Normal poops?

FORUM

What are we about? Please read about our Forum Culture and check out the Rules.

BUNNY 911 – If your rabbit hasn’t eaten or pooped in 12-24 hours, call a vet immediately! Don’t have a vet? Check out VET RESOURCES

The subject of intentional breeding or meat rabbits is prohibited. The answers provided on this board are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. It is your responsibility to assess the information being given and seek professional advice/second opinion from your veterinarian and/or qualified behaviorist.

BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 9sd replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 5 years, 4 months ago by DanaNM.

Viewing 9 reply threads

Author

Messages
- 10/25/2020 at 11:50 AM
  HipHopBunny
  Participant
  640 posts
  I was looking in the thread “Soft Dark Poop” and thought that the poops in question looked a lot like Silver’s! 😆 So, not wanting to take over the thread I decided to start my own! 😉
  
  Here are some pictures of Silver’s poops, I have always thought that they were a nice healthy color shade, shape, and size, but seeing the concern expressed in the other thread, I thought maybe I might have been misleading myself! 😳 🙁
  
  There is a nickel for comparison size:
  
  I’m probably just being a worrywart for no reason, just wanted to touch base on it! 😆
  
  Thank you all so much in advance! 🙂
- 10/25/2020 at 11:57 AM
  DanaNM
  Moderator
  9064 posts
  Hah!
  
  To me the difference here is that Silver’s poops look very uniform in size, and you know they are normal for her. 🙂 From the photo it looks like there are two stuck together, but I think that’s just the camera angle. From Pinky’s poops in the other thread I was more noticing the irregular sizes than the color.
  
  If you break them up are they full of chewed up hay? Or are they more smushy and smelly?
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 10/25/2020 at 12:33 PM
  HipHopBunny
  Participant
  640 posts
  😆
  
  Yes, the few that look stuck together were from my great job as a photographer! 😆
  
  When I broke it up, they weren’t soft and mushy, and I don’t really know what digested hay would look like, I assume it would be green, but I only found a brown. Should I take a picture of the broken up poop? 😆
  
  Thank you for your response! 🙂
- 10/25/2020 at 3:31 PM
  DanaNM
  Moderator
  9064 posts
  Sure! More poop pics always help 😉
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 10/25/2020 at 6:45 PM
  Wick & Fable
  Moderator
  5834 posts
  Digested hay will be more of a brown/yellow. If I’m identifying it right, they’re like tiny flecks…like tiny listerine strips in toothpaste, haha. Except poop colored?
  
  One of my rabbits has very dark poops, but overtime I realized that is her normal. She eats a ton of hay and likewise drinks a lot of water. The poops are definitely not smushy, so from that judgment and having her as long as I have, I see that as her “norm”.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 10/25/2020 at 7:54 PM
  DanaNM
  Moderator
  9064 posts
  Here’s my favorite poop slide show:
  
  Guide to bunny poops
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 10/26/2020 at 8:30 AM
  shasbun
  Participant
  23 posts
  The poop looks healthy enough! It does look a bit dark, but that’s not a cause for concern unless the poop is smelly/ mushy.
- 10/26/2020 at 10:02 AM
  HipHopBunny
  Participant
  640 posts
  Thank you for your responses, everyone! 🙂
  
  When I broke it apart, it was a brown color and it didn’t really smell. 🙂 The only thing that really worried me, was the color on the outside. I didn’t know if dark was bad! 😆 In the slide show though, it said that she’s getting too much protein? She has unlimited Orchard Grass Hay, for my assumption would be that it is the hay causing this? If not, what else could it be?
- 10/26/2020 at 10:20 AM
  Bam
  Moderator
  17029 posts
  I actually doubt its about more protein. The difference in protein content between timothy hay and orchard is very minor (9% vs 10%). I see a lot of wild bunnies abd their poop where I live, and its always a lot darker when the weather is damp compared to when its dry. With my own buns I have seen a difference in poop color depending on how much fresh leafy veg they get. More leafy veg – darker, more moist poop. Leafy vegs are low in protein.
- 10/26/2020 at 11:34 AM
  DanaNM
  Moderator
  9064 posts
  I’ve noticed slightly darker poops with orchard vs. stemmy timothy. Oat hay always gives my buns very light poops. As long as they aren’t smelly and mushy inside, and she’s eating plenty of hay I think you are in good shape. 🙂
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
Author

Messages

Viewing 9 reply threads

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.