Hi everyone
I've got a question about the size of my bunnies.
My son and I bought 2 9 week old albino french lop rabbits from a private owner (who's in neutered pets had had babies) in April 2024. They are now 15 months old. A boy called Ronaldo, and his sister Appa. Ronaldo is neutered, Appa is getting done next week as the vets were nervous about how small she was last summer, and we're keen for me to wait a while.
They had there annual vaccinations last week, and initially the vet thought they were overweight on looking at them. However, on examining them, she agrees that they seemed ok. However, I was a bit surprised how light they still are. Ronaldo is 3.66kg, and Appa 3.68kg.
I'd understood french lops usually get to 4-5kg, and that by 15 months old, they should be pretty much fully grown. Should I be worried?
They have hay available all the time, get pellets once a day, and get fed a variety of greens, plus they help themselves as they please from our bunny friendly garden.
They live in our polycrub (Shetland cross between greenhouse and poly tunnel), which is well ventilated, 4x10m space, and go out in the garden in the evening with us. They were living in our house over winter, as we weren't 100% sure how frost proof it was, and we had an unusual amount of snow this winter.
Any thoughts on their size / weight? Our vet is used to rabbits, but not french lops.
I've got a question about the size of my bunnies.
My son and I bought 2 9 week old albino french lop rabbits from a private owner (who's in neutered pets had had babies) in April 2024. They are now 15 months old. A boy called Ronaldo, and his sister Appa. Ronaldo is neutered, Appa is getting done next week as the vets were nervous about how small she was last summer, and we're keen for me to wait a while.
They had there annual vaccinations last week, and initially the vet thought they were overweight on looking at them. However, on examining them, she agrees that they seemed ok. However, I was a bit surprised how light they still are. Ronaldo is 3.66kg, and Appa 3.68kg.
I'd understood french lops usually get to 4-5kg, and that by 15 months old, they should be pretty much fully grown. Should I be worried?
They have hay available all the time, get pellets once a day, and get fed a variety of greens, plus they help themselves as they please from our bunny friendly garden.
They live in our polycrub (Shetland cross between greenhouse and poly tunnel), which is well ventilated, 4x10m space, and go out in the garden in the evening with us. They were living in our house over winter, as we weren't 100% sure how frost proof it was, and we had an unusual amount of snow this winter.
Any thoughts on their size / weight? Our vet is used to rabbits, but not french lops.
