Bunnies poop is stringy

[Willow]

So my bunnies poop just recently have little stings connecting them, not sure why but should I change his diet or is this type of poop normal?

[Bam]

What you describe is known as “necklace poop” or “string of pearl poop”. The “strings” are hair. Is your bun shedding? Does he eat a good amount of hay?

It’s good to brush the bun when it’s shedding, just so it doesn’t ingest too much hair when it cleans itself. If your bun eats fresh greens, you can serve them freshly rinsed and dripping wet, for extra moisture. A bit extra moisture and brushing and lots of grass hay as a rule take care of this problem.

Buns that have normal length hair (ie not angora or lionheads) can often be lint rolled (with a sticky paper lint roller) after brushing, to catch the loose hairs the brush didn’t pick up.

[Willow]

He’s not shedding much but, does need to be groomed since I just got him he doesn’t like being groomed and nor does he like being picked up. Any tips on grooming him and getting him used to getting picked up as he absolutely hates it 🙁

[LBJ10]

Yep, the strings are just hair. It means he’s been ingesting a lot of fur. To be honest, with short fur, I have had the best luck with “plucking”. I don’t know why, but most brushes don’t seem to grab the loose fur very well. Sometime you don’t even need to pick them up. Just offer a distraction that will occupy them for awhile (ex: a hay cube). Then use your fingers to pluck out the loose tufts of fur. I usually move rapidly, just letting the pulled out fur drop to the floor (I can get it later).

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