Out of curiosity to see if my 10 year old was anywhere close :lol: I googled the longest living rabbit. 17 years!
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com...-on-owning-do-the-worlds-oldest-rabbit-46921/
I just felt a little sad that the rabbit only lived on hay and pellets it's entire life, which made me remember some research that animals on very low calories lived longer, so rats lived a few months - 6 months longer with low calories than those with a high/normal calorie diet.
And I thought how sad. Peter really enjoys his veg, fruit herbs and treats. Though with all my pets I have always been strict with treats, most of the time they never got any for over week or more, but when it came to veg and herbs, I gave them often or daily. Even my old Lhasa apso demanded broccoli when I was giving the rabbits some. (She was a rescue oldie, and ex-breeder I think they said so was really surprised when she barked at me and was extremely excited for the veg one day :lol
Though I know with rabbits hay is the main food source anyway, and maybe she got him different types of hay and grasses.
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com...-on-owning-do-the-worlds-oldest-rabbit-46921/
I just felt a little sad that the rabbit only lived on hay and pellets it's entire life, which made me remember some research that animals on very low calories lived longer, so rats lived a few months - 6 months longer with low calories than those with a high/normal calorie diet.
And I thought how sad. Peter really enjoys his veg, fruit herbs and treats. Though with all my pets I have always been strict with treats, most of the time they never got any for over week or more, but when it came to veg and herbs, I gave them often or daily. Even my old Lhasa apso demanded broccoli when I was giving the rabbits some. (She was a rescue oldie, and ex-breeder I think they said so was really surprised when she barked at me and was extremely excited for the veg one day :lol
Though I know with rabbits hay is the main food source anyway, and maybe she got him different types of hay and grasses.