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How many pellets?
- Thread starter kaths101
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DemiS
Warren Veteran
I tend to feed young buns as much as they will eat, untill they start to look chubby. Then I slowly reduce the ammount of feed.
BeatrixPotter
Mama Doe
I just feed a handful/egg cup full per bun once a day. My buns have their pellets in the morning and veg at tea time. They have unlimited hay all day and night.
I would be reluctant to feed any more pellets to a young bun as I would be worried that they wouldnt get used to the hay which should be the main part of their diet. My bun Posy is 5 months old and has been with us for 2 months. She has been on this diet since her first day with us and is the perfect weight and very healthy. Oh and she adores her hay.
I would be reluctant to feed any more pellets to a young bun as I would be worried that they wouldnt get used to the hay which should be the main part of their diet. My bun Posy is 5 months old and has been with us for 2 months. She has been on this diet since her first day with us and is the perfect weight and very healthy. Oh and she adores her hay.
hurricanhoney
Wise Old Thumper
It should be a small handful or egg cupful a day and the rest of their diet should be hay and a variety of veg.
BeatrixPotter
Mama Doe
I would call a 6 month old a teenage bun.
DemiS
Warren Veteran
If she eats them all, and isn't getting fat then I wouldn't reduce the ammount too much. My youngest rabbit is just moulting out of his baby coat. He currently gets unlimited hay and two handfulls of pellets daily. My two adults get unlimited hay and just less than a handfull of pellets. They all get veg too, the young bun has less than the others though.
All my rabbits have had small ammounts of grass and veg from a very young age. None have any problems with any type of food and they love everything.
Ted an Petal
Warren Veteran
yeah i would start reducing her pellets slowly now, has she been producing extra cecals?
DemiS
Warren Veteran
I put a bit of hay over some straw for them to snuggle into, and then some bits near the food bowl. They eat both, I don't think it matters where it goes. If he dosen't eat much hay, you could mix it in with food.
BeatrixPotter
Mama Doe
I use semi circle hanging baskets. They are the lightweight ones and I paid about £3 for them at the garden centre. I have attached these to the sides of their hutches and runs. They can easily stretch up to reach the hay. They also have some in their litter trays but the baskets mean that they always have clean hay to eat rather than stuff they have weed and pooped on.
