They do don't they! [emoji173]
Thank you so much for your help through this. I was so upset that I missed this but you have helped me feel a bit less guilty lol.Wow, Lillabelle is a fast eater! That makes sense that he's lost weight if she's been eating his after she's finished her own and he's taking a break after less than half his pellets. Has he always taken a while to eat his pellets, where he stops before he's eaten them all? Just wondering in case it's a new thing and he might have some dental trouble. Hopefully that's all it is, though, that Lillabelle has been eating Mischief's food, because that's easy to fix by staying with them as they eat and making sure they both (only) eat their own food.Giving them their veggies that way sounds like a good idea, too, if you can keep Lillabelle from eating Mischief's food. Otherwise feeding them separately might work better, but, yes, if you can just let them eat next to each other that would be better since they're still bonding, I agree. It's really understandable that you've been trying to give Mischief not too many pellets and Lillabelle extra, since he was a bit too heavy and she's growing. Accidentally giving a bunny too few pellets in a difficult situation like that is easily done, so please don't be too hard on yourself!
Also, the photos you posted just now and last night are so wonderful.
Aw, I'm glad I could help. I think Mischief might need to learn to eat his pellets a bit faster now that he has a very hungry friend.
:lol: Having a super fluffy belly does seem like it would make him hot in summer, yes! I would've thought it'd change when he's moulting, too. And it's good you're finding the wet hand brushing helpful. Also, I think j&b's idea to give him a week before you check his weight is a good one. A week would be enough time for him to gain some weight, I think! And, gosh, Lillabelle is growing so fast! She'll be bigger than Mischief in no time!
I think I may always have to feed them seperately actually. With pellets at least! I have been watching them closely and Lillabelle goes under his chin when he is eating and budges her way in! Poor Mischief is such a sweet bunny and just hangs back when she does this [emoji173]Aw, I'm glad I could help. I think Mischief might need to learn to eat his pellets a bit faster now that he has a very hungry friend.
Cookie wasn't as big as Mischief so he didn't break the door but he did everything to break it. Cookie nudged the entire pen from side to side with his nose, making noise all night long banging the pen up and down with his teeth. We tried to fix the pencil by placing a cupboard next to Cookie's pencil so that we could sleep the last night, we put a sheet around the pencil so that she wouldn't shake the pencil with his teeth, he even managed to pull that sheet out with his teeth. Then we bought and tied pavers around the pen, we said that even if Cookie chews with his teeth, he can't make a 
I used to use a dog pen to Cookie. Cookie tortured us a lot at night in the dog pen when she was 5-6 months old. Then we got to the point of going crazy because we couldn't handle Cookie.
noise by hitting the pen, he still did.
Last time we couldn't cope with these, we bought a fabric pet park. He cannot chew and move because he is completely closed and fixed. Now I don't have this problem because it is free in the night room, but when we wanted to sleep in the air-conditioned room last month, when I put it in the pet park, it didn't comfortable because I was in the room and started to jump out of the pet park all the time. He always wanted to go out when he saw me, that's a constant problem. That's why I bought a net cover for the last pet park as a precaution, now it is always on the side as an emergency measure, because maybe if something happens, I need to keep it in the pet park urgently.
I am sharing pictures of pet park
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Aw, Mischief sounds so sweet and gentle.
Feeding them separately sounds like the best solution to Lillabelle stealing his food! He must really like those Science Selectice Loops, though. :lol: Their bonding has gone so well.
Mischief would have eaten through the wall of a fabric pet pen in a night I think! [emoji38] Doesn't Cookie chew his?I used to use a dog pen to Cookie. Cookie tortured us a lot at night in the dog pen when she was 5-6 months old. Then we got to the point of going crazy because we couldn't handle Cookie.
noise by hitting the pen, he still did.
Last time we couldn't cope with these, we bought a fabric pet park. He cannot chew and move because he is completely closed and fixed. Now I don't have this problem because it is free in the night room, but when we wanted to sleep in the air-conditioned room last month, when I put it in the pet park, it didn't comfortable because I was in the room and started to jump out of the pet park all the time. He always wanted to go out when he saw me, that's a constant problem. That's why I bought a net cover for the last pet park as a precaution, now it is always on the side as an emergency measure, because maybe if something happens, I need to keep it in the pet park urgently.
I am sharing pictures of pet park
https://images.app.goo.gl/DE2qgGefJPiDoeD37
https://images.app.goo.gl/VDytt3CkKrYsgRkR8
https://images.app.goo.gl/zBuxJFNrgTRqeZkr6
We have cable ties but they are hard to undo. Last night I put the velcro on the door and said goodnight to them and then Lillabelle took the lid off the litter tray and they were bashing it about. So I went in and fixed that and put the velcro back on.
Mischief is, in the main, gentle yes! However this morning I gave them pieces of long kale (Cavolo Nero Cabbage) and they were arguing over this one piece of kale literally both hanging off it with their teeth! Mischief yanked it off Lillabelle and turned his back in her though so he won for once! I think he is learning now. The funny thing is there were 5 more pieces of kale there! I had split each piece up into 2 or 3 though. They didn't have 6 whole pieces! [emoji44]Aw, Mischief sounds so sweet and gentle.
I hope Mischief's diet changes are helping him gain weight now, and that you can be reassured when you weigh him next time. If it does turn out you're giving him too much now and he's a little too heavy again, you can always just lower his amount of pellets a bit again. It can be hard to find the right amount that will keep their weight stable! It's such an individual thing for each bunny. I think it would be a good idea to take him to a vet if you don't see any weight gain next time, though, yes. But hopefully it'll be fixed by giving him more food.
It sounds like Mischief and Lillabelle have figured out how to get past doors. [emoji38] There's no stopping them now. [emoji38] That pen does sound badly designed if Mischief can knock the door off its hinges like that!
I'm glad you've been enjoying listening to them munching hay and watching them lie together.
I'm sure Mischief would have worked out how to chew it. He chews everything! That is why I give him chew balls. For something else to chew. He also has apple stucks, dandelion root (but that only lasts minutes), fir cones, string type toys , wooden chew toys, cardboard and of course lots of hay! But still he chews.
