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Forum DIET & CARE how much *should* he be eating? RE: how much *should* he be eating?


LittlePuffyTail
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    Well, I wouldn’t worry too much about him if the vet checked him over and said he was healthy. It’s possible he’s just taking some time to be 100% back to normal from the surgery.

    3 lbs is a small bun so he’s probably filling up on veggies and pellets and not leaving room for hay. My buns always eat pellets, then veggies then hay last. It will soon be time to decrease pellets. This is from the House Rabbit Society Diet Guidelines:

    What quantities of food should I feed young adults? (7 months to 1 year)

    introduce timothy hay, grass hay, and oat hays, decrease alfalfa
    decrease pellets to 1/2 cup per 6 lbs. body weight
    increase daily vegetables gradually
    fruit daily ration no more than 1 oz. to 2 oz. per 6 lbs. body weight (because of calories)

    I would probably start the gradual decrease of pellets. Is he getting Timothy or Alfalfa pellets?

    Does he have access to hay at all times?