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- 02/22/2018 at 10:49 AM
  Manda
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  Does anyone have tips on what to do if you think your bunny might have gas? And what is stasis? Is that caused by gas?
- 02/22/2018 at 10:53 AM
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  If one of your bunnies has gas, you can give a tummy massage (there’s a youtube video on how to do it) and give baby gas drops (simethecone). Gas can cause stasis, but a number of things can cause stasis, such as a blockage. You’ll know if you’re bun has stasis because they will refuse food and will either not poop at all or will have really tiny poops. If a bun has a lot of gas/stasis they will usually be lying with their belly pressed firmly to the floor and they will look generally uncomfortable and be shifting around a lot. If you think one of your buns has stasis it’s best to get them to a vet ASAP because they will usually push fluids and motility drugs to help your bun start eating and pooping again.
- 02/22/2018 at 11:21 AM
  Manda
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  Okay thanks. Everyone is looking good now- just finished grooming and stretched out fully and the younging is flopped out pretty much on her back(she does this a lot)
  
  I have a buffet of hays going on in both their litter boxes- grass orchard hay is new to Petunia- would this be something I need to monitor? I also have her on Alfalfa hay. Mr Buns is on Timothy and the Orchard hay but he seems more into the Orchard grass timothy hay
- 02/22/2018 at 11:31 AM
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  Those are all good signs! I know some people monitor when changing hays for the first time, but I never did. Both of mine get fussy if they eat one kind for too long.
- 02/22/2018 at 11:43 AM
  Manda
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  Thank goodness. I am finding they won’t bother with it if it gets old also- I guess it goes kind of stale…
- 02/22/2018 at 1:40 PM
  Luna
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  Buns tend to eat the freshest pieces of hay first, so it might be stale in their eyes, but it probably isn’t actually stale. You can try to “freshen” the hay in their feeder to encourage them to consume more hay. I take some hay from the sealed bag, and mix it up well with the hay that’s already in the feeder. The hay from the bag will have a stronger fresh smell than the hay that has been out for awhile, and when mixed it will make the older hay seem fresher to your buns .
- 02/22/2018 at 1:51 PM
  Manda
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  Great idea Luna!!!! I’ve always just given them mounds and mounds of it!
  
  In regards to hay and pellets- I’ve noticed this little porker of mine who is 11/12 weeks is quite the piggy appleton, now I have read a lot of mixed reviews on giving them unlimited pellets and hay as a baby and then reading I should restrict pellets to encourage hay eating- I’ve been giving a 1/2 cup in the morning and then 1/2 cup at night as she usually goes through them. Which do you think is best? I’m not used to this as my buns Cinni who was 13 we gave her unlimted everything just to keep the weight on her- sadly she was bone thin due to old age at the end there but i want this one to have good habits so I’m just wondering if there is any tips or tricks?
- 02/22/2018 at 2:03 PM
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  Try to keep the pellets around 1/2 cup to encourage the hay eating. Especially because she’ll be eating 1/8 cup pellets as an adult. Space the feedings out every 10-12 hours. So 1/4 cup at like 8am and again at 8pm. It’ll help to solidify those good hay eating habits, and it’ll make sure she doesn’t get overweight. Once she’s given greens you can feed her half her greens with one pellet feeding and the other half with the other pellet feeding. If she has the two things to choose from she’ll probably slow down on eating. To be honest though, my boys get 1/8 cup every morning and they finish them within 15 minutes and like typical bunnies, they always act like they are starving.
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