Dropping cecotropes then eating them

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- 02/24/2021 at 9:27 AM
  Willow
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  So I’m not sure is all rabbits do this but…my bun recently started pooping his cecotropes and then he eats them sometimes is this normal?
- 02/24/2021 at 9:28 AM
  DanaNM
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  Completely normal. 🙂
  
  Some bunnies will eat them straight from their bum right as they come out, others will let them fall to the floor then turn around and eat them (or some combo of the two!)
  
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- 02/24/2021 at 6:06 PM
  LBJ10
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  It’s just laziness, really. LOL
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