Never had a cecal problem?

[Clem&M]

Since she’s going to get new food soon I was looking at how to transition her into it but the instructions say it takes a month to transition. When I transitioned her into Oxbow young rabbit I did it in 5 days. I know that rabbits have a sensitive stomach but it always perplexed me that she has never had a sensitivity problem, even with new greens and treats. Negan has, he was very sensitive to new food and greens, he could hardly eat a cup of greens without over producing cecals. 

Clem on the other hand was eating greens when she was 2 months and a half, I didn’t know we had to wait until 3 months old but since she never had any problems in her poop I figured it was fine, and she turned out great. If it weren’t for her Negan would’ve never eaten greens, she convinced him to. I’m guessing it’s a difference in breeders, Clem must’ve came from a great breeder, she was very social with people since the beginning, but Negan was the opposite.

Is it normal for her to tolerate diet changes this well? And should I transition at the food’s rate in this case or whatever rolls with Clem?

[joea64]

All rabbits have sensitive tummies to one degree or another, but some are comparatively iron-gutted. I was watching Panda and Fernando all week in case they had any digestive issues connected with the move to their new home, but they’ve been complete trencherbuns, eating anything placed in front of them, drinking with equal heartiness and producing small mounds of “bunny berries”.

[sarahthegemini]

I think when it comes to tummy sensitivity, it’s all down to luck. My Buttercup only eats what she should. That includes plenty of hay. Peanut on the other hand has eaten plastic from his bucket, his giant Lego, rubber from the stair gate, trainer soles, silicone grooming mit, some of his play mat plus more plastic toys. His got a tummy of steel. Buttercup has had stasis 3 times. Go figure.

[Clem&M]

Poor Buttercup, and wow, Peanut sounds like a super bunny O_o. I haven’t had stasis yet, although Negan had shown signs of it twice but bounced back on his own, I hope Clem never does, I do my best to give her a great diet and few berries.
Maybe in a few years iron gutted bunnies will be a thing in a breed, it does seem like an ideal genetic trait, not that I encourage over-breeding for profit.

[sarahthegemini]

Posted By Clem&M on 8/26/2017 12:24 PM
Poor Buttercup, and wow, Peanut sounds like a super bunny O_o. I haven’t had stasis yet, although Negan had shown signs of it twice but bounced back on his own, I hope Clem never does, I do my best to give her a great diet and few berries.
Maybe in a few years iron gutted bunnies will be a thing in a breed, it does seem like an ideal genetic trait, not that I encourage over-breeding for profit.

The first time she bad stasis was after trying a teensy piece of parsnip, the second time was after trying artichoke and the 3rd time was a week after the 2nd and I think her tummy was just all over the place. I would always recommend introducing/transitioning new foods slowly because it only takes one bad reaction to cause severe consequences. Up until the parsnip, Buttercup had no issues with any veggies or things we’d tried. I introduce new foods even slower than advised because of Buttercup’s past. Even Peanut with his fantastic tummy gets things at the same pace as Buttercup. Nothing bad can come from going slow

[joea64]

Speaking of cecals, I haven’t seen a single one since P&F moved in. I’m sure they produce them, as vigorously as they eat their hay, salad and pellets, but I’m also sure that any cecotropes that come out one end immediately disappear right back into the other end before anyone (namely me) can notice a tell-tale smell.

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