Welcome Lemon541.

Can you tell us what and how much you are currently feeding your bunny.

Oh, he’s a Dutch – they are great rabbits!

Also how old is your bunny?

Well, the first thing you need to try to do is wean him off the Bunny Banquet – I’m sure he loves this but it’s not good for him. He needs a good quality pellet without all the extra’s. I recommend you get him some good quality pellets like Oxbow or American Pet Diner and give him a limited amount.

Also are you feeding your bunny hay?

First of all he needs to get good quality timothy based pellets, at least 2 cups of fresh greens, and unlimited timothy hay per day. A leaf or two is not nearly enough. I’m sure your bun loves that Bunny Banquet but it sounds unhealthy. Too many added ingredients that are not fresh and not healthy on a daily basis. He should be eating romaine lettuce, parsley, chard, mint and others. Kale and broccoli are ok in limited amounts. They are too high in calcium to be fed daily and also may cause some gas. Fruit and carrots should be fed sparingly, like a sliver every couple days. If you can’t afford to feed him properly you really cannot afford a rabbit! Has he been neutered? That’s a priority if he hasn’t. Bunnies are very expensive. Then there are vet bills. You really need to be more prepared financially should something happen. Please read some of the information under Bunny Info above. You will find almost everything you need to know. There is a Diet section that you should read for ideas. I’m sorry if I sound harsh but so many people have no idea what they are getting into with rabbits!

yes, I’m very familiar with rexes and mini-rexes, they are very soft rabbits.

Good quality pellets from Oxbow and American Pet Diner are just as cost effective too as the Bunny Bouquet stuff without all the extra added stuff that is not good for rabbits.

It’s good that you provide hay – this should be unlimited in his diet and make a majority of it.

Rexes do have a tendency to gain weight very easily – something about that breed – I have a rex as well and she can tend to be chunky so I really suggest that you get those timothy pellets (minus the extra added goodies) and feed those in measured amounts along with the timothy hay and fresh greens like lettuces (except iceberg), cilantro, parsleys, kale, etc…

rex rabbits are also very very prone to sore hocks. being overweight makes this condition even worse. you’ll want to watch for that as they can become infected and even abscess.

Lemon – whether you like it or not, you will get the best advice for your rabbit on this forum. You have to be open to receiving information contrary to what you’ve been practicing. We’re not attacking you, rabbits are not simple creatures and they can’t survive healthily on a lot of “box store” recommended feeds.

You can take it to another forum, sure, and yeah maybe someone will say it’s fine because they buy the same food; but trust me, this forum has some of THE BEST rabbit people in the world on it.

The information you receive here is truthful and helpful.