An example of a healthy rabbit (and healthy rabbit output):




This fine rabbit is nearing his 8th birthday:




As you can see, he has healthy eyes and a healthy nose




And a clean tail




And good fur. There's that fuzzy tail again




Yes, that's a bunny turd -- and a great indicator of a rabbit's health status.




Rabbit droppings should break apart easily. You can see the bits of timothy hay.




This is ideally how it should look when broken apart.




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.







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