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All animals sometimes smell their own (and other animals') droppings. It's about pheromones; scents that animals use to communicate who they are.
Rabbits also eat cecotropes. These are a different kind of dropping (different from feces). The rabbit eats it straight from the anus, usually, so you don't often see them around. Rabbits eat cecotropes for the same reason cows chew the cud: it's a form of predigestion to get the most nutrients out of the food as possible.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoRabbits consume a lot of grass and other leafy material rich in cellulose, which is not easy to digest. Larger ruminants such as cows have multiple stomachs which allow vegetable matter to go through several phases of digestion, but the smaller body of a rabbit would not have room for multiple stomachs, so their solution is to partially digest the food and then release it in the form of droppings, and then eat it again and complete the process of digestion.
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Your dwarf rabbit is 9 weeks old and is eating his own rabbit droppings?
Rabbits and dogs sometimes eat their poo because they can still smell nutrients in it that we cant. We say "ewe" but it isnt bad for them. So it is OK if it eats its poo.
Do baby rabbits eat their feces?
No rabbits eat their feces, although all rabbits eat cecotropes. Rabbits have two kinds of droppings: feces, and cecotropes. Baby rabbits that aren't weaned yet eat their mother's cecotropes; once they're weaned, they eat their own cecotropes.
Is it normal for pet mice to eat their droppings?
Rodents do eat their own droppings, yes.
What food do rabbits not like?
Rabbits like to eat most things even though they are poisonous. Please avoid feeding the dangerous food items. Rabbits don't like to eat things with no smell. Such as "not alive" objects like toys. They will eat anything that has a plant smell like clovers or dandelions.
Do gerbils eat their own droppings?
yes. they take nutrients from soft droppings which they take directly from their rear end. they don't eat the hard droppings.
Can male rabbits smell female rabbits when they are in heat from far away?
Rabbits don't go into heat.
Why do rabbits can smell well?
because they have noses
Do bunnies like people when they smell good?
Attractive smells to people might not be very appealing to rabbits. Bunnies prefer their own smell on you. They might rub their chin on you to get their scent on you. Their chins have scent glands.
What animal has small round black droppings?
Many animals leave small round droppings of feces. Rabbits, deer, goats, chinchillas and most types of bugs leave feces fitting this description.
What smells do rabbits dislike?
the smell of carrots :D
Do rabbits have good smell?
no, they small kinda bad.
Is a snowy owl a carnivore or an herbivore?
A Snow Owl has extremely good vision and usually dives on field mice and small rodents and rabbits, but if there are extenuating circumstances it will eat its own droppings and berries and nuts if available.
