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- 07/25/2009 at 6:00 PM
  katie, max & penny
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  sooo i just posted a question but i have another penny is 10-11 weeks old and i feed her and max (1 yr old) at the same time.
  
  however, her face isn’t nearly as filled out as max’s and i was wondering if i’m not feeding her enough. they each eat their own half and stop- sometimes pellets are left in the bowl. should penny have access to pellets 24/7?
  
  thanks again.
- 07/25/2009 at 7:33 PM
  BunnyLiz
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  Yep, she should be on unlimited pellets until around 7 months old. They need the extra calories because they grow so much.
- 07/25/2009 at 7:59 PM
  Sarita
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  Her face would not be filled out as Max’s due to her young age and his breed – he just naturally has a full face.
  
  I do recommend at her age that you provide pellets full time if you can – I know it’s hard when you have a full-grown and a baby together though. Hopefully Max is not a voracious pellet eater.
  
  The recommended is 7 months but that doesn’t always have to be the case – some rabbit breeds mature faster than others and if she is getting unlimited hay and vegetables she doesn’t have to be on unlimited for that long.
- 07/25/2009 at 8:31 PM
  katie, max & penny
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  thanks guys! she and max do have unlimited hay- oat, timothy, & orchard. and they each get about a cup of veggies 2x a day. but they always go for the pellets first probably because i haven’t switched them to the timothy hay based pellets yet so its all alfalfa. spoiled bunnies. i’m definitely going to switch them over- the oxbow bunny t bag is still in my car haha.
  
  i will give her unlimited pellets- if max starts to get a little chunky, i’ll figure out a solution then thanks again.
- 07/26/2009 at 7:28 AM
  RabbitPam
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  Switching Max to the Basics T now will help prevent him from getting chunky. She will be fine on them now as well, so unload the car! LOL
- 07/26/2009 at 9:44 AM
  katie, max & penny
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  haha i will! thanks
- 07/28/2009 at 3:35 PM
  katie, max & penny
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  all is well! the loooove the oxbow pellets- usually they leave the alfalfa ones behind… the transition is going well. also, max isn’t eating penny’s bowl of food- he only eats of their communal platter during feeding times. yay for success!!
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