Lots of cecotropes?

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- 02/06/2022 at 4:22 PM
  Somi
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  Hi,
  
  My holland lop who is 1 year old has been producing quite an excessive amount of cecotropes. Its lying around in her play pen and she doesnt eat them. I do see her eating cecotropes directly from her bottom so definitely she is esting enough.
  
  I suspect that its the third cut hay looking batch that I received from Oxbow that is causing this. I order 50lb hay batch from oxbow and I cant control which one I get. But problem is that she leaves all the stems out and eats only the leafy ones. So even if I buy her 2nd cut hay, she would not eat them..
  
  Is it bad that shes producing too much cecotropes? Is this unhealthy for her?
- 02/06/2022 at 4:30 PM
  LBJ10
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  When you say “leafy” and “stems”, it makes me wonder what kind of hay this is. Does it have alfalfa in it?
  
  Excess cecotropes can be caused by rich diet. This isn’t unusual in a young bunny since they are often fed alfalfa. It usually resolves when they are transitioned to an adult diet. So at 1 year old, excess cecotropes should no longer be an issue.
  - 02/06/2022 at 11:38 PM
    Somi
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    Sorry I forgot to mention but I have always been feeding her timothy hay from Oxbow. I have another rabbit (4 years old) who eats from the same batch and I dont see any problem with him.
- 02/07/2022 at 5:22 PM
  LBJ10
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  How about pellets?
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