Oh, kind of a general question – I’ve been feeding him twice a day, I put a very small amount of pellets in the bottom of a bowl and then fill it with various vegetables and greens. Probably about a cup of veg, twice a day. He has unlimited timothy hay all day long. My question is, will bunnies just eat as many veggies as you put in front of them? He generally devours the whole bowl right away. I read that a general guideline is 2 to 4 cups of fresh veggies, since he’s on the small side I’ve been giving him about two cups. Is it even possible for rabbits to overeat on fresh veggies?
I’m used to cats, it’s weird to me that such a small animal eats more than my tubby kitties. Thanks.

Hmmm thanks for the advice, I think that sounds about right, they probably can’t overeat on fresh veg… but clearly the only things he won’t eat are the things he doesn’t like (so far squash, peas, carrots, and bell peppers.) I think he’s about 3 lbs and I’m giving him approx. 1.5 to 2 cups of fresh leafy greens and veg, his favorites are cilantro, celery, all types of lettuce and kale, dandelion greens, etc. I’ve had lazy cats for 12 years and I’m used to them picking slowly at their bowl of food all day, switching to this crazy animal where I put a bowl of veg that looks 1/2 his size in front of him, and he inhales it in 2 minutes, is quite strange. But I think that’s normally how bunnies eat I guess? I’m just not used to it. I see animals eating that fast and I think they’re starving, which he’s clearly not!

Also I’m very glad to have found this forum, in spite of my extensive internet research I hadn’t previously realized rabbits were intolerant to heat, although I knew they dehydrate quickly and need a lot of water… I’m glad I read that info here because we’re having the heat wave from hell and I have no A/C. So I’m using the frozen water bottle cozy trick, he seems fine in my disgustingly hot apartment.

Thanks to everyone for the advice! I think he had a pellet-based diet previously, with one veggie “treat” per day, which is the reverse of what it should be. He got a lot of exercise though and isn’t overweight. Now I’m primarily giving him pellets to trick him back into his cage, he hears them falling into his bowl and runs back in. He probably gets about a tablespoon of pellets each day, and they’re the good ones (hay-based, no artificial colors.) His main diet is helping me eat all my veggies!
And he’s officially banned from the couch until he’s fixed. It’s a trigger for him now and he pees anytime he’s on it longer than 1/2 minute. We’ll try again after the operation, unfortunately I have to wait a little while because I also have no A/C in my car. I hate air conditioning and didn’t anticipate having an animal friend who needs cooler temps!

Here’s Mr. Bun-Bun chilling with one of his favorite toys, a gay pride bracelet. No one in the house is gay but we support gay rights!!

Here’s Mr. Bun-Bun eating his broccoli and carrots like a good boy. These vegetables were scavenged from a deck party vegetable tray, they would have been thrown out after the party. I have a bag of at least 10 more veg meals for Bun-Bun. Rabbits can help eat food that would be wasted! I have too much for him to eat, but I’ll freeze it!

Here’s Mr. Bun-Bun acting like a complete weirdo and resting on a 5 pound weight as if it were a comfortable bed. He was laying on this weight for at least 1/2 an hour. There are cushions and things like that around my apartment, but apparently Bun-Bun would rather relax on a weight.

We had the craziest, cutest cuddle session ever, where Bun-Bun rested his face against my cheek and I petted his face while he chattered his little teeth… for about 10 minutes…. Then later I picked him up and he fell asleep in my arms, snuggled into the crook of my neck. I was standing in the kitchen and just stood there with him in my arms until he woke up 15 minutes later.

I plan on getting someone to film one of these cuddle sessions and send them to every restaurant in Chicago that serves rabbit. I’ve been a longtime vegetarian (about 17 years) and have worked with a lot of animal rights groups… (the friendly and approachable groups.) I’ve been a veg for so long, I’m disconnected and almost never think about it. Having Mr. Bun-Bun in my house has invigorated me, I’m ready to go to the places that serve rabbit and fight! Of course I want to protect all animals, but rabbits are a little easier to defend (for non-vegetarians) since they’re so cute. Anyone who sees a vid of me and Mr. Bun-Bun cuddling, and then eats rabbit meat, is basically someone who could be a serial killer or cannibal. Blah!!!!