When a rabbit produces excess soft stool (cecals), the first thing to do is to examine its diet. A diet high in protein is usually the cause of excess cecals (barring any health problems).

What kind of pellets is Luli eating? Is it alfalfa-based pellets? Are you feeding Luli alfalfa hay as well?

Generally, it is recommended to feed baby rabbits with alfalfa-based pellets and alfalfa hay, as alfalfa is high in protein and a baby rabbit needs protein for growth and to strengthen its bones.

But some baby rabbits are sensitive to too much protein. In this case, you can replace alfalfa hay with timothy hay and see if there's improvements (hay is the most important part of a rabbit's diet and the fiber in hay helps to ensure a healthy digestive system).

If after switching to timothy hay, Luli still has excess cecals, cut down on alfalfa based pellets and switch him over to timothy based pellets slowly (i.e. if now he is eating 100% alfalfa pellets, give him 75% alfalfa and 25% timothy pellets, and slowly increase timothy pellets while decreasing alfalfa pellets). Changes to a rabbit's diet must be done slowly to allow time for its digestive tract to adjust to the change.

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Added on June 15, 2008, 8:02 pmto reduce the smell of pee, you can add a few teaspoons of sodium bicarbonate into Bambi's litter, i tried this before and it works (cheap too! ). I also tried recycled paper litter, can't remember the brand now, but pet safari sells it, it comes in a few different colours (grey, pink, blue), it works well too in reducing odour. Woody Pet also does the job, its a wood-pellet litter. And after their spay & neuter, their pee no longer smells

This post has been edited by 11Jan: Jun 15 2008, 08:08 PM

yea, sodium bicarbonate = baking soda, need to go to those baking shops to get it.. couldn't find them for sale in jusco, giant etc.

lol, put a peg to ur nose in the mornings yea ventilation helps a lot!

you need to stop giving papaya tablets to luli. treats & vege should be given AFTER the rabbit is 3mths old. even then, vege & treats have to be introduced SLOWLY. treats are high in sugar which is very bad for rabbits if given in excess, and to give papaya tablets daily, that is just too much sugar for him. i only give my rabbits 1 tablet a week, and they are already adults.

cut out all treats and see if he still has excess cecals.

This post has been edited by 11Jan: Jun 15 2008, 09:28 PM

stop the papaya tablets, and switch to timothy hay. doesn't matter what brand, as long as the hay is green and fresh, dont choose those which are yellow or brown.

does luli eat a lot of hay? if he is not, and he seems to prefer to eat pellets more than hay, then you may need to cut down on the amount of pellets which you are feeding him, to encourage him to eat more hay

This post has been edited by 11Jan: Jun 15 2008, 10:39 PM

dilute with glucose?? please don't do that. sugar is bad for their digestive system. can you just dilute with water? alternatively, if its fine powder, then you can sprinkle the powder over a small amount of pellets, that will be easier than feeding him with a syringe

just a note: after you change his diet, it may take 2wks to 1mth for the excess cecals to stop.

as for Benebac, the bacteria culture in Benebac which seems to do the work is Lactobacillus Casei (although this bacteria does not seem to live in a rabbit's digestive tract, it somehow seems to help control the population of good and bad bacteria in the rabbit's digestive tract). Do you have that bacteria in the probiotics prescribed by your vet? if you do, then you don't need to get Benebac

This post has been edited by 11Jan: Jun 15 2008, 11:06 PM

you can use cardboard or coroplast to line the sides of the cage, kind of like a low wall, so poo/food won't get kicked out. but if your rabbit sprays, then a bit difficult lol! if your rabbit loves to chew, better use cardboard, coroplast is a plastic-like board, not good for them to consume it

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Added on June 16, 2008, 9:05 pmlosing a pet is truly difficult when we are so attached to them. my friend's dad was so sad after losing his cat that he vowed never to keep any more pets, he can't take the heartache, poor guy... i'll probably feel the same in his shoes, or in your shoes... but i think such loss is greatly outweighed by those special memories which only our pets can give us. cherish your memories of proudfoot, and share them with us anytime you feel like it

how is sprinkles doing?

