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If you’re feeding alfalfa-based pellets, it’s OK to feed a young bunny grass hay. They need the extra protein, etc. that alfalfa provides but doubling up isn’t necessary. A rich diet can create an excess of cecotropes, so it isn’t unusual to witness this in young bunnies.

Alfalfa is for young rabbits that are still growing, as an adult he should be on timothy pellets and timothy hay (other grass hay like orchard is fine too). Alfalfa is too rich for adults, unless it’s a pregnant or nursing female.

Oh really? That’s interesting. Maybe I will cut out the alfalfa hay then since it’s in his pellets (he lovessss his pellets). Can I still give him the pellets that have alfalfa in them when he gets older though? Main part of his diet would obviously be Timothy hay..

Also should I give her some gas drops? To help with gas if she gets it from the antibiotic.

Okay and I definitely agree she could be marking over-again but wouldn’t she pee when she’s out for playtime? Yes the pee is mostly outside of the litterbox.

I agree, it’s most likely because of the rich food. If he’s getting alfalfa pellets he doesn’t need alfalfa hay. In fact I would recommend not getting him used to alfalfa hay at all, it’s very hard to get them off of it later. 😉

@DanaNM I’m curious, what site did you find them on? I’ve been looking for them because I’m considering bonding my girl and those would be useful.

Agreed, you’ll want to reinforce with some smaller mesh until he gets bigger. Could use hardware cloth, chicken wire, or even these (my recent obsession): https://binkybunny.com/forums/topic/nose-guards/

Antibiotics can cause some gut disruption, so there might be some odd poops or gas discomfort. I think territory can still be a potential. Rabbit noses are much better than ours, and there’s even the idea of re-marking stuff obviously (chinning the same thing over and over again). Are the small frequent pees happening more outside the litter box?…[Read more]

No, she is not peeing on her self but we did take her to the vet and she gave her baytril. I don’t think it would be territorial because I put a blanket and towel she loves very much and both have been chinned lots plus toys that have also been chinned and a litter box with plenty of markings on and in it. I did not know that normal rabbit pee can…[Read more]

He will likely stop this once he grows to big, but you’ll have to be careful he doesn’t try to do it when he’s older and gets stuck. You could try zip tying on some chicken wire with small gaps to the pen so her won’t be able to squeeze through. He’s adorable by the way!