Why is pregnant Chin eating her poop?

[Caroline]

My female is very pregnant and is sitting in her hideyhouse eating her poop. There is plenty of good food for her just outside her door. Is it a way to keep her house clean for the babies? Am going to put some pellets in front of her to see if that gets her to stop.

 

[Cuddlebug]

Chins eating their poop is perfectly normal. They all do it; you probably just never noticed it before. She will be fine and it will not harm the kits.

 

[ticklechin]

Is she eating it right from the anus? If so they are called cecotropes are not poo. Most of the nutrients are not absorbed the first time a chin eats its feed, so the cecotropes are produced so the chins can eat the feed again and get more of the nutrition from it.

 

[Caroline]

Yes, she is eating it right from her anus. Very interesting fact. Wish my horses would do that too, would cut down on my feed bill.

 

[Mt. Zion Chins]

'Wish my horses would do that too, would cut down on my feed bill.'
___ That is so funny

 

[Jenn]

I've witnessed my chin doing the same thing on several occasions. Gross but normal.

 

[Rockka]

My chins do it too..i just ignore it. A lot small animals eat their own pooh for vitamins.

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