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help and advice on pellets and veggies please

B

bunnies95

Young Bun
yesterday i wrote a post about my buuny percy who saldy died and i asked for advice for the benefit of my other 2 bunnies alife and barney.

a few people told me to reduce the pellets to egg cup measurement which i did today and was 18grams (1 egg cup) for both bunnies, should they be given and egg cup measurment each or just one per the 2 bunnies?

veggies - how much do you feed your bunnies and what do you feed them, and do you give them veggies everyday?

i read that if you reduce pellets you should increase veg intake but dont know what or how much and how often
 
How many pellets were they having before? It's really important to reduce slowly over a number of weeks.

I'd make this one change to start with and work towards an eggcup full each to start with :)

Make sure they are eating plenty of hay in the meantime and then think about the next change.

This is what I would do anyway to make sure their tums adjust well :)
 
As bisc said. It's better to reduce the pellets slowly to avoid a tummy upset.
I give mine an egg cup each and this seems enough to maintain weight - every bunny is different and you may need to adjust slightly.

Mine get around a cup of veg a day. There's no need to increase veg intake when you decrease the pellets but you will need to provide extra hay as when they're hungry they'll be filling up on their hay (which is a good thing).

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