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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 07/13/2009 at 12:56 PM
  adwam
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  Ok so my baby boy Fitch is about 3 and a half months old, he has had pellets in his bowl 24/7 since i have had him, now he is at 3 months though i am feeding him once a day (in the evening before i go to bed) and i am giving him about half a normal sized bowl of food, i used to give him a mound of food in his bowl.
  
  He has a constant supply of Timothy Hay, and i give him greens about 4 times a week (only a small amount, ie 5cm of celery)
  
  So – Am i feeding him enough? Am i feeding him at the right time?
  
  Here he is enjoying his celery lol
- 07/13/2009 at 1:04 PM
  Sarita
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  I would give him more of a variety of greens than just celery. I would start trying them one at a time to see how he does on them along with the celery since he already gets and loves this. Maybe start with Romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce, parsley and cilantro.
  
  I always suggest a schedule for rabbits for anything. I feed mine greens in the morning and pellets at night.
  
  He’s cute.
- 07/13/2009 at 1:29 PM
  adwam
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  I do feed him other greens, he loves Carrots and Broccoli, Celery was just an example really, so do you think im feeding him enough pellets?
  
  And thanks i think hes gorgeous!
- 07/13/2009 at 1:38 PM
  Sarita
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  Do you actually measure the pellets? or do you just put some in the bowl?
  
  Does he eat all that you give him? or is there some left over in the morning?
  
  With the greens and hay, you certainly aren’t starving him, but he is still growing and being young he probably uses more calories than an older rabbit.
- 07/13/2009 at 1:55 PM
  adwam
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  Ok i just measured the amount i feed him and its about 70grams (All the food is gone in the morning), whereas before whenever i saw his bowl empty i put more in.
  
  I was told and read somewhere that they are still growing upto 3 months and after that you should then cut the food down to normal, he is a dwarf lionhead X btw.
- 07/13/2009 at 2:00 PM
  Sarita
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  So you are feeding him about a half a cup? You probably could feed him a tad bit more since he’s still growing.
  
  The recommended amount is for unlimited up to 8 months but that is just recommended and it might be not be necessary for your particular rabbit.
- 07/13/2009 at 3:57 PM
  KatnipCrzy
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  I free fed my bunny pellets until she was about 5-6 months old and then I started rationing them a bit more. Once she was well recovered from the spay then I started to ration them and that increased her hay and greens/veggies consumption. She used to be so picky about greens and veggies I thought she might never eat the variety that she should. But that definitely changed once I started feeding limited pellets. 3 months is young and your bunny still has some growing to do.
  
  When I feed celery I usually cut it into cross pieces to avoid having any issues with the long “stringy” pieces that celery is so known for. I think your bunny is old enough to get a larger quantity of veggies/greens daily. Just keep offering them even if they are refused at first- eventually they will usually start to eat new things. I used to have to offer something new for at least 3 days before Cotton would even try it- now she is a salad eating machine!
- 07/13/2009 at 4:51 PM
  Moonlight_Wolf
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  Also do not feed him too much carrot, it should only be fed in limited quantities as a treat because it is starchy.
- 07/13/2009 at 7:43 PM
  jerseygirl
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  What type of pellets are they? You can feed an alfalfa pellet this young, especially if his hay is timothy. It’s great he’s already on the tim hay you won’t have to wean him of alfalfa hay which they really like. He’s a sweetie for sure!
- 07/14/2009 at 1:19 AM
  adwam
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  Thanks for all the replies! Seen as he is my first bunny i dont want to starve him! I will keep feeding him the pellets then until he gets neutered.
  
  I am not sure what type the pellets are, il get back to you about that.
- 07/14/2009 at 7:33 AM
  Beka27
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  You’ve gotten great advice! Welcome here by the way! Your bun is very cute! If you have any more questions, please ask!
- 07/18/2009 at 12:13 AM
  adwam
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  The pellets i feed lil Fitch are High Fibre Nuggets and contain – Cereals, Dried Forages, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Minerals, Oils and Fats, Fructo-Oligosaccharides and Enterococcus Faecium M74.
  
  I live in the UK so im guessing not many of you would have heard of the make – Pets at home – Junior Dwarf rabbit Nuggets.
- 07/18/2009 at 2:42 AM
  jerseygirl
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  No not familiar with that food but from your description, it contains alot of unnecessary stuff. Rabbits can pick out all the “good stuff” to which is actually the bad stuff. High in carbs etc. The best type of pellet for a 3 month old bun is a plain Alfalfa based pellet that is low in fat and high in fibre. Heres a link to a UK site that may help you look at different types of food available.
  http://www.rabbitrehome.org.uk/care/rabbitfood.asp
  
  Edit: Sorry, is this feed is a plain pellet? Not a mix of pellets, grains, seeds and vegetables? I looked it up, it doesn’t appear to be a mix…
- 07/19/2009 at 11:10 AM
  adwam
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  No it isnt a mix, it is just pellets on their own, they are just the ingredients in the pellets.
  
  I just dont want to end up with a chubby bunny lol
- 07/20/2009 at 10:07 AM
  Beka27
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  The first ingredient listed in a food is the one that has the highest amount (just like in people food!) The first ingredient listed should be a grass, preferably timothy grass, altho since he is young, alfalfa grass would be acceptable until about 7 months.
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