Bunnies don’t really need pellets, they’re a supplement in and of themselves. So it’s totally fine if you go pellet free just make sure he’s eating lots of hay and his fresh veg. Good leafy greens to feed are romaine, green/red lettuce, carrot tops, and dandelion greens. Kale is high in calcium so I’d keep it to once a week. Cabbage and anything in that family can cause gas so I’d really avoid them or also keep to a once a week minimum. Herbs are really great too, but some of them can have a diuretic affect, so you’ll just have to make note of which those are. If you give him any fruit, try to keep it to a once a week thing just to really keep his gut under control. Another thing you could do is give him a papaya tablet to help with digestion.

I have a bun with shaky gut issues, so I’m very strict with his diet. Hope this helps!

Depending on where you are in the US, if you have a Trader Joe’s near you, their papaya enzyme tablets are phenomenal! Especially during a molt. I give both boys half a tablet a day and it really has helped so much. Another thing you can do is give a probiotic like benebac a few times a week to promote the healthy gut bacteria.

Yup! I think Oxbow makes a papaya supplement too. My boys go mental when they smell it.

Hi,
My boy is nearly five, I had the same problems on and off for a few years. I tried everything, the vets just kept trying to fob me off with meds. I had to completely stop his pellets. He’s not had an issue since. It’s also worth mentioning that he was on a similar vegetables as your bun, but I also had to limit dill and carrot tops and removed the
Collard greens as they were all causing him problems. He does have an oxbow digestive support I’m not really sure if that’s doing much to be honest but I’m scared of changing any of his diet now as it’s seems to be going well.
I hope you get all sorted, it’s awful when your buns like that.

Yes, simplifying the veggies may also be a wise choice if you haven’t done it already. Just do one for a couple weeks and see what occurs. Many vegetables considered OK for rabbits throw Wick off.

Cucumber, parsley, dandelion greens, Vietnamese basil, and sometimes too much grape when not having it in a while, can all mess up Wick’s gut a bit. I’ll hear bubbles or see an odd poop.

Wick only gets romaine lettuce, hay, and pellets. Variety is always the recommendation and advised to add diversity and to ensure a good diet, but it’s not a requirement, especially if you’re simplifying to identify a health problem.

I like to not rock the boat with Wick, so he just gets romaine and occasional additions if we have them.

I think the major culprit with him was the was the collard greens and definitely the pellets. He now has coriander (which he used to turn his nose up) parsley, chicory, fennel sometimes a bit of cucumber and celery leaves too. I had to change his diet very gradually. It maybe a good idea to remove the collard greens first and see how you get on it may just be this causing problems as it can cause gas.
As treats he gets dried forage too. I know this may not suit all rabbits but with Hamish it really has. He eats so much hay too.
I took him to so many vets in my area they just kept trying to put him on antibiotics. I was at my wits ends. But after the pellet and collard greens removal he was like a different rabbit back causing havoc again.
Hope this helps a bit, he looks like a lovely little guy.