It seems like everyone's buns are underweight at the mo!
I'm a bit concerned that Leon and Wallace are not eating very much. They are both quite small rabbits and I can feel bones - spine mainly. As a guide Leon is about 1.3kg and is 5 mths old and wallace is a bit bigger and 6mths old.
This is what they eat in a day:
Morning:
Hay (amount about the size of a football - they eat about half or less)
A handful of pellets (Excel dwarf & Baby) between them - always eaten by next morning
Veg (somethig like a whole cabbage - half eaten)
Evening:
More veg (same amount but different veg - half eaten)
A bowl of water (although most of this ends up on Leons legs :roll: )
Sometimes there are dry treats available too - Chinchilla biscuits/popcorn sticks/treat sticks etc
I saw a vet who said they shouldn't be given much pellets and should mainly eat veg and hay.
Firstly, am I feeding the right things and , secondly, are they eating enough?
As they are a bit on the skinny side I was considering switching to normal excel - what do you reckon? Is the regular excel higher calories than the dwarf one? Or should I just give them more of what they've already got?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I'm a bit concerned that Leon and Wallace are not eating very much. They are both quite small rabbits and I can feel bones - spine mainly. As a guide Leon is about 1.3kg and is 5 mths old and wallace is a bit bigger and 6mths old.
This is what they eat in a day:
Morning:
Hay (amount about the size of a football - they eat about half or less)
A handful of pellets (Excel dwarf & Baby) between them - always eaten by next morning
Veg (somethig like a whole cabbage - half eaten)
Evening:
More veg (same amount but different veg - half eaten)
A bowl of water (although most of this ends up on Leons legs :roll: )
Sometimes there are dry treats available too - Chinchilla biscuits/popcorn sticks/treat sticks etc
I saw a vet who said they shouldn't be given much pellets and should mainly eat veg and hay.
Firstly, am I feeding the right things and , secondly, are they eating enough?
As they are a bit on the skinny side I was considering switching to normal excel - what do you reckon? Is the regular excel higher calories than the dwarf one? Or should I just give them more of what they've already got?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.