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my bun Fudgie is not eating enough timothy hay and is losing wt. thru out the years

He's 1.8KG, he was 2.5KG and 2.5KG is a bit on the fat side

Since he recover, there are some small amt. of cecotroph left un-eat on the floor every few days. But only small amt. per day, never see it more than once per day. And so far, I haven't give him any barley rings.

I'm not a fan of alfalfa hay due to kidney stone fear

I'll check out Readigrass, but I don't want the other bun to eat it, as the other bun is fat enough as it is, that's why I want to give a few barley ring when the other bun is not on the same floor
 
update: bought the organic oat, he only eat it by accident, when I mix a little bit of flax seed w/ it. When I mix the steel roll oat w/ pellet, he skip them. Any trick to make him eat some oat?
 
If he doesn’t like Oat Hay he simply won’t eat it. IME it’s impossible to force a Rabbit to eat a type of hay they just don’t like.
 
no, it's not oat hay. It's rolled oat. I soak it w/ water, he won't eat it. I leave it w/o water, he won't eat it. But he did lick a few off my hand when I mix it w/ flax seed
 
Happy Hopping said:
no, it's not oat hay. It's rolled oat. I soak it w/ water, he won't eat it. I leave it w/o water, he won't eat it. But he did lick a few off my hand when I mix it w/ flax seed
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Same applies. If he doesn’t like it he doesn’t like it. Trying to fatten a Rabbit up with oats isn’t ideal. The high carbohydrate content can lead to gut dysbiosis causing uneaten cecotrophs and in some cases GI tract motility problems and bloat. I would concentrate on feeding a bit of alfalfa hay with the other hays he has, grazing on fresh grass and maybe a small portion of a pellet feed that is formulated for breeding/growing Rabbits. From the photos your Rabbit doesn’t look to be severely underweight. Being on the lean side is far better for overall health than it is for a Rabbit to be overweight.

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http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/rabbit-weight.asp

http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/diet-weightgain.asp
 
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