Ad lib pellets for the non-pellet-loving bun?

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- 06/24/2011 at 9:46 AM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  So I know a few members on here do ad lib pellets, because their bun doesn’t gorge themself on them. Zeus is pretty much the same I think.. when I give him a meal of greens, a treat, fresh hay, and pellets, the pellets is always the last thing he eats. And he often leaves leftover pellets between meals. He only gets 1/4-1/3 cup per meal.
  
  Can ad lib pellets be done in a safe, healthy way for buns who aren’t pellet hoovers? It would be nice to just leave a dish of pellets in his cage all the time for him to pick at. What do you think? .
  
  Oh, and he’s on Kaytee Timothy Complete pellets.
- 06/24/2011 at 10:20 AM
  Sarita
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  I would just give him the rationed amount and then just refill it with that amount as he eats them rather than a free for all amount.
- 06/24/2011 at 10:26 AM
  bunnnnnnie!
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  Posted By Sarita on 06/24/2011 10:20 AM
  
  I would just give him the rationed amount and then just refill it with that amount as he eats them rather than a free for all amount.
  
  That’s what I’m doing now. But I was just wondering if some buns will eat similar amounts if offered ad lib. Like “self rationing” or whatever the term is, for the life of me I can’t remember the correct phrase. . But like how most cats will only eat when hungry, and won’t gorge.
- 06/24/2011 at 11:36 AM
  Sarita
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  I imagine that some rabbits would. I’ve never experimented with my rabbits on this. I guess you could try but I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t just keep doing as your are doing as that seems to be working okay and you aren’t wasting any pellets.
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