This post has been edited by 11Jan: Jun 16 2008, 09:05 PM

sent u a PM

yea, its normal.. unless its blood

the white stuff that you see, that's calcium residue

lol, does that keep you up at night?? my buns make a lot of noise at night too, ripping boxes apart, zooming around the living room and crashing into things, pushing their igloo around.. that igloo really makes a lot of noise! it sounds like someone's dragging furniture across the room

He's so adorable!! fluffy little boy where did you get him from?

ahh.. this is where treats come in handy they come running, no they come charging! as soon as they smell fruit, or raisins, or craisins lol

This post has been edited by 11Jan: Jun 18 2008, 09:40 PM

oh..haha i just use it to lure them out, then give them a small piece.. can't give them too much

max they get each week is either 1 papaya tablet or 3 raisins or 2 craisins or some fruit hahaha these fellas can really beg!! damn cute

lol, his butt looks like a cheerleaders pom pom! so flufffyyyyyyy!!!!

Yup I got mine from SG, via an online petshop (http://www.petssion.com.sg/) but they don't accept credit cards and they dont deliver outside of SG, so I got my friends to help me COD and bring back to kl for me you can order from US too, but it may cost more. Currently, Petssion is having a sale on the furminator, its SGD50.50 (after a 15% discount)

it doenst make any noise, its just a conventional comb, except with really good teeth

have you tried those rubber mat combs? looks something like this http://www.puplife.com/Shop/Control/Produc...sid/0/SFV/32255. someone commented on my blog that she found it really useful. i havent tried it personally, but i've seen it being sold in kl (although under different brand names). maybe you can try that out, since its more easily accessible locally.. then tell us how u rate it!

carpet & marble are very cute! are they male or female?

marble sounds like a diva! lovin' the limelight

you may need to separate them very soon though, to avoid accidental pregnancies .. males mature around 3mths

each litter, generally there would be 4-6 babies

there are a lot of things to consider before breeding your rabbits:

1. even if u do plan to breed them, keeping them together for now is NOT ok. because marble would get pregnant very very early (most likely before 6mths! females mature around 4-5 mths). just imagine a girl getting pregnant at 12 and you'll get the idea

2. your sister wants one baby.. what happens to the rest? if you keep them, you'll need a lot of space because, as mentioned earlier, the males have to be separated from the females. not only that, same sex rabbits need to be separated too because once they reach adulthood (about 6mths) they get very very hormonal and will fight, sometimes fatally. rabbits are capable of killing each other, do not underestimate them

3. if you want to give the babies away or sell them, will you be able to find so many good homes for them? i'm sure you want the babies to go to homes where they get good food, plenty of exercise time and attention from the owner, right?

4. rabbits are pregnant for only 31 days. the female can conceive again as soon as she has given birth. that means, marble can get pregnant 12 times a year if you dont separate her from carpet. with 6 babies in a litter, that is 72 babies, and that's not counting the babies that marble's daughters will have!

5. you're in Singapore right? think about all the homeless rabbits in the House Rabbit Society of Singapore, waiting to be adopted. by bringing more rabbits into the world, essentially these rabbits will have lower chances of finding permanent homes. Maybe your sister can consider rescuing one of the poor homeless bunnies from HRSS instead

just some things to consider before saying its ok, i want my rabbits to have babies

This post has been edited by 11Jan: Jun 19 2008, 04:12 PM

not sure about king fischer, dont recall seeing it, but briter bunny .. i wouldn't use that. high protein, low fiber. good pellets should have low protein (16% or less), high fiber (more than 20%)

Healthy rabbits do not need nutrical (or any other dietary supplement). nutrical is very high in calories and is only used when you need to stimulate the appetite of a rabbit which hasn't been eating (and it appears likely that the rabbit will go into GI stasis if it does not start eating again soon)

This post has been edited by 11Jan: Jun 20 2008, 07:58 PM

again? a lot of ppl have given you advice the last time you asked that question. go back to the older posts and read those advice. seriously, there's no point in us repeating ourselves over and over again, only to be ignored