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She even recycles her own waste!

I love all your pet pics! 💚

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[-] dkppunk@piefed.social 10 points 6 days ago

Rabbits have a very simple digestive tract, similar to horses except I don’t think horses have cecotropes. Rabbits have to digest some stuff twice to get the full nutritional value out of it. It happens with a lot of small mammals like hamsters and guinea pigs too. I’m not sure if it has to do with how fast they run, but they are so cute they get a pass on the grossness.

My old bun once wafted a mouthful of it into my face and it was the stinkiest shit I’ve ever smelled lol. I still loved that fella

[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago

makes sense. lol I didn't think they stank that bad, given how goat droppings smell from a distance, but I suppose it's a completely different thing when they're chewed up and in your face.

[-] dkppunk@piefed.social 5 points 6 days ago

Their normal poos don’t really smell, but the cecos do have a slight stink. It’s not strong, it was just that he wafted it directly into my nose while he was eating one.

It was nasty, but I sure do miss that fella. Best first bun I could have ever asked for.

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