~ILoveMyBunny~
Alpha Buck
As mentioned in my thread under the health section I've had six out of my nine buns go into stasis since November last year. I lost Maple to it (thouh I suspect she may also have had EC). Yesterday I very nearly lost Snowflake but she appears to be recoving so hopefully she'll keep picking up.
I was hoping to review their diet with some of you as you're more experienced than me . Perhaps I can determine where I'm going wrong?
They have:
-Hay: obivously a constant supply, all the time. They're all good hay eaters so no problems there
- Fibafirst: usually two sticks each in the morning, though up until this week my brother has been sneaking them extra sticks as treats (and I've been guilty of it too). That's stopping now and we're sticking to the two they get daily. Lunar is currently on weight management Fibafirst as she's a big greedy and is having a little trouble in that area
- SS/Excel pellets: Used as a treat only. I thought it was a healthier option than commercial treats with sugar etc and they absolutely love them. They occasionally also get Timothy Bites treats from P@H or the odd raisin
- Hay Cookies: I used to give these only when I could afford them but recently bought two large 6.5kg boxes of them so they've had them a little more the past two weeks. As far as I'm aware these are just compressed hay so shouldn't be anything in there to upset them?
With vegetables they have:
- Spring Greens: Pretty much daily. Rarely will a day go by without greens and that's only ever because I'm out of them.
- Cavolo Nero: Up until now they probably had this anything from 3-5 times a week which I'm thinking might be too much
- Parsley: Once to twice a week
- Coriander: Once to twice a week
- Basil: Once or twice a week but I don't get it every week as it's not always available
- Mint: Once a week but again, not every week. Just when available
- Taragon: Same as above
- Dill: Once or twice a week. Sometimes I'm not able to get it as fresh as I'd like so I leave it
- Rocket: Once or twice a week
- Romaine Lettuce: I usually buy a twin pack which they'll have in a week, usually on two seperate days, sometimes broken into three days
- Curly Kale: As with Cavolo Nero, I've increased this lately and I'm wondering if that could be the cause. Up until now it's been around three times a week
- Broccoli: A recent addition about three weeks ago as we were given some. Everyone seemed fine on it and I kept it to small amounts every two to three days. They haven't had any for over a week so can't be the cause of Snowflake's stasis.
- Carrot: Kept to a very small amount at the most once a week, but not every week. If I can get it with tops they have those very quickly, usually all of it between them in a day
- Savoy Cabbage: Like broccoli, this is a recent addition from about 4 weeks ago. Very small amounts and at the most twice a week. They haven't had any in over a week.
That's all I can think of. Certainly if there is anything else it's not something they get regularly. I haven't mentioned fruit because it's very rare that they get it and only ever in very small amounts (a single grape, a small chunk of apple etc) and they haven't had any for a couple of weeks now
I was hoping to review their diet with some of you as you're more experienced than me . Perhaps I can determine where I'm going wrong?
They have:
-Hay: obivously a constant supply, all the time. They're all good hay eaters so no problems there
- Fibafirst: usually two sticks each in the morning, though up until this week my brother has been sneaking them extra sticks as treats (and I've been guilty of it too). That's stopping now and we're sticking to the two they get daily. Lunar is currently on weight management Fibafirst as she's a big greedy and is having a little trouble in that area
- SS/Excel pellets: Used as a treat only. I thought it was a healthier option than commercial treats with sugar etc and they absolutely love them. They occasionally also get Timothy Bites treats from P@H or the odd raisin
- Hay Cookies: I used to give these only when I could afford them but recently bought two large 6.5kg boxes of them so they've had them a little more the past two weeks. As far as I'm aware these are just compressed hay so shouldn't be anything in there to upset them?
With vegetables they have:
- Spring Greens: Pretty much daily. Rarely will a day go by without greens and that's only ever because I'm out of them.
- Cavolo Nero: Up until now they probably had this anything from 3-5 times a week which I'm thinking might be too much
- Parsley: Once to twice a week
- Coriander: Once to twice a week
- Basil: Once or twice a week but I don't get it every week as it's not always available
- Mint: Once a week but again, not every week. Just when available
- Taragon: Same as above
- Dill: Once or twice a week. Sometimes I'm not able to get it as fresh as I'd like so I leave it
- Rocket: Once or twice a week
- Romaine Lettuce: I usually buy a twin pack which they'll have in a week, usually on two seperate days, sometimes broken into three days
- Curly Kale: As with Cavolo Nero, I've increased this lately and I'm wondering if that could be the cause. Up until now it's been around three times a week
- Broccoli: A recent addition about three weeks ago as we were given some. Everyone seemed fine on it and I kept it to small amounts every two to three days. They haven't had any for over a week so can't be the cause of Snowflake's stasis.
- Carrot: Kept to a very small amount at the most once a week, but not every week. If I can get it with tops they have those very quickly, usually all of it between them in a day
- Savoy Cabbage: Like broccoli, this is a recent addition from about 4 weeks ago. Very small amounts and at the most twice a week. They haven't had any in over a week.
That's all I can think of. Certainly if there is anything else it's not something they get regularly. I haven't mentioned fruit because it's very rare that they get it and only ever in very small amounts (a single grape, a small chunk of apple etc) and they haven't had any for a couple of weeks now
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