I don't know the answer to this question about rabbits?

Question

I was out walking in the country with my 5 year old grandson taking an interest in the wild flowers & floribunda etc ( as you do ) when out of the blue he asked "why is rabbits poo round instead of in a straight line ? " Try as I might I was unable to offer a plausable answer, I decided the answer must be on the net somewhere, but as yet, I have not been able to find it. I am hoping that someone who reads these pages could possible have the answer,
I appeal to you, dont let this young impressionable lad go through life not knowing the answer to this question, as well as thinking his grandad new nothing! Please help .
Thank You

Answer 1

Roxane is correct. It's all in the way the waste passes through the colon and the intestinal tract. Isn't it amazing the questions a child can come up with?! I remember the days that I went for walks with my own grandpa. Cherish these times, they can truly be amazing!

Answer 2

It is the diet of the rabbit that creates little round poo. Deer and cows also have round poo they all eat a lot of grass and plants . Rabbits will pass
a large soft round pellet called a cecaltroph and eat this it is full of
vitamins however not all rabbits will eat this.

Answer 3

if it was in a straight line then it would have to have the "runs" or diarrhea. thats all i can come up with. i guess you could ask that about why our poo is sometimes pebbles etc. its probably what they eat alot of that keeps it consistant.

Answer 4

"The hard waste that bypasses the cecum is moved through the colon in a circular motion and forms perfectly round hard balls."
I found it on this site where there is more on this.
you made me wonder so I had to know.

Answer 5

deer and goats have pebble doo-doo also
maybe its the veggies they eat