Hi Curro! Sorry for the delayed response — right now, our forums are undergoing a big update, so you will not be getting replies from anyone outside moderators as we get the website ready for a re-opening.

Most likely, those water puddles are actually urine. Just like if a human consumes more water than needed, a rabbit’s urine will be clear and odorless if it’s drinking more water than its body needs. It could be that your rabbit is drinking more water than usual due to dental discomfort (common in dwarves, though he is young. Water acts as a lubricant and makes sores/irritated spots caused by sharp teeth edges feel a little better). Some rabbits drink water out of boredom as well. Lastly, there could be a bladder issue, where your rabbit cannot hold his bladder (such as a UTI).

Can you describe his typical diet, activity level/exercise time, and what he typically eats most throughout the day? Specifically, it’d be helpful to know whether he eats a lot of hay.

Sorry for the delay in the response.

I’m not super sure what corn salad is, but if it is a mixture of corn and other related food items, I would recommend against feeding it. Corn and seeds are very much tempting fillers in rabbit diets that do not provide good nutrition , although they find it very delicious. It may actually contribute to why he doesn’t eat a lot of hay. Ideally, his diet should only be unlimited hay, limited pellets, and fresh veggies (like leafy greens and herbs). The corn salad I’m seeing online may equate junk food.

The amount of water consumption sounds very high — when is the last time he has seen a vet? I am concerned there may be an underlying condition causing him to drink so much.

I think the corn salad is a type of green. I learnt that from one of our Dutch BB members!

I just had a quick look and it can have diuretic effect. So maybe that’s why your bun is drinking/peeing a lot??  You could try cut back on the amount of it you feed and introduce some other salad green?

Is this it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerianella_locusta

If it is as @jerseygirl and @LBJ10 describe, it could absolutely be a diuretic effect. I know I cannot feed one of my rabbits parsley because it makes him pee so much. It may be worthwhile to eliminate or reduce it from his diet to see if there is a difference.

Romaine lettuce is a good starter green, although it seems that all greens have some diuretic properties, some more then others! At his age, I think the key is in how much you give him. It’s okay for him to have less then “recommended amounts”  You’ll want to introduce new greens one by one. But ideally, you’ll want him to consume more hay. What type of hay had he had so far?

@Wick had some success getting her rabbit to eat more hay by placing in lots of places in his habitat. Offering a variety and in lots of places might help in Curro developing better hay eating habits.