Rex Rabbity
Warren Scout
Our new female black Rex rabbit Willow is about 9 months old. Our other rabbit Flopsy is also also a Rex, but male and only a couple of weeks younger. She seems quite a bit bigger than Flopsy and looks like she is possibly carrying a bit of extra weight. She seems to have extra 'rolls' around her hind legs that Flopsy does not have and has a much larger dewlap. I have read that females do have larger dewlaps than males, but it does seem quite large. Maybe it's just me, as I have never seen another female Rex up close before. Also, our vet told us that rabbits are more prone to putting weight on after being neutered and told us to keep an eye on Flopsy's weight, as he has been done recently. Willow was spayed last September. Below is a photo of her. Her colour makes her awkward to photo, so the contrast of the cream carpet hopefully shows enough detail! If she is a little overweight, can anyone suggest exact quanities of food we should give her. I presume this will mean cutting right back on pellets and giving her mostly hay and some veg. Thanks.