Hello again,
I'm having much fun with my noisy children loving bunny - Lolly. 4 days she's been with us. I think she's so tolerant as she's a greedy pig and is happy with nearly anything as long as she's eating. Lol.
She already has the art of begging down, standing up next to you, gently placing her paw on your leg. She nearly tripped me over today doing figure of 8's around my legs.
To cope with her (& t kids) demands I save her veggies as treats to help her bond with me, hubby & kids. I try to keep t amounts small, e.g. a small slice of carrot, & a finger size piece of cauliflower leaf, or an inch long piece of quartered broccoli stem for each of the kids to give her. The other thing is a couple of leaves each from my dried forage box, e.g. a dandelion leaf each for the kids, or a couple of small bramble leafs each. They get to do this a Couple of times a day. I also give her about the same a couple of times a day when its quieter, so I can start work on getting her used to grooming, having her feet touthed etc...
She was from a store and so we have kept her on t same pellets as she was on. These she has in her toys, prob about 3 flat teaspoons worth, with another teaspoon in her 'leading bowl/toy' when I need to move her. They are by far her favourite treat.
She also eats a good amount of hay, around 3 handfuls daily. Though she does have a strong preference for my green homemade hay. Again she will eat this from our hands as well as in her hay rack. I have given her a small nibble at some grass as well. She always seems to want to eat, no matter what it is.
From what I understand she is large for her age, the store thought she might be 14 weeks rather than 12 due to her size. I'm wondering if its because she ate all the food put down for the group of them. Or because there is obvious lop in her, which could mean she is going to be a big rabbit.
Her poops have gotten a little larger, darker & slightly moister since we have brought her home, & added to her pellet diet, but seems totally OK.
I don't want her to be a fat rabbit, but I also don't want to deprive her if she's simply a large growing rabbit.
How much should I be giving her?
I'm having much fun with my noisy children loving bunny - Lolly. 4 days she's been with us. I think she's so tolerant as she's a greedy pig and is happy with nearly anything as long as she's eating. Lol.
She already has the art of begging down, standing up next to you, gently placing her paw on your leg. She nearly tripped me over today doing figure of 8's around my legs.
To cope with her (& t kids) demands I save her veggies as treats to help her bond with me, hubby & kids. I try to keep t amounts small, e.g. a small slice of carrot, & a finger size piece of cauliflower leaf, or an inch long piece of quartered broccoli stem for each of the kids to give her. The other thing is a couple of leaves each from my dried forage box, e.g. a dandelion leaf each for the kids, or a couple of small bramble leafs each. They get to do this a Couple of times a day. I also give her about the same a couple of times a day when its quieter, so I can start work on getting her used to grooming, having her feet touthed etc...
She was from a store and so we have kept her on t same pellets as she was on. These she has in her toys, prob about 3 flat teaspoons worth, with another teaspoon in her 'leading bowl/toy' when I need to move her. They are by far her favourite treat.
She also eats a good amount of hay, around 3 handfuls daily. Though she does have a strong preference for my green homemade hay. Again she will eat this from our hands as well as in her hay rack. I have given her a small nibble at some grass as well. She always seems to want to eat, no matter what it is.
From what I understand she is large for her age, the store thought she might be 14 weeks rather than 12 due to her size. I'm wondering if its because she ate all the food put down for the group of them. Or because there is obvious lop in her, which could mean she is going to be a big rabbit.
Her poops have gotten a little larger, darker & slightly moister since we have brought her home, & added to her pellet diet, but seems totally OK.
I don't want her to be a fat rabbit, but I also don't want to deprive her if she's simply a large growing rabbit.
How much should I be giving her?