Rabbit poop

[feral]

Does anyone here use it and if so how good is it?
I work for a animal shelter and can get rabbit poop on a daily basis and if I can use it and the soil will benefit then its a win win situation esp. since it would be free.
Thoughts?

 

[master shake]

what do rabbits eat, that would indicate when to use it I assume. Their shit is probably mostly grass and other greens so probably high in N and some K.

 

[JackTheGrower]

Earthworms love it.

 

[spiral]

I compost mine,breaks down pretty fast. Check this thread out http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=60554&highlight=rabbit+manure

 

[Lazyman]

I've owned rabbits going on 30 years, their shit is better than steer, better than chicken, better than most any manure except some maybe expensive ass bat guanos. It's very hot when fresh so it should be composted, but it works like a little time release fert pellet. I wouldn't use them indoors, best for outdoor grows in the ground or for full-season container girls.

 

[Chief Rbud]

rabbit poop is the best shit, literally, we used to keep rabbits, and after while worms would just appear in the shit pile under the cage, and like lazyman said, be careful using it fresh as it usually has a lot of rabbit urine in it too which can burn because of the ammonia in it. best fertilizer i ever used hands down!

 

[VerdantGreen]

dont rabbits eat their poop and digest it again to get more nutrients out ?

i guess the content of it would depend on how many times it's been digested

imo any kind of animal manure (properly composted) will bring an extra boost to an organic grow. its pretty magic stuff

V.

 

[Lazyman]

Yeah, as mentioned above, they eat the soft pellets (cecatropes) right from their ass, the hard ones they don't. You'll never have a choice on which ones you collect, it will always be the hard poops.

 

[maryjohn]

I think cecatrope may be a very creative insult to use someday.

 

[C21H30O2]

did i read that correctly... they eat fecal matter directly out of their ass?!?!

 

[JackTheGrower]

did i read that correctly... they eat fecal matter directly out of their ass?!?!

Guinea Pigs form a special pellet they eat which is made of excess nutrients. Sort of a storage system more than poop.

I didn't know about rabbits do they do that too?

Guinea Pigs do not store Vit. C and I understand Rabbits do.

 

[feral]

Thanks for the info everyone. I'm collecting now and have about a quart jar of just pellets no bedding, etc. I figure I'll let it age and then make teas out of it which brings up another question:
How often should I use the tea? I read in Jorge C's 'grow bible' to dilute the mixture in the following manner 1 part tea to 5 parts water but I can't find anything on how often to use it.
Thanks

 

[CT Guy]

Thanks for the info everyone. I'm collecting now and have about a quart jar of just pellets no bedding, etc. I figure I'll let it age and then make teas out of it which brings up another question:
How often should I use the tea? I read in Jorge C's 'grow bible' to dilute the mixture in the following manner 1 part tea to 5 parts water but I can't find anything on how often to use it.
Thanks

"aged" is different than "composted"

 

[CT Guy]

From memory I believe it has is very high N, so you'll want to determine what it is to balance your c:n ratio. I'd definitely compost it first. Google "compost calculator" for help in calculating your c:n ratio for thermal composting.

 

[JackTheGrower]

From memory I believe it has is very high N, so you'll want to determine what it is to balance your c:n ratio. I'd definitely compost it first. Google "compost calculator" for help in calculating your c:n ratio for thermal composting.

Could we bubble? With other things of course.

 

[CT Guy]

Could we bubble? With other things of course.

I think there's better ways to get soluble nutrients than raw manure. In my opinion it's much better to compost the material, removing the pathogens, and then use it as a tea or soil amendment.

 

[JackTheGrower]

Thanks for the reply.. You know smoke some and the mind starts to think creatively..

 

[OZZ_]

N-P-K of rabbit poo is 2.4-1.4.-0.6

It is not hot at all and can be used fresh, in fact, its one of the only manures that can claim this....... of course if the poo is drenched in urine (as is the case many times) thats a different story but straight rabbit poo can be planted in directly.

Theres a thread floating around here somewhere in which an elder grower planted straight in a 5 gallon bucket of rabbit poo .. that plant was a beast and produced wonderfully.

You certainly can compost it .... but you dont need to. As for the measurements on how much to use, etc, etc .... I have no clue.

I do know many that use it straight though and even plant directly in it and it doesnt burn. Very gentle, kick ass fertilizer probably only rivaled by worm castings ....

 

[ehonda187]

Power Pellets!

Power Pellets!

Earthworms love it.

My worms tear this shit up.. Literally....I just started getting it from a pet store that clean out thieir cages daily. I just brought in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and told them I would like it if they would fill this up instead of mixing it in with the rest of the animal waste. I just go back and switch the bucket every 3 days....

 

[JackTheGrower]

My worms tear this shit up.. Literally....I just started getting it from a pet store that clean out thieir cages daily. I just brought in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and told them I would like it if they would fill this up instead of mixing it in with the rest of the animal waste. I just go back and switch the bucket every 3 days....

Wanna try them on a mix of Starbucks Coffee and RP?

I'm curious..

Thanks