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When Rabbits Don't Eat Like They Should

In the last few weeks, I had three rabbits with eating issues and all for different reasons! Canyon It has been a particularly hot summer and it has gone particularly long as well, so I was not too concerned when Canyon seem to just not be that interested in eating pellets nor was she drinking water. After two days of not drinking or eating, I got rather concerned. While I was out in the rabbitry, I noticed that she was licking her resting pad, which is not normal, and I thought it might be a sign that she was thirsty, even though her water bottle was full. I check the nozzle with my finger as I usually do during the winter when it is near freezing and I could not feel the ball. Apparently, it had become stuck in the tube and needed to be cleaned, which was odd because I had just cleaned her water bottle a few days before this started. Rabbits will not eat if they cannot drink water. After I cleaned it, she drank and drank. I felt terrible about the fact she was suffering from de