients. It’s not really poo. He may come back to eat them. If not, he may be making too many which can sometimes happen when the diet is a bit off. Like too much protein etc. Don’t worry, this is perfectly normal to produce these – but usually we don’t see them as they eat them straight away.

See, perfectly normal! No worries! He will probably regulate soon enough.

Excellent pix. ;0
Not in the mood for my breakfast now, somehow, but Samantha is drooling…

that is the shiniest poo ever

But if you keep seeing the cecels or start seeing a lot, you might want to have him looked at by a vet. Eating the cecels is very important for your bunny’s nutrition…even though quite yucky!

These look different from the cecals I’ve seen… not as bunched together. Like this:

I guess every bun’s different!

Oh my! Shows how sad and rabbit-obsessed I’ve become that I’m admiring pictures of cecals. lol

Lol I don’t know why I looked at this thread while I was eating a cheese stick rofl! *blechhh*

I love this forum Where else do you actuallly by your own will read about somebody else’s poo. LOL. We are such weird people…

That is a beautiful picture of cecal droppings!!!

Lol ^ Another admirer !

We should ask BB to create a Gallery for them. It could be named the “See Cool Cecals” gallery. *groan*

Jersey…. Beka….*worries about you both*

Deannaline, he actually should be eating the cecals and not the regular poo. If he is going outside his litter box and is normally a clean bunny, you might get him a check up with the vet. It could be a reaction to his habitat changes that you’re making. but if it’s medical, it would be good to catch it early. Maybe call the vet for an appointment for next Monday or Tuesday, with the understanding that if he gets back to normal totally, you might be canceling.

I know that when I switched litter on Sammy, she went outside her box and kicked it all around. The minute I tried a different litter that she approved of, she was back to normal. They cant’ talk, so they communicate in strange mime sort of ways.

(photo gallery of poos right next to the shedding fur photos. Call CNN, we have a winner…Jersey and Beka.)

Well, Newton looks pretty irresistable! So Cute! I love that we can converse about our babies’ poo on here – no one else gets it when I start talking about how beautiful Lemony’s poos looked this morning. You know, when they are perfectly formed?

oh i must say i was quite mesmerized by the VERY nice pics of the poo!!!! glad i finished my puffs cereal!!! LMAO

I’ve seen those poos in my buns cage. I googled them and was completely grossed out! I guess it makes sense though. They need thier vitamins and can’t always get them in the wild. I haven’t seen my bun eat them at all though. I give him vitamins in his water. Is this normal that he doesn’t eat them? I’ve even kept my eye on him to see if he is eating them…I don’t think so.

Nibbles.. I believe your question about the vitamins in the water was answered else where, but I just want to say that no, they do not need vitamin supplements as long as they are getting hay and plenty of fresh leafy greens (but for babies, veggies should be introduced slowly and not until the bunny is a few months old). Also, a high quality pellet in limited ammounts should have any vitamins/minerals that the bunnies need but don’t otherwise get from the veggies.