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- 01/25/2018 at 12:50 AM
  Cookierabbit
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  So I have a dwarf lop and I love her to bits, however when I took her to the vets she weighed 2.8, last year she weighed 3.2 so this is a improvement. Despite this the vet said that she should be around 2,2, I know that .4 loss is good but I’m wondering if I’ve been giving her too many pellets. At the moment I feed her a egg cupfull and she gobbles that but after 5 mins or so she runs around looking for more food. Should I be further cutting back on pellets? (I have read online that if you can feel their ribs with relative ease that they are a okay weight, so I am guessing I just have to get rid of a bit of chubby since I can feel them, but then again maybe I’m being lenient since I think of her as my child)
- 01/25/2018 at 3:45 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  Bunnies always act hungry, so her running around looking for more after her pellet portion isn’t unusual. I only give my adult bunnies a tablespoon, so I think you could cut back further.
  
  What’s the rest of her diet like? Things like apple and carrot can cause weight gain too
  
  As long as she eats and has constant access to hay, then she won’t ever be ‘hungry’.
- 01/25/2018 at 4:35 AM
  Azerane
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  An egg cup full a day is a healthy amount of pellets Sirius&Luna is right, rabbits always act starving If she has constant access to a grass hay that she eats she won’t be hungry.
  
  What else do you feed on a daily/weekly basis?
- 01/25/2018 at 6:59 AM
  Cookierabbit
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  She gets like 2 bowls of gale/baby spinach a day and throughout a day, she may get a sprout or a slice of carrot, and sugar peas. My mom does like giving her grapes and dried fruit.
- 01/25/2018 at 9:31 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  Ah, it’s probably the grapes and dried fruit that’s causing the extra weight then! Can you ask your mum to swap fruit treats for herbs or pieces of romaine lettuce instead?
  
  Spinach is high in Oxalic acid, which means it shouldn’t be fed every day – can you try and swap it for some leafy greens that are low in oxalic acid – that includes: romaine lettuce, spring greens, any herbs, carrot greens, etc.
  
  You can have a look at this list for more detail:
  
  http://rabbit.org/suggested-vegetables-and-fruits-for-a-rabbit-diet/
- 01/25/2018 at 10:02 AM
  tobyluv
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  As S& L stated, you do have to watch the fruit intake. Besides the calories, your rabbit shouldn’t be getting so much sugar. There are lots of other greens that you can substitute for the spinach. Do check out the link that was posted.
  
  Here is a good article on rabbit weight that you may not have seen. I’m not sure how much a dwarf lop should weigh, but it’s possible that your bunny is a good weight now. With so many rabbits that have mixed breeds in them, you can’t always go by weight charts.
  
  http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/rabbit-weight.asp
- 01/25/2018 at 11:16 AM
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  If he’s a dwarf lop he could range between 2-5 pounds. If he’s a true dwarf or a false dwarf will affect his weight too. Both of my boys are false dwarves and weigh just over 4.5 pounds. A true dwarf will range between 2-4 pounds, but mainly hanging around 3 pounds.
- 01/25/2018 at 11:41 AM
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  Cut down on treats first. It’s just like adjusting the diet of a human, cut out the junk (treats) first and eat more of the healthy stuff (hay). I’m not sure how much an egg cup is, but I also only give my bun 1 TBSP of pellets
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