Tiny poo when bunny eats hay!!!!

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- 12/14/2016 at 9:48 PM
  Cuddlethelopbunny
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  So my holland lop bunny Ninja, who is three months old, has been going through some weirdest problem ever. I currently feed him Sherwood Forest pellets, about 1/2 cup a day. I basically just refill the bowl when it is out, and he eats around 1/2 cup a day. Ninja is not the greatest hay eater, he would only munch on a little bit of hay throughout the day. The hay i use is a mixture of Oxbow Botanical and SPS 2nd cutting timothy. This is the background story.
  
  Today, when i put fresh hay into Ninja’s hay feeder, he was very intrigued by the fresh smell and started munching on them for a while. Then I found, so surprisedly, his dropping became so tiny!!! I was certain it resulted from the hay eating, because he ran out pellets at the time it happened. It seems to happen every time he eats hay, but he poops perfectly when he eats the Sherwood pellets. I am so confused by this and i always thought hay is the best thing for bunny’s digestion.
  
  I am beyond confusion and desperation right now. If anyone has been experiencing something like this or knows whats going on, please let me know. I would appreciate it very much!!
- 12/14/2016 at 10:58 PM
  Mikey
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  The only thing i can think of is if hes not eating enough hay daily, his poops will change when he starts to eat more hay.
- 12/15/2016 at 5:13 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  I know a lot of people recommend unlimited pellets when bunnies are young but if yours isn’t a great hay eater, I’d cut down the pellets just to see if he will eat more hay when he’s not filling up on pellets. His poops will probably change a little if he starts eating a significant amount of hay.
- 12/16/2016 at 1:20 AM
  Bam
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  He must drink too, hay requires quite a lot of water.
  
  If a bunny isn’t used to lots of hay, it’s GI microbiota isn’t prepared for lots of hay and so the bunny can’t really process it as well as it should. It’s the bacteria in the gut that do that. This rights itself with time though, hay encourages the growth of the right type of bacteria. But you should see to it that he gets enough water. Sometimes putting a few drops of ubnsweetened concentrated apple juice in the water can encourage drinking. Hay tea, when you pour hot water on hay and let it steep, then pour it through a strainer and serve the “tea” after it’s cooled can also help.
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