Yellow back paws

[x_toffee&ginger_x]

Hi so I was stroking one of my two bunnies today. I’ve had them for about 2 months and I noticed ginger ( who’s ginger and shore) has yellow stained back paws. I’m guessing this is from him standing in his litter after he’s weed. I was wondering if there was a way that I could get the stains out or I should just leave them be and wait for it to go away itself(I’ve heard this happens when their fur sheds) it’s the first time I’ve owned bunnies so this is a new experience. Any advice would be really helpful. Thankyou!

[Dface]

What kind of litter are you using?
Yellow stains are pretty common in white rabbits, and as long as he isnt getting rashes or urine burn from them they arent anything to worry about!

[x_toffee&ginger_x]

There’s no rash or burn that I can see? Would it be obvious if he had this? And I’m not sure what litter it is but I think I’m going to try a different one.

[Asriel and Bombur]

Asriel is white with brown and gray spots and his feet are permanently stained yellow. There’s just nothing you can really do about that on a light colored bun.

[x_toffee&ginger_x]

Thankyou!

[sarahthegemini]

My female who is as white as a ghost often has yellow feet. If they are super yellow you might need to switch to a more absorbant litter but some degree of staining is quite normal

[senatcha93]

There are japanese toilets(GEX) on the market that allow for ‘clean’ peeing. They have a grid that you place on top so they won’t stand in their pee while on the toilet. Unfortunately they are hard to get and a bit small in size (since Japanese bunnies are often times under 1kg)

[JLH]

My bun has very white feet, I put a layer of white absorbent bedding under the hay in her litter box, it really helps, though her back feet are only discolored for a few hours as she is a clean freak and she cleans her paws really good. I also give her Sherwood urinary tablets that flushes the urinary system, it also encourages the bunny to drink more water so their pee isn’t so strong and yellow.

[Dface]

Honestly I think it is really dependent on the bunny how much they stsin. My rabbits are on wooden cat litter pellets(and I know a lot of others use that). And my albino rabbit never had didcoloured feet, but he loves to wash his feet (and often has pee stains under his tail, go figure)
You would most definitely notice urine burn – it’s where the rabbit is urinating on themselves, and burns away the skin causing the fur to shed off leaving large patches of inflamed skin (just like a burn)
But from the sounds yours is just simple staining and nothing to be worried about! I wouldn’t advise washing it, rabbits can clean themselves, and as long as its only an aesthetic problem is not worth bring concerned over

[x_toffee&ginger_x]

Thankyou everyone for the response. I will try using an absorbent pad under his litter to see if that works. He uses wooden cat litter pellets too and seems to be working well.

[JLH]

As long as the cat litter wood pellets do not create dust, a bunnies little nose doesn’t do well with that type of dust. My bunny doctor told me it’s pest to avoid anything labeled for cat’s.

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