When do they stop growing?

[Jessica Rabbit]

So, it’s been about a month since I’ve had Jackie. She’s probably about 7 months old now, and as I mentioned in previous posts, she was an easter bunny that was seriously neglected. At first she hoarded food, but after about a week she stopped when she realized that the food was going to keep coming. Now, she eats practically non-stop. When I brought her home, she was smaller (but heavier) than my holland lop. A month later, she has doubled in size. She’s growing up, not out. I’m just wondering, is this at all normal? Is she possibly “catching up” on her growth? Or are rabbits generally still growing at this age?

[Sarita]

It depends on the breed. Is this your rex? Have you been weighing him? He definitely could still be growing. Are you positive of her age when you acquired her?

[Huckleberry]

She is still growing at 7 months. The 6 month mark is usually when you would look to have them spayed/neutered. So, she is a teenager right now. She is probably pretty close to her full size now but she may still grow a bit more. Mine was pretty much done growing around 10 months I think. She went from being small enough that she could sit in one palm to being around 12 lbs in a year.
How often are you feeding her and what kind of food are you giving her? Soon it will be time to switch her from alfalfa based pellets to timothy so she doesnt end up being too fat. Eating hay practically non-stop is very healthy for her. If she is eating pellets non-stop you might run into some weight problems.

[Jessica Rabbit]

Sarita, yea, this is my rex, at least, that’s what i -think- she is. I’m not positive of age. Anywhere from six months to a year is feasable… she was a baby when they got her for easter, hopefully at least 2 months.
I feed her unlimited hay, salads in the morning and about 1/4 cup pellets at night. She is NOT a picky bunny – All of the veggies i’ve tried her on, she’s LOVED, and she isn’t putting up a fuss about the fact that i’m starting to incorporate timothy pellets in with the alfalfa. She will eat just about anything I put in front of her.
Huckleberry, I had expected her to still grow -some-. The doubling in height between 6 and 7 months just surprised me. I had thought that by this age she was close to her adult size.

[Elrohwen]

It depends on the breed – large breeds can keep growing up to 1.5 years or so. My holland was done growing by around 6 months, though they may have filled out a little after that (according to vet records, his weight stayed the same after 6 months).

It is possible that her growth is catching up if she was very malnourished for her early months.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Is that ever neat! Most animals are done mostly by the six month mark, but catching up sounds very likely Perhaps a photo journal could give you a very accurate picture of the growth alongside a weight chart?

[longhairmike]

never for a rex…

 

[Beka27]

Rexes are certainly the “full-figured beauties” of the rabbit world… lol.

[LoveChaCha]

BWAHAHA Longhairmike…

[Jessica Rabbit]

Haha thanks guys! K&K a photojournal is a great idea! I try to take pics. SOMETIMES she cooperates….

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