Hi all, Im a bit concerned about Sooty, my little 4 yr old Netherland Dwarf. His eating habits have gone abit weird. To start with last week I noticed he hadn't touched his pellets but every time I went into my bedroom where he lives he would beg, stretched up on his little toes as far as he can go. Thought he was just hungry but when I looked into his bed his dish still had most of his pellets left. Figured he wanted veggies so I toddled off and got him some brocolli. He muched that right up, now ever since he keeps begging for veggies, he knows they come from the kitchen so every time I go in there he goes begging. He's still binkying and wants out all the time but he's eating very little pellets or hay. So on Sunday morning I gave him a tiny amount for brekkie and told him no more until he eats his hay and starts giving me proper poopies! His poo is small and mis shappen most of the time but there is lots of them! I did give him a small piece of brocolli last night, couldn't resist his mousey little face begging away and about 20 pellets. He hoovered up the pellets and brocolli, so he is hungry.
I originally thought it may have been his teeth so I have tried him with the hard veggies like carrot, spring greens (the stalks are pretty hard) and sprouts. He eats all of them double quick.
So should I be concerned, he does eat his hay when he's left to it. Any opinions much appreciated.
Angela
I originally thought it may have been his teeth so I have tried him with the hard veggies like carrot, spring greens (the stalks are pretty hard) and sprouts. He eats all of them double quick.
So should I be concerned, he does eat his hay when he's left to it. Any opinions much appreciated.
Angela