Rabbit Night Feces
I found some rabbit night feces! Compare image to left with typical rabbit pellets to right. This is what the stuff looks like.
We have a large opossum that keeps finding its way to Virgil’s (the male rabbit) hutch at night. Not sure if an opossum can kill an equally large male rabbit but I don’t want to risk it. I went to go check this evening. Brought my flash light and when I flashed in the hutch, lo and behold! I saw the much sought after rabbit “Night Feces.” I just posted about this. I’ve been lamenting that the orphaned kits would not get proper nutrition to develop the bacteria in their gut. However, seeing this I snagged it and fed it to them. Gross but it is apparently really good for them. Now I know to check around 10:30PM.
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I am so glad you’re posting all this stuff you’re learning in case I ever need it. BTW, I’m not ignoring your email, just trying to figure out good weekends.
September 2nd, 2010 at 2:20 pmThanks for sharing. Now I’m really not going to rear rabbits.
September 4th, 2010 at 2:13 am