pellets/greens/poo

[mocha200]

i think that maybe mocha is eating all the pellets and lulu gets stuck with the greens! i  am not sure though because i am not there to watch them eat, but i am afraid mocha isn’t getting greens and lulu isn’t getting pellets! what do i do? feed them seperate?

 

lulus poo has always beens small and hard and mochas has always been big and moist, i didn’t really think about it untill i heard that  it mean that they might not be eating enough hay! whay do i do?

[bunnnnnnie!]

I’d seperate them for pellets, and then perhaps make 2 piles of greens as far away from each other as possible.

[mocha200]

i have been watching them and i think they are both getting about the right amount. what about the poos?

[Deleted User]

get them eating more hay. What time of day do you restock their rack with hay and what time do you give pellets?

[mocha200]

i give pellets/veggies at around noon then again around ten pm. i give hay when i let them out around 5 ish. should i give them have more often?

[Sarita]

You should have hay available for them all the time. It should be unlimited.

[mocha200]

oh they always have hay i just refill it when they are out playing.

[Sarita]

Then I think they should be fine.

[Deleted User]

Don’t feed veggies at the same time with pellets. Pellets are a processed product with a longer digestion time than veggies, and this can lead to gas.
Also, bunnies love to eat the hay as they see you fill it for them, so I recommend refreshing their supply whhen they are in their enclosure.
They should have pellets only once a day, and after they have already eaten a bunch of hay. say your rabbits wake up at noon, they will want to eat. If you give them pellets at noon, they will eat less hay after. They should have freshly stocked hay at noon or when they wake up hungry, and pellets at night after they have eaten up much of the hay. don’t feel bad not giving much pellets, over time they will get used to it. You can give veggies with hay, though.

[mocha200]

ok i give them two scoops twice a day now, should i change it to two scoops at night or 4 scoops at night?

[Deleted User]

two scoops at night is what I would do. you want these little bunnies stuffing themselves with hay instead!

[mocha200]

ok! do i slowly change to 2 scoops at night like should i still offer some in the morning and slowly reduce it?

[Sarita]

Are you talking about scoops of pellets or hay? I’m confused…

[Deleted User]

she means scoops of pellets.
–yes, reduce the amount gradually.

[Deleted User]

*you should be able to cut out the noon-time pellets in a matter of one week.

[mocha200]

ok thanks!!!

[mocha200]

right know i am only feeding them leaf veggies. should i feed some thing else to?

[Deleted User]

always hay oh, and hay

[mocha200]

i am making hay racks in a dog kennel and i have two nic grids right bye each other so i sip tied them together. i face the ends of the zip ties up so it would be were the hay is. could i cut the ends if they are facing up were the hay will be or should i leave them long? i also zip tied them to the kennel so if i faced them out of the kennel they could get scratched on the end when they are running around playing if i face them into the kennel they could get cut when they are eating. should i just leave them long? tell me if this does not make sense and i will try to re word it.

[Deleted User]

you can face them into the grids, in where the hay is but they will get nibbled off eventually. you can eliminate the zipties altogether by replacing them with thin wire that you loop at the ends to have no sharp points. Or, in a pinch, I had used two key rings to attach a grid at the bottom. It won’t be as tight but it stays up nonetheless. You can use twine… you are creative, find something.

[mocha200]

well i am just afraid if i you some sort of stirng/twine they might chew on it and get sick… but i guess if there is hay right there they wouldn’t chose to chew on that.

[Deleted User]

they may chew it through once in a while but if you use 100% jute twine like from the dollar store, it isn’t going hurt them.

[mocha200]

i will watch them and if they start eating it i will take it off

they seem to be a little scared of it right now and they will go in there but they aren’t relaxed like they were before i added the kennel… i hope they get used to it! how long did it take you guys to get used to it?

[mocha200]

i am such a worrier.

[Deleted User]

don’t worry, give it two days and they will have made it theirs.

[mocha200]

ok… when mocha and lulu were in there at the same tim mocha tried to hump her till she left! he tries to hump her every time they are out to play!

[Monkeybun]

I tied Moosie’s hay rack to his pen with twine I got from a BB order I think… lol.

[Deleted User]

Posted By mocha200 on 07/09/2010 02:27 PM
ok… when mocha and lulu were in there at the same tim mocha tried to hump her till she left! he tries to hump her every time they are out to play!

 

some rabbits will do that. If it doesn’t turn into a fight, it is nothing to be concerned with.

[BinkyBunny]

Posted By Petzy on 07/09/2010 04:21 PM

Posted By mocha200 on 07/09/2010 02:27 PM
ok… when mocha and lulu were in there at the same tim mocha tried to hump her till she left! he tries to hump her every time they are out to play!

 

some rabbits will do that. If it doesn’t turn into a fight, it is nothing to be concerned with.

 

Jack does this to Vivian around certain things (though he still always does it just for fun in the evenings)…but during the day, he will try and hump her to establish some dominance rules…like Jack will hump to relate a few ideas:  “I eat  first or at least get first dibs on stuff before I allow you to join me, or I want that resting place, or human slave is here and I get to be groomed by her first” 

He will also do it if he’s stressed and or if our cat has peeked in the bunny room.  All to relay….I am KING here and so don’t think you can take over, see how I claim everything here,  I chin this and I chin that, and Viv is my gal, I am KING.” And the humping commences.

 

 

[mocha200]

man i think jack and mocha would be best buds ( except they would probably both fight to be dominant, but besides that) mocha humps when lulu is in the litter box and he wants to be in there. or he will pretend to hump to chase her away from the food. and he chins every thing!!

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