French lops 3 months old - introducing them to veggies

Sophie French Lop Mum said:

Hey my French lop sisters have turned 12 weeks old. I tried to introduce a small amount of celery and a few tiny tiny bits of apple, to get them gradually used to veggies and because I’m still letting them get used to me, I wanted them to eat from my hand, which they did.

However one of them has had a little bit of diarrhoea - it tends to come out in very small amounts when she’s hopping around.

I’m thinking maybe it’s too early to introduce veggies. When should I start and how much?

Thanks


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Omi said:

Three months should be OK, but as one of them is not tolerating them well, I should wait another week or so. Certainly go back to feeding just hay until her digestive system is completely back to normal. When you try again I would try just one food at a time and monitor for any reaction. Give a very small amount to start with and gradually increase over a few days if all is well.

I would think it's probably the apple that caused the problem because of its sugar content. Perhaps stick to a leafy green vegetable or herbs (e.g. parsley, coriander or mint) to start with.

I hope her tummy is back to normal soon.

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Omi said:

How's Lottie today?

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Sophie French Lop Mum said:

She seems fine thanks for asking... no unusual stools in the pen last night and nothing I’m worried about while they’ve been out hopping around the house so far today. She is currently very happily swinging around and bashing things with a kitchen roll tube....

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