Rabbit poop

Problems
Analyzing your rabbit's fecal pellets is a good way of diagnosing whether all is right with your rabbit's health. If they are ever malformed, it is usually indicative of some health problem that needs immediate attention.

Poopy Butt
Poopy butt is the informal term of what happens when rabbits get runny stool or are unable to reach and clean their back end. It can also be referred to as intermittent soft stools or ISS. See Cecotropes for more information, as poopy butt is often caused by unformed cecals.

To clean a poopy butt, please see the Bathing article. It is important to keep the perineal area clean as the anus can be blocked by dried cecals.

Below are links with more information about poopy butt in rabbits.
 * Dana Krempels, Ph.D., The Mystery of Rabbit Poop
 * Angie Pollock, Causes and Treatment for Diarrhea in Rabbits
 * Phyllis O'Beollain, Poopy butt in rabbits: what it is and what to do for it
 * Dana Krempels, Ph.D., Emergency protocol for diarrhea in infant and juvenile rabbits, cottontails and hares

Eating Fecal Pellets
See the links below for more information on rabbits eating their dry fecal pellets (not their cecals).
 * Answers, Why do rabbits eat their feces or poo?

Composting
Rabbit litter is a great fertilizer for your garden.

Below are links with more information about composting your rabbit litter for use in your garden.
 * House Rabbit Network, Christine Bennett, The Magic Bunny Poo: A Composting Tale
 * Vegetable Gardener, Chris McLaughlin, Rabbit Manure in the Garden
 * Calico Rabbit, Composting with rabbits!

The following information are from rabbit breeder websites. Please remember that we do not condone rabbit breeding for the common house rabbit owner and that these links are purely for reference information.
 * Three Little Ladies Rabbitry, Natural Fertilizer, Courtesy of Your Rabbits
 * Rise and Shine Rabbitry, The Benefits and Uses of Rabbit Manure
 * Kazuko "Kay" Smith, Raising Worms With Rabbits