Good to hear they’re doing better. You know, you can always make one raisin seem like two by cutting it in half. Though the beggars will then want three right?! Try some dried willow or fresh herbs as treats.

I’d cut down on pellets more. It isn’t a bad thing if the bowl is empty most of the day

Too many pellets are often the cause of poppy butt and being overweight.  My Mini Lops only get 1 heaping Tablespoon of pellets once a day- and I don’t use a bowl- I put in on the pen floor so they “forage” for them.  It takes them longer to eat that way than scarfing them out of a bowl.

In fact I have stopped using bowls to feed pellets and salads to my bunnies.  I use bowls to make the salads- so I know how much to give and so I give about the same amount daily.  I use the bowls to carry the salads to my bunnies and I dump the bowls into the pens.  I do dump in one spot- but it is more like foraging than eating out of a bowl.  I dump in one spot because if the goodies get too close to the divider- Schroeder and Griffin will snag the other bunnies goodies if at all possible.

Katnip: Feeding salads without a bowl is an interesting concept, and my two will usually pull veggies out of the bowl anyways to eat them, but you don’t find that the wet veggies get “furry”? I only do a full vacuum of the pen twice a week, so by the second and third day, there is fur on the rug… And the wet veggies don’t make a mess of your flooring? You use fleece blankets that can be washed, but my rug isn’t washable. I can only spot clean it.

I always dump my rabbits veggies on the floor of their pen or condo. I spot vacuum twice a day though so I don’t have a hug concern with the fur. I don’t serve the veggies wet or damp though unless they come from the fridge with a little dampness. I figure a bowl is just going to get in the way and they throw it around or dump the veggies out anyway.

My rugs aren’t washable either Beka. My pen set up is just like yours.

Pepe’s I put on an old pillowcase folded in half on the rug in my bedroom – of course I find sometimes Pepe would rather lay in his veggies than eat them anyway but I like the old pillowcase because I can just roll it up and dump the leftovers in the trash and lay it back down and when it’s dirty, it just goes in the wash. So maybe think about that…

Just to add to the veggie serving conversation, although I’m sidetracking a bit from the topic…

I stopped using bowls for veggies because they always tipped the bowl towards them while they ate. I started using plates thinking it would be more convenient to eat from, but nope, they both still tip their plates towards them. It’s really funny, guess they’re kinda lazy. Actually it’s even funnier when they are about halfway through eating and decide to sit on the plate while finishing the rest…and continue to sit on it when they’re done…

A pillowcase is a good idea! I hadn’t thought of that!