Overproduction of cecotropes

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- 08/05/2017 at 4:09 PM
  Balli
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  My bun has been overproducing cecotropes. In the morning she has 2-4 clumps around her cage. I clean it and her feet every time, so I know they are not from the day before.
  
  Info and daily diet:
  
  -spayed, 3 years, 3.4 lbs
  
  -1 cup of cabbage, carrot tops (the green leaves), romaine lettuce
  
  -unlimited hay (always seems to eat all of it during the night)
  
  -1/8 cup pellets
  
  When I first introduced greens, this happened so I removed them from her diet. It has since started up again so I know they are not the problem. Bought straight pellets instead of the “party mix” packages with all of the extra things. This did nothing. I have also tried reducing the amount of pellets she receives.
  
  Really at a loss here, does anyone have any suggestions or have any clue of what might be going on? Thanks so much for reading!!
- 08/05/2017 at 11:12 PM
  LBJ10
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  Have you tried eliminating a veggie for a week and then eliminating a different one the next? Like a process of elimination?
- 08/05/2017 at 11:23 PM
  Q8bunny
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  Some buns are sensitive to cabbage and cruciferous veggies in general. Could be the culprit. And keep in mind that a bun’s GI system can take weeks to regulate after being irritated by something, so you won’t necessarily see a change right away. If you want to reset your bun, you could do unlimited hay and water for a month or so, then gradually introduce the pellets again, and then after about another month of ok tum, slowly bring back one green at a time.
- 08/06/2017 at 12:19 AM
  Balli
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  I didn’t even think of that, I’ll try that when I start to introduce again, thank you!!
  
  Thank you for the information, I had no clue. A reset sounds like a good idea, I’ll give that a try.
- 08/06/2017 at 12:35 AM
  Q8bunny
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  All the best to your bunbun.
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