Mischief and Lillabelle's new diet plan

I am glad your Timothy hay arrived.
I live in the Western part of New York State USA.
My newest ND bunny is named Peter. He is quarantined from my lionheads, so my spouse has been spending a lot of time with him so he is not alone.
I thought you posted on the thread I announced his arrival, so you probably forgot because you have so much on your mind.
Sending positive vibes your spouse does well with his hip surgery.
 
Oh you are from the US! I think it's so great that RU has people all over the world and we can all chat together about bunnies 😍

Awww such a cute name for a little bun. Was he called that when you got him or did you rename him? I honestly can't remember that at all and it doesn't surprise me as my memory is rubbish these days and I am sure I keep repeating myself. I find it takes forever posting on here as I can never remember any words 😂

So lovely that your OH loves bunnies just like my OH. He has a new bunny to care for after losing your lovely Heidi ❤️

Thank you so much we are getting nervous now as only 2 days to go. I am really worried how I will cope looking after him and buns for the next month. My OH has been cleaning the flat everywhere ready for going into hospital for possibly a few days. I can't help as my neck really hurts from having to sit up to sleep this week x
 
Just to update everyone...we have received the soft Timothy hay. It arrived on Friday in the end. Believe it or not they actually love this hay as well. I am putting soft hay with a sprinkle of oat hay in the front of the litter boxes and the coarser hay on the large tray and they are eating all of the hay now.

Lillabelle yesterday was sitting in the litter tray eating hay for ages and then hopped out after doing 40-50 poops in the tray and sat on the large hay eating the other coarser timothy hay instead! 🩷

Mischief is loving all the hay and is pounding and growling at us if we touch their hay at all. He is in bunny heaven lying on the large hay guarding it constantly and gets very unhappy when we clean the trays even though we put the uneaten hay in to the litter trays 🩵

They are eating so much of the timothy hay that they are not even asking us for pellets at all so we don't even need to try them on the Readigrass instead of the pellets! They are also leaving their veggies at 6 pm and they are going back later for them. I have never been so happy and unstressed about our bunnies as everything is going so well. All thanks to everybun on RU.

I can't thank everybun enough. But a huge thanks once again ❤️
 
I am glad your bunnies like the new hay and are not looking for pellets.

It is nice your spouse is keeping busy before his hip surgery to relieve you of some of the burden while he is healing. When the time comes, I am sure you will find a way to do what is necessary.

My lionheads are eating so much of the timothy hay we got last month that I will be picking up a lot more this week. I find the hay I buy in late fall and winter is not the same quality as the hay I buy in the summer, so will get as much as I can store properly.

Peter was the name the original owner selected for my ND bunny. I cut back on his pellets and Peter is looking for more so we divide his ration so he gets a few pellets several times a day.
 
I am sorry for the late reply. My OH has had his op and is moving around with just one crutch now. I am struggling along doing the housework, cooking and looking after our buns. I can only do a little at a time so I am constantly trying to catch up on jobs. My OH is getting stronger every day though and it has been good for me to keep busy.

That is a good idea getting the hay ready for when the hay is not so good. Do you think I should do the same? I live in the UK though so is it the same problem here I wonder? I get the same hay as Omi so I will have to ask her. My OH has found a massive area that our porch is next to. He wants to make an opening to this area from our porch and then we will be able to store our hay, litter and forage in there. I need to ask the landlord first but it could be good for us as we have cardboard boxes galore in our lounge at the moment. All rabbit stuff 🤣

I love the name Peter. I realise that 'Peter the rabbit' is from Beatrix Potter but I think Peter suits him. Bless him loving his pellets though ❤️

We have stopped feeding ours pellets. They are eating enough with all the hay and plant food. Lillabelle has put on weight. It was from the Readigrass we think. She loved that so much but we have stopped it as she was getting a bit tubby around the tummy. She has put on 400 g which is a lot really. I couldn't weigh her for 3 weeks as my OH can't help me atm due to his recent op. I can't manage her and the scales at the same time as she tries to wriggle away and I am not able to hold her as I am disabled. When we had her weighed at the vets she had put on 400 g. I was so disappointed.

We have just gone back to basics so they get two types of Timothy hay, two lots of fresh veggies and then forage at night. No more Readigrass or oat hay for now. I also realised tonight that I am giving them two handfuls of nettles recently as well so that is extra food. I will reduce the nettles/forage a little. Otherwise they don't have any pellets or commercial treats anymore. They seem to be doing well without them now they eat so much hay. Plus I need to get Lillabelle's weight down

When I stopped giving them both pellets they did not ask for them after a few days. They actually don't ask for pellets or treats much anymore. Only sometimes when I go near the table that their treats used to be. I wonder if they forget over time as they don't jump on the bed for pellets much now. Well Mischief doesn't at all but Lillabelle hardly does anymore either. Maybe they do actually forget over time?

I think you are doing so well with Peter feeding his pellets spread over the day. It is not easy reducing their pellets when they are so used to them. They need to gradually move towards hay more and it takes time. You are doing so well with your new bunny. He has landed on his feet there. He is a very lucky bunny to have you and your spouse looking after him now 😍
 
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