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My rabbit is pooping too many cecotropes. How can I improve her diet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | unspayed | 0.55 lbs

I just adopted a 3 months old holland lop rabbit i am giving alfalfa hay and pellets, i dont know the ingredients in the pellets since the previous owner hand them to me without the brand. She is pooping so much cecotropes late at nite and i dont know why? Can you tell how i can make her diet better so that the cecotropes end

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on January 8th, 2017

Cecotropes are normal, if she is eating a lot then she will also produce a lot of feces. i would recommend to buy a good quality pellets form a pet shop, continue with the hay of course and when she is over 4-5 months you can start introducing greens and veggies to her diet.

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