My bunny is acting crazy for food

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- 05/07/2015 at 7:22 PM
  Krissy
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  Has anyone elses bunny just decided to pig out on everything??
  
  I have a 10 week old mini lop,
  
  She is being fed a mixture of greens, pellets & hay.
  
  I am waking up in the morning to find that all her food and water is gone and she is going crazy for more food, I will fill everything up and about lunchtime (4 hours later) she has eaten everything again.
  
  Its becoming a routine at 7am, 12pm, 6pm & bedtime 9-10pm I am having to refill things as she is acting as if she doesnt get fed!
  Is this normal?
  
  Can someone confirm how many grams or tablespoons as per such of pellets I should be feeding her daily?
  
  Below red/white bowl is what I normally fill up with pellets. ( I only fill one up, the other is usually greens)
- 05/08/2015 at 12:11 AM
  Krissy
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- 05/08/2015 at 2:50 AM
  Bam
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  Bunnies should be crazy for food. They will generally finish their pellets in no time. If she’s gaining weight as she should, I wouldn’t worry about the pellets. She should fill up on hay, pellets are very concentrated. She’s a growing young lady, so she needs more food than an adult bunny and a higher ratio of protein, but she shouldn’t be getting fat, that’s not healthy. Is she on the other hand not gaining weight or even losing weight, then you need to give her more pellets or perhaps alfalfa hay. The daily serving-size of pellets as stated on the package is an estimate, not an absolute. You always have to make adjustments.
  
  In the wild, bunnies eat a little all the time and what they eat is generally very low cal/high fiber. You want your bunny to get into that habit by providing her with good quality hay that she can munch on between meals. It helps establish a healthy mature gut microbial flora, which is key to bunny health.
- 05/08/2015 at 2:54 AM
  Tessie
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  At 10 weeks old, you should be giving her unlimited pellets I think
- 05/08/2015 at 3:01 AM
  Bam
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  Tessie, so have I heard too, but that not all bunnies can handle it. If she’s a food-monster she might stuff herself if she suddenly got access to ad lib pellets, that could potentially be dangerous.
  
  TS: You could weigh her frequently if you have an electronic kitchen-scales. Put her in a kitchen bowl, make a weight-curve so you can follow how she changes in weight.
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