An example of a healthy rabbit (and healthy rabbit output):
This fine rabbit is nearing his 8th birthday:
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As you can see, he has healthy eyes and a healthy nose
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And a clean tail
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And good fur. There's that fuzzy tail again
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Yes, that's a bunny turd -- and a great indicator of a rabbit's health status.
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Rabbit droppings should break apart easily. You can see the bits of timothy hay.
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This is ideally how it should look when broken apart.
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If your bunny's output is tiny and compacted, then s/he's likely getting too many pellets.
More timothy hay and less pellets usually alleviates this issue.
If your bunny has diarrhea, then s/he's probably getting too much fresh fruit/veggies.
This is where switching to dried fruit and veggies can really help improve things.
As always, rabbits should have access to unlimited water and hay.
The diet that this particular 5-pound bunny gets per day is as follows:
- unlimited timothy hay
- unlimited fresh water
- one-quarter cup timothy hay pellets
- two thin slices of dried apple. I break these slices into smaller pieces and give
them to him sporadically (or on demand) throughout the course of each day.
- Fruit tree branches.
Since he's an older rabbit, I've pretty much eliminated carrot and carrot tops from his diet.
Additionally, he now gets slightly less than a quarter cup of pellets per day.