Bunny eating normal feces?

[Joshiek]

Hi guys! This is my first post here so hopefully, this is in the correct section.

So, my 6-month-old bunn is eating his normal poops. These aren’t his “night feces” or cecotropes, they are normal droppings. He does this multiple times a day and it’s concerning because I can’t find any legit reason why he would be doing this. He is well fed on hay and a certain amount of pellets every day. He hasn’t been showing any other odd symptoms or anything so I’m just kind of concerned why he would be doing this.

A couple of other things as well: What is a normal amount of time for bunnies to spend grooming themselves? He seems to lick at himself a lot, more than he did when he was only a couple of months old. He is also missing some fur on the backside of both his ears, which has been missing since I got him as a baby. I’m wondering if this is normal or not, possibly a genetic issue he has or maybe he’s been scratching his ears a lot when I’m not looking? His ears don’t look damaged or scratched at all, he just has 1 big patchy area on the backs of both his ears.

[LBJ10]

Eating regular poops… well, it happens. Particularly in younger bunnies. I wouldn’t be overly concerned. He may just be craving something or he just thinks eating them is a good idea.

As for the grooming, I wouldn’t worry if it’s normal grooming. Some bunnies are more meticulous than others. Plucking fur out or biting it off would be something to look out for. That would be considered “over grooming” and can be caused by stress or other things.

The bald patches on the ears may or may not be an issue. Young bunnies tend to have thin fur in areas like their ears or the back of their neck. It should fill in as the mature. I would have a vet look at it though just to make sure it isn’t something more serious.

[SweetPotato]

Haha I personally wouldn’t worry about eating regular feces… my bun (Masha), especially when she was a baby, would always do this. I think its something almost all buns do, then grow out of, as I never caught her eating them on a regular basis after maybe being 3-4 years old. 🤣🤣🤣

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