Poopy butt

[Montana2324]

Hello! I have a 13 week old bunny named Binky who gets his poop stuck to his behind sometimes (considering he has long fluffy hair). I usually pick it off but I don’t know if its because of a certain reason… any suggestions on what to do ?

[bunnybuns]

Hi there! 

I suggest you clean the poopy butt ASAP. As far as i’ve read, poopy butt can result in a poor diet, make sure you give him unlimited alfalfa hay since he’s younger than 7 months, it can also result of your bunny that cannot reach his bum for cecotropes if he’s obese or has arthritis, but since your bunny is young i don’t think that’s the case. Take a damp washcloth and gently clean the rabbit’s poopy bottom until it’s clean, but if the bun has dry crusty feces stuck to it’s rear end you should give him a bum bath. Get a plastic box or a sink and fill it enough for your bunny’s butt to be submerged, but DO NOT SUBMERGE the whole bunny, about 4 to 5 inches is enough. Take a tablespoon of bunny shampoo and wash the affected area until it’s clean and after that’s done, GENTLY dry your bunny’s butt with a towel.

[Montana2324]

I’ve been feeding him Timothy hay considering the breeder I got him off of fed him that. He loves it, he eats it more than his pellets. He doesn’t even eat his pellets for the most part.

[bunnybuns]

It’s crucial and best for them to eat alfalfa hay as they are developing bones and teeth which the get from the alfafa hay which is rich in calcium to support the growth. You can start mixing the Timothy and alfafa at 7 months and at 8 months switch to only offering Timothy. Do You have alfafa hay at your pet store? Also, that’s great if he’s eating a lot of hay! Note that they can have as much as pellets as they want until they’re 7 months for supporting growth although i gave my boy good amount of pellets but he started getting fat so i had to reduce.

[joea64]

I’ve seen alfalfa hay (usually in pretty small packages, and you’ll likely have to get several for your bun) at all the major petstore chains – Petsmart, Petco, Pet Supplies Plus – and also Walmart. The quality varies, of course; Oxbow is a highly-regarded brand – in addition to hay, they also sell an alfalfa-based pellet formulated for young rabbits – but it can be rather costly. You might also consider Small Pet Select; they sell alfalfa hay (and I believe pellets too), and you can put it on a subscription so that you get your supply refilled as often as every 2 weeks and never have to worry about the store being out of hay.

[Montana2324]

Thankyou so much!!!

[Montana2324]

Also my bunnies poop can sometimes be softer and mooshier (sorry for the gross details lol) but not the little circle ones. It kind of looks like cecrotopes or however you say it, but is me using timothy hay the issue for this too?

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Posted By joea64 on 8/17/2017 5:26 PM

I’ve seen alfalfa hay (usually in pretty small packages, and you’ll likely have to get several for your bun) at all the major petstore chains – Petsmart, Petco, Pet Supplies Plus – and also Walmart. The quality varies, of course; Oxbow is a highly-regarded brand – in addition to hay, they also sell an alfalfa-based pellet formulated for young rabbits – but it can be rather costly. You might also consider Small Pet Select; they sell alfalfa hay (and I believe pellets too), and you can put it on a subscription so that you get your supply refilled as often as every 2 weeks and never have to worry about the store being out of hay.

I just have to reiterate that I LOVE Small Pet Select. They are awesome, I get hay super fast and it’s always great quality!!! And they have all kind of organic chews/sticks/twists available as well. Small pet select sells alfalfa in a 5lb box, I believe its 29.99

[bunnybuns]

It’s not the problem in the Timothy hay, just reminded you that he should be eating alfalfa hay!Yea, those cecotropes are stinky and mushy, as you said and since they’re sticky they often get caught on the bunnie’s fur. Did you clean his bum?

[bunnybuns]

I stick to Oxbow Organic Meadow hay as Mile loves it, he’s a picky bun and seems to like meadow hay more than timothy. I give Bella Small Pet Select Alfalfa hay as she doesn’t like the Oxbow one. I sure did choose some picky buns

[Montana2324]

Yes I did clean his bum

[bunnybuns]

Good

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