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- 02/15/2010 at 8:43 PM
  Bo Bunny
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  Hey guys,
  
  Bo bunny gets about 2 cups of greens a day, a small handful of pellets (1/4th of a cup), and a bunch of hay. He of course goes through all of it. Should I be giving him a second feeding of greens and hay?
  
  Thanks!
- 02/15/2010 at 9:40 PM
  Dextervonbon
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  I constantly refill my bunny’s hay though out the day and I usually just do the greens once a day and cut the 1/4 of a cup of pellets in half for one in the morning and one at dinner time so he always has something. I also give him a few sprigs of cilantro or 2 raisins as well for treats or “snackies” which he responds to more in between lol.
- 02/15/2010 at 10:19 PM
  Monkeybun
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  Definitely give him unlimited hay a month. Its their main part of their diet, and need constant access to it. So if Bo gets low, refill
- 02/15/2010 at 11:17 PM
  Karla
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  I agree with the hay as Monkeybun suggests. How old is Bo?
- 02/16/2010 at 7:04 AM
  Elrohwen
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  I feed:
  Morning around 8am:
  1/4 cup pellets
  2 cups of greens
  
  Evening around 10pm:
  sprinkle of pellets (less than 1/16th of a cup I would guess)
  2 cups of greens
  
  This way he has food more or less around the clock (he doesn’t finish his breakfast until 5pm sometimes).
- 02/16/2010 at 8:03 AM
  Bo Bunny
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  Posted By Karla on 02/15/2010 11:17 PM
  I agree with the hay as Monkeybun suggests. How old is Bo?
  
  Uh….the store said 8 weeks on Christmas, so 4 and a 1/2 months, I think that’s right…
- 02/16/2010 at 8:18 AM
  Elrohwen
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  I missed the part about hay – definitely give him as much as he’ll eat.
  
  I would also give him more pellets. A bun his age really sould be on unlimited pellets so at the very least I think he can get 3/4c or something. At that age I was giving my bun almost a cup a day. The extra calories in pellets are really important for growing buns.
- 02/16/2010 at 11:16 AM
  Bo Bunny
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  Posted By Elrohwen on 02/16/2010 08:18 AM
  
  I missed the part about hay – definitely give him as much as he’ll eat.
  
  I would also give him more pellets. A bun his age really sould be on unlimited pellets so at the very least I think he can get 3/4c or something. At that age I was giving my bun almost a cup a day. The extra calories in pellets are really important for growing buns.
  
  Cool, thanks! Will do!!!
- 02/16/2010 at 11:26 AM
  Elrohwen
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  Check out the diet link in the BB info section – it lays out the feeding requirements for young rabbits with exactly how much you should be feeding at which life stages.
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