Rabbit droppings problem

[Clothears]

Hi,

My rabbit is having soft poops which are sticking to her fur as she’s sitting on them. I don’t know if it is soft poops exactly or if she’s sitting in her toilet corner and pooping and peeing and the poop is getting wet and sticking but it’s a problem as she hates getting cleaned. Another issue I have just noticed is she had a leaky bum just now which smelled horrid but she was licking it? She is going through a phase were she is shoving all the hay in her cage under her little platform (I’ve filled it 4 times now meaning there’s 4 piles of hay under it) I’ve never had this issue before and I’ve had her for 4 years. Can anyone help I don’t know what I am doing wrong. I clean her toilet corner every few days and she only eats hay and rabbot pellets and free roams most time. She is still happy and doing her binkys but I don’t know why shes having these poo issues.

[Wick & Fable]

Is your rabbit spayed?

Considering you’ve had her for 4 years and these are new behaviors/observations, I think that merits a visit to a rabbit-savvy vet. Behavior changes can be indicative that something is going on, especially since you’re observing changes in stool. Loose, soft stool is not a good sign in rabbits since their diet should be primarily fiber (i.e. hay), and therefore poops should be dry and firm consistently, with exception of cecotropes.

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.

[Clothears]

The majority of her poops are normal dry poops it’s just the odd few but not often but the behaviour with the hay isn’t normal she still eats it but it’s as though she’s hoarding it? She’s did this once before when she had a phantom pregnancy. She isn’t sprayed should I get her sprayed?

[DanaNM]

The hay hoarding sounds like false nesting. If she isn’t spayed that’s likely what’s happening with that.

I definitely recommend a vet visit as well. At her age and not spayed she is very likely to have reproductive cancer. If you catch it early the vet can often remove it all during the spay procedure.

. . . 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.  

[Clothears]

Oh I’ve never knew that could happen definetly a vet visit then. It’s probably good to note too this started happening around the time I got pet rats. She doesn’t bother with them she just sits around their cage much to their disapproval but could it be related?

[pinkiemarie]

Does she live in the same cage as the rats? I totally agree that she needs a vet visit asap but I so hope she has her own space away from the rats for her to go to and relax.

[Clothears]

It’s different cages on opposite sides of the room they’re never out at the same time she just sits around their cage

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