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Okay so I’ve calmed my kahunas since my last message lol and phoned the vets. They’ve said it’s not a major issue that her foods have changed providing that she is actually wasting and drinking properly. But Its been recommended to put her back on young pellets and mix her Timothy with alfalfa. I have to monitor her weight over the next few weeks…[Read more]

HECK!!!! This is the LAST time I take advice from pets at home. Jesus F Christ. When I bought her, the lady told me to buy a bag of young pellets and once she’d finished those (at 6mobths of age) she’d be ready to go on to adult stuff. She’s been having adult food almost 2 months and Timothy hay!

I’m now learning on here that is totally and…[Read more]

So he didn’t initially do this when you moved into the room? It started a week or 2 later? Ir there was some marking right away and has just increased?

Is the layout of the room very different?

How is his vision? Have you noticed anything odd with him orientating himself in the new room?

The increased natural like is interesting. I definitely t…[Read more]

Exactly. It was probably a fortunate mistake for you in the end.

Apparently it’s the same with yesterday’s news. The cat one is cheaper but it’s the same product.

As for the meantime, though, until I find a vet who can spay them, what do I do? Right now I have Silver separated because she was being way too mean. Do I continue this until and after spaying? Then re-bond them?  Smokey and OB are doing good together, so can I leave them together? Thank you all for helping me through this difficult process.

i hope your parents see your side more! good luck!

yeah, that’s what i was thinking. thanks for your advice

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DanaNM, my rabbit gets 1/4 cup of oxbow’s garden select young rabbit food per day, and has unlimited timothy hay. He eats lots of timothy hay every day, should i also give him higher servings of pellets? they are alfalfa and timothy based.

My Moose had to have several dental procedures (which ended up being molar extractions… he had some serious issues), and bounced back immediately after. He started eating basically as soon as he was awake, I think because his mouth felt so much better. The fact that Theo takes CC readily is great, so hopefully he will eat that as soon as he wakes up. 🙂

Hi Louiethebunny, how much does he currently get, and is he a good hay eater? Does he currently get alfalfa hay and timothy? I prob should have been more specific. The general recommendation is yes, bunnies under 1 year should get unlimited young rabbit pellets (that have alfalfa in them). But a lot of people do not do completely unlimited,…[Read more]

DanaNM, I am just hearing that young rabbits need unlimited pellets. My bun is abt 5 or 6 months, should I give him unlimited pellets?

I second cardboard and grass mats if you’ve got a chewer. If that’s his instinct, best to give him something safe to chew on that’s easy to replace. Newspaper mats are also great. 🙂

Also, some bunnies also don’t mind a hard floor and actively seek out hard surfaces to lay on. Mine have a linoleum layer on the bottom level of their condo and they…[Read more]

Young bunnies (under a year) do typically need unlimited pellets (alfalfa) of alfalfa hay, so if that hasn’t been the case then she might be underweight, but what you describe does not sound underweight to me… My vet tends to prefer bunnies on the leaner side, so if you are very concerned I think it would be best to have your vet feel her and…[Read more]

I can’t see any ribs, and they are quite hard to feel. But that picture probably isn’t the best from side on. They say it should feel like a pocket full of pens but this bunny feels like a very padded pocket full of pens Hahaha. the only bits of her I can really feel is a little bit of spine but it generally feels rounded, and the hips but her…[Read more]

You’re right that it can be hard to identify healthy versus underweight with just photos. She does look lean to me, and generally we do not want to see ribs, which I feel like maybe I can see some in that second to last photo, though it could be the fur lighting.

I am pretty vigilant about weight with both my rabbits for different reasons. For my…[Read more]