2 month old rabbit peeing excessively?

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Hi there! My pet rabbit Tori, a holland lop, peed a ton in her cage and I was wondering if that's normal? I've had her for two days and went to clean out her litterbox today and the entire area around it had a puddle of pee. It soaked through her hay bedding and everything. It was yellow with a bit of white in it (calcium?). It also smelled like asparagus or brussel sprouts or something, really weird smelling. She also peed on me while I tried to clean her up (her bottom and paws are wet), so I'm afraid she might be peeing too much.
She is behaving fine and her poop looks fine, but I'm still a bit worried. She is drinking and eating hay and pellets too. I gave her some baby kale yesterday.
 
She drank a 32 ounce bottle in 2 days. I have no idea how much water intake she had before we got her. Should I not give her so much water?
 
I'm not sure how much to expect, whether 32 ounces is normal for that age, but you should have as much water available to her as she wants. It's hard to tell if it's an abnormal amount of pee as when they don't pee in a litter box, it tends to spread out everywhere a lot so it can look like more.

Bandit goes through about a bowl of water a day, though I'm not sure how much fits in it. Obviously weather and temperature also plays a part in how much they will drink. Was the white in the pee sludgy? Or was it just some pee was yellow and some was white? I always recommend taking any new pet to a vet for a wellness check anyway, so it might not hurt to make a visit. Sorry I couldn't be more specific in my advice/experience.
 
Is she a full grown rabbit? how much does she weigh?

I just found this article about excess urine and excess thirst in rabbits.
http://www.petmd.com/rabbit/conditions/urinary/c_rb_polyuria_polydipsia?page=2
The average normal water intake for rabbits is 50-150 mL/kg body weight daily. This is the general expectation of water consumption, since rabbits that are fed large amounts of water-containing foods, such as leafy vegetables, will drink less water than those that are on a dry diet of hay and pellets. Normal urine production is generally expected to be between 120-130 mL/kg body weight per day.

So it says drinking 50-150ml/kg is normal... so the normal maximum for water intake is 150ml a day which is about 5 ounces - So you could multiply: how many kgs she weighs x 5 ounces- and if she is drinking way more than that - maybe she should see a vet.
 

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