Too much calcium?

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- 10/24/2018 at 8:04 AM
  Mom of Oaklin the lop
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  Hi everyone! I brought home my 8-week-old Holland lop a few days ago. He seems to be settling in well. However this morning during play time he peed outside his litter box and I noticed his urine was a light milky yellow color. He has access to unlimited alfalfa and Timothy hay. He eats both very well. I am currently switching him over to Oxbow young rabbit pellets.
  
  I quickly googled what would cause milky urine and everything points to too much calcium, but all the articles I’ve read talk about older rabbits. Should I be limiting his access to alfalfa hay? or switch him over to an adult rabbit pellet?
  
  Thanks in advance!
- 10/24/2018 at 8:18 AM
  Asriel and Bombur
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  I’d honestly leave out the alfalfa hay. If he’s getting young pellets he’ll already have alfalfa in that. I never fed my boys alfalfa hay and never had any issues with milky urine, and they grew up to be a healthy 5 pounds.
- 10/24/2018 at 8:41 AM
  Nutmeg
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  I stopped feeding my young buns Alfalfa hay too – as it was in their young pellets – as they got a bit of calcium in their pee too. This cleared it right up and they are now almost 10 months old and perfectly healthy.
- 10/24/2018 at 8:47 PM
  LBJ10
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  I wouldn’t be overly worried. This isn’t unusual, especially with a rich young bunny diet. I agree with the others. Alfalfa hay or alfalfa-based pellets, not both.
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