sierra*323
Mama Doe
Hi there,
How much weight is normal for outdoor rabbits to put on ready for winter? My two have definitely filled out a little lately, although I haven't changed their food routine... seems odd. I'm fairly certain it's not just fluff! Tango's coat looks loads thicker and healthier than when I first rescued him, but the vet notes from the rescue said he was actually overweight when they got him. I took him home a month later and he seemed quite scrawny to me. I'm not sure what their ideal weights should be! They don't look overweight to me, just a bit tubbier than before.
Edit: just thought, I've got them on meadow hay with the odd bit of herbage/timothy hay as a treat, whereas they used to have timothy hay as their main hay - surely that can't have made much difference?
How much weight is normal for outdoor rabbits to put on ready for winter? My two have definitely filled out a little lately, although I haven't changed their food routine... seems odd. I'm fairly certain it's not just fluff! Tango's coat looks loads thicker and healthier than when I first rescued him, but the vet notes from the rescue said he was actually overweight when they got him. I took him home a month later and he seemed quite scrawny to me. I'm not sure what their ideal weights should be! They don't look overweight to me, just a bit tubbier than before.
Edit: just thought, I've got them on meadow hay with the odd bit of herbage/timothy hay as a treat, whereas they used to have timothy hay as their main hay - surely that can't have made much difference?
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