If it’s what I think you’re describing, Wick sometimes eats those poops. I’ll present it to him and he’ll eat it. I always just assumed they were weirdly fermented cecotropes. It just smooshes and doesn’t have any hay in it.

I’ve never dissected it, but it’s like uncooked chocolate cake batter haha.

Rain has had this issue too a couple times, where it looks like a cecal but seperated from the grape form it usually has, if that makes sense. I think sometimes buns will have weird poos because of eating something they shouldn’t, or some loud nosie that scared them or something else, but then it will go away. I’m not sure of the exact reason for it. But it’s kind of like us humans, when we eat something weird or unusual and have those results, and then it goes away. Unless Peanut is showing other signs of something wrong, I don’t think it’s a huge issue. Maybe whatever was being problematic and causing excess cecals and gurgling is being passed through. He is on all hay, so it’s probably being pushed out quickly.

Icey would have that as well. Couldn’t determine the cause. Because of our limited knowledge and no interaction with a site such as this or other rabbit owners we assumed it was a normal part of having a bunny. They were darker, smaller, no apparent hay, squishy, and sometimes were even kind of wet looking shiny. She would sometimes eat them as well and they were definitely more aromatic than the regular poops. So because of that, I too thought it was an unclustered cecotrope ball that either broke away from the pack on its own or never congealed into the grape cluster to begin with and came out while pooping the regular poopage. And it seemed to happen more often when she woke up from sleeping with us at night or after her afternoon nap.

How long have they been on just hay now? Could anyone be feeling sorry for them and sneaking them treats?
Do your 2 have readigrass too?

Hay and water only for a month should have reset tums into producing good poos. Have they received any meds or preventive meds like mite spot ons or something? Could they be accessing anything nommy like houseplant etc without your realizing it? Sorry, I know you’re super vigilant with your two, but buns are clever problem solvers

Huzzah!

I just listened to an HRS podcast on poop (ha) and Christie Taylor mentions cecal dysbiosis as poop that’s “smelly, sticky, not well formed… Consistency of dough or toothpaste.” She states it’s typically a temporary thing caused by a diet too rich in starches, fats, or sugars.

Flummoxed here