3 month old baby buns peeing milky , HELP

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- 01/24/2021 at 10:04 AM
  Bunnymom
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  Helloooo to all the bunny parents, ill start by introducing myself and my bunnies. My name is Traveen and my bunnies are named Bunni (the male) and Flo (the female). I love them both too pieces.
  
  So, they are about 12 weeks old and I’ve been noticing that they have been peeing out milky yellow urine (it’s not thick like toothpaste) or urine that dries into a white chalky consistency (mostly Flo). I have been feeding them alfalfa hay from oxbow and a hay blend of Timothy hay and orchard grass hay from oxbow but they don’t really eat it. They really love the alfalfa. They came with Timothy hay and pellets (not sure what kind) I stopped feeding them pellets because I’m not sure what kind it was and Flo was having excess amount of cecotrope. They have been introduced to spinach in small amounts and red bell peppers not often but like once a week. I would just like to know if there’s anything I need to change and if it’s normal for baby rabbits to pee milky urine or do I need to cut back on alfalfa? Even though I read originally that they NEED unlimited alfalfa hay and unlimited pellets until 6 months.
  
  Please help I’m a first time bunny mom and I’m worried sick, theses buns are my world 🥺
- 01/24/2021 at 10:20 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  Rabbits naturally pee-out excess calcium that their body does not need. If this type of urine is happening frequently, you can cut down on the amount of alfalfa pellets you are providing and/or cut out the alfalfa hay. My recommendation is cut out the hay, as it is good to get them used to eating non-alfalfa hay early on (hay is the most important part of their diet)! While the general recommendation is alfalfa pellets and alfalfa hay until 6mo old, I find many owners rarely wait until 6mo to stop, as they too notice the excessive milky urine.
  
  On a side note, are your rabbits separated from each other, or do you have plans to separate? Rabbits, regardless if siblings, will try to mate with each other once hormones kick-in, so to prevent pregnancy, they need to be separated until they are spayed/neutered. Please note that the topic of intentional breeding is prohibited on this forum.
  
  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.
- 01/24/2021 at 11:32 AM
  LBJ10
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  Milky urine or a chalky white residue that remains after the urine is dry is not necessarily worrisome. As Wick said, their bodies natural rid themselves of excess calcium. The real worry is if they have bladder sludge, which is literally the consistency of toothpaste. Frequent episodes of calcium in the urine is probably diet-related… which isn’t unexpected in young rabbits eating an alfalfa-based diet.
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