Hi there, welcome

Thank you for rescuing him! I bet you wished you could take them all… I know I would have! And I think it’s great you are getting all this info!

You are right to start slow with new foods. With the greens, it’s recommended to start with 1 type, and give little at first, for about a week. I usually start with a small leaf of something the first couple days, then slowly increase the amount if their poops still look good. Week 2 you can do the same with a second green (while keeping the full amount of the first green). Week 3 add a third. etc.

So, for example, you could start with romaine, and work up to a full 2 leaves in the first week. Then week 2 introduce cilantro. Week 3 introduce arugula, etc.

I usually think of the cups of greens to be loosely packed, so almost like a pile on a plate. They really are guidelines though, so if you notice his poops getting too squishy, or maybe he’s not eating enough hay, then scale the greens back a bit. I think aiming for about 4 cups per day, fed in two meals, would be about right (I’ve heard 1 cup for every 2 lbs). I tend to feed mine what they’ll eat right away. I’ve found if they fill up and eat their greens over the course of a couple hours, their hay consumption goes down a bit below my liking. So there’s some trial and error that will happen.

Regarding the pellets, since he’s already off his old ones, I wouldn’t re-add them in. He’ll be fine with no pellets for a few weeks. Once you feel like he’s doing well with the salad amounts and he’s eating his hay well, you can start with just a tablespoon of pellets per day for a week. Then up it to 2, 3, then 4, each week as you did with the greens. It sounds like you don’t know his exact age, but do you think he’s close to a year? Or still a growing youngster? Rabbits under a year are supposed to get alfalfa pellets in larger amounts. It would be good to get a vet’s opinion on his age. I tend to feed on the low end of the recommended amounts on the Oxbow bag, but I also monitor their weights. My boy bun tends to need a bit more pellets to keep his weight up, whereas my girl could prob go without them almost entirely. So with your boy, you might want to track his weight to adjust his pellet amounts once he gets acclimated to them. Again, a vet can also help advise on this!

No ice burg lettuce. I feed my bun romaine lettuce.

Sounds like a good plan.

We would love to see a picture of him eventually!

Aw what a sweetheart. I’m sure he’ll be right as rain now he’s getting cared for properly!

What a cute boy! And a lucky one at that, now that he’s got you!