how much do you feed him? what do you feed him?

rabbits should be given only a little bit of pellets a day. pellets were made for meat rabbits so they would get fat. so they are not good to have to much of. its good to feed 1/4 to 1/2 cup a day for a 6lb. rabbit. how big is your bunny?

yes i think the veggies are ok. rabbits are supposed to get at least 2 cups of veggies per day and it sounds like that is about how much he is getting now. make sure to reduce pellets slowly though because rabbits have very fragile digestive systems. here is a link to BinkyBunnys diet section! it has a ton of information about what to feed your bunny!

https://binkybunny.com/BUNNYINFO/Diet/tabid/60/Default.aspx

If anything, the amount of greens may be able to be increased, one handful doesn’t sound like it equals 2 or more cups (unless you have really big hands… lol!) I agree to limit the amount of pellets he’s getting, that will help increase his hay and veggies consumption.

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Interesting about the hoovering. My lop shows alot of interest in my vac cleaner and I sometimes wonder…lol. Another way to remove hair without a brush is to pet him with damp hands. You can rub your hands together after sweeping them over him and the hair balls up, easier to get off then. What types of brushes have you used on him? It might be a matter of finding the right one for him. Sometimes it the being held still they object to more than the brushing.

I think diet can relate a bit to shedding too but I’ll have to look that up. I had thought too much protein might produce more fur. There are even some food that can trigger molting. Angora owners can use seed I think to trigger molt to harvest the wool (& probably help manage the rabbits wool too.)  With the Excel feed, is he on the young or adult fomula?  

Mites can be treated safely with Revolution (ingredient:selamectin). I think you can use a kitten formula but not sure. I think it still requires dosing by the vet. Edit: House Rabbit society had this info on mites/ includes info about kitten formula. http://www.rabbit.org/journal/4-9/skin.html

You can also “pluck” a rabbit by gently pulling at the fur when it is pinched between your fingers. I can’t get the stuff off my hands using the damp hands method, and that annoys me. The plucking didn’t bother my rabbit much, so I used it til I got a brush. Now I just put his pellets in one hand and brush him with the other.

Once you use the medication from the vet (which is most effective rather than over the counter) you should not have any more trouble with mites unless your rabbit is being exposed to them from another source.  Mites are not uncommon- but most bunnies do not have them.  So once you get them cleared up- that should be it.  Is your bunny around any other animals, outside at all?

 Your bunny is considered a young adult so he will not need as many pellets as he would as a baby:  Here is the HRS guideline regarding diet: 

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/diet.html#young   (scroll down for other diet changes related to age)