MaxAndMolly
Young Bun
Hello.
Max and Molly have a bowl of Burgess Excel every morning, which they polish off during the day. And they get a good bowl of fresh veg type stuff (mixture of our trimmings and stuff just for them). And they get whatever they nibble on when they're running free (depends on their mood whether they spend time eating or just being mischievous or lazy). But hay is the thing that I'm never quite sure on.
We give them two big handfuls each evening - I was told they should have a handful roughly the same size as they are each day. I see them eating it. But there's always lots and lots left, which I distribute around the hutch before refreshing with a new lot each evening, and then clear out when the hutch and run gets a really thorough clean. At this point, a fair bit gets thrown away.
So ... I guess the question is, are they meant to have big handfuls, but then should I expect them to just pick out what they fancy. Or should I be worrying about how much is left, and sourcing alternative hay varieties?
They seem absolutely fine health wise, and to my untrained eye weight wise. Molly is bigger than Max, but I think that's just the way they are. Neither feels bony or looks unhealthy in any way.
As always, all advice welcome.
Thanks!
Max and Molly have a bowl of Burgess Excel every morning, which they polish off during the day. And they get a good bowl of fresh veg type stuff (mixture of our trimmings and stuff just for them). And they get whatever they nibble on when they're running free (depends on their mood whether they spend time eating or just being mischievous or lazy). But hay is the thing that I'm never quite sure on.
We give them two big handfuls each evening - I was told they should have a handful roughly the same size as they are each day. I see them eating it. But there's always lots and lots left, which I distribute around the hutch before refreshing with a new lot each evening, and then clear out when the hutch and run gets a really thorough clean. At this point, a fair bit gets thrown away.
So ... I guess the question is, are they meant to have big handfuls, but then should I expect them to just pick out what they fancy. Or should I be worrying about how much is left, and sourcing alternative hay varieties?
They seem absolutely fine health wise, and to my untrained eye weight wise. Molly is bigger than Max, but I think that's just the way they are. Neither feels bony or looks unhealthy in any way.
As always, all advice welcome.
Thanks!