Ideas?

Cookie, one of the foster babies I'm looking after, is the fluffiest little thing I've ever seen! And I think it's causing her problems cleaning herself properly.

I hate to be grim, but even though I check her daily, yesterday I had to spend about half an hour sorting her bum I had to get rid of a number of uneaten caecals (fewer pellets, more hay for Cookie) and trim away some of the fur as well. She always has hay attached to her, and sometimes bits of poo as well get caught in the fur.

So, what I'm asking, in a round about sort of way, is if anyone has any ideas about bedding I could use in her cage? She is currently in a cage with lots of hay, but I'm wondering if there might be more hygienic I could use?

Thanks!

i know a lot of people use megazorb,you could try that

You might also consider making those pellets she does have the new selective vetcare plus digestive health. Mine have been having them as a treat having been given a free sample at the vets. I have seen an increase in their poo size. I seem to think you said they were young so hopefully this stage will pass. Or probiotic could be helpful. When Bruce was -1 he got similar problems, although luckily most of his got squashed into the floor so I am wondering whether the answer is to lift the hay up in a manger so the caecals can stick to the newspaper.

Is she an indoor bun?

If so I would take the hay from the bottom of the cage and place a little on the top of her litter tray and then the rest in some sort of hay net, keeping just newspaper on the bottom of the cage.

Also perhaps a little trim around her bottom....?

Yeah, she's about 14 - 16 weeks old, she lives in the spare room, where she is currently learning to climb higher and higher so she can chew our books. I'm definitely going to lift the hay up into the hay rack that came with the cage (in my bunny experience I've never known a rabbit like a hay rack, preferring to eat off the floor instead!). I'm reluctant to go with newspaper as she is so very white, the print would dirty her. It's tricky.

A trim around her bum is something I'm going to try as well. Poor little bairn!

Additionally, she is very picky about what hay she'll eat!

She's running away from me today, knows she's gonna have her bum looked at again and doesn't fancy it no doubt!

I suffer with a mucky bum at times

I have megazorb for litter with hay on top for nomming. When I had a bad spell the nice nurse at the vets gave me a bit of a trim around the back end (although it took both Humum and Hudad to hold me still for it!). Sometimes I have to have a bit of a wash in 'small animal' shampoo.

Since the humans got very strict with my diet (hay, hay, more hay, very few pellets and teeny bits of parsley, coriander and cauliflower leaf) I have been much much better

I'm 5 months old.

Our star has this problem also, she and I dont like the fact that we have to remove the poop from her bottom. If she was a dog like our rumbo Id shave round her but hole glad im not at the doggy palour when he gets that done but does the trick