Am I feeding enough?

[Ashley Rose]

I got my first bunny 2 days ago, and I just wanted to make sure im feeding enough/if I should do anything different. He is a 1year old holland lop and weighs about 3-4pounds. I feed him 1/4 cup of adult timothy pellets in the morning between 6-8 depending on when I wake up and around 4-5pm I give him 1 packed cup of greens (romaine and red leaf lettuce, spinach, arugula,  and tatsoi, its an organic salad mix at my grocery store). He also has unlimited access to his timothy hay. So I was wondering, is that enough pellets and veggies? He always eats all his pellets within the first 20 minutes, same with his veggies. Im worried hes hungry throughout the day. Also, would you recommend splitting the 1/4 cup pelets into 2 meals or maybe upping it to 1/4 cup TWICE a day? Or should I give him 2cups of veggies instead of 1? Any help would be appreciated. I cant get ahold of the rescue place I got him from, and honestly, shes probably starting to get really annoyed with all the questions from me Haha

Im new to this site, sorry if this question is in the wrong area.

[Mocha]

Hello and welcome! You’re bunny is so cute!

-Your rabbit only needs 1/4 cup of pellets. If you want, you can split it in between two meals (I would just so he looks forward to something yummy), that’s what I do with my bunnies except they get 1/4 cup two times a day because there are two bunnies. I reccomend the Oxbow Adult T rabbit pellets. My rabbits have been eating it their entire lives, and they have never had a major health issue. I buy the 10 lb bag and it lasts my two bunnies around 2 months.

– Your rabbit should be eating at least 3 cups of 3 different types of veggies each day (if he doesn’t get diarreah eating it. If he does you can slightly lower the amount). My two rabbits eat around 8-9 cups of veggies each day, usually including a base such as romaine or red leaf lettuce, 1 bunch of cilantro, and either some parsley collard greens, etc. as a mixer upper type thing) Make sure to wash your veggies throughouly (I personally only buy organic veggies from the farmers market and sometimes the grocery store)

– Hay. Hay is the main part of a rabbits diet (80%). Your rabbit needs to eat AT LEAST it’s body size in grass hay each day. NO ALFALFA OR OTHER CLOVER HAYS. These just make rabbits fat and they contain too much calcium. Grass hays include timothy, orchard grass, or oat. For picky rabbits try oat hay. Most rabbits really enjoy it. If your rabbit doesn’t really like hay, try mixing up as many types as you can and add some flower or dried herb forages. Most rabbits prefer farm fresh hay than storebought hay.

-Fresh, cool, clean water. I provide water in a bowl and a bottle. Most rabbits prefer a bowl as they can take larger sips, but I provide both as one rabbit prefers the bowl and the other likes the bottle.

I hope I helped a little and please ask me if you have any other questions!!!

[LBJ10]

I agree with Mocha. Although some bunnies simply will not eat “enough” veggies, so give your bunny what he will eat. Try to shoot for at least 2 cups, but its okay if he doesn’t want to eat that much. My boys will share about 2 cups, but they won’t eat much more than that.

[Ashley Rose]

Thank you so much! I will up his veggies to 2 cups a day and 3 if theres no problems with that.

[Beka27]

People feed differently, but i give a large quantity of veggies in the morning and the entire serving of pellets in the evening. You could split them up into separate feedings if you want, but that’s not necessary. As long as fresh hay is always available, your bun will not starve.

I do agree with increasing the veggies. Two cups daily is the MINIMUM recommended. I have fed my bunnies up to 4 cups each per day (my current rabbit is just over 4 pounds, so about the same size as yours). It sounds like a ton, but a normal, healthy rabbit can consume a pile of veggies equal to their body size every day!

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