Should I continue to feed my baby rabbit Oxbow Adult Pellets?

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- 02/27/2018 at 7:02 AM
  Bunnyph
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  So my bun is now around 4 months, and has been feeding on Oxbow Adult pellets. He was a naturally smaller bun out of his brothers and sisters. We tried to make him gain more weight by feeding him lots of oaten hay (which he’s been happily eating more and more of in the past couple of weeks for some reason). Unfortunately it is not working much… he seems to be struggling to gain weight. I was wondering whether I should switch to the young rabbit version of Oxbow pellets. Is this a good idea? Any other suggestions? He loves to eat but i’m not sure what’s happening with him.. I feed him celery and some other greens, fresh grass and oaten hay everyday.
- 02/27/2018 at 8:07 AM
  Sirius&Luna
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  Young rabbit pellets are more fattening, so it might be worth switching. Alfalfa hay is also a good way to get young rabbits to put on weight and get extra nutrients, but its not normally recommended for adult bunnies as it is fattening so it’s good to give a mixture so they don’t become too picky. Oaten hay isn’t actually any more fattening than timothy or meadow hay.
  
  If he’s eating a lot and not putting on weight though, it might be worth a vet visit to check he doesn’t have some sort of underlying gut issue that’s causing it. Alternatively, he could just be the runt and might always be smaller than his siblings.
- 02/27/2018 at 10:47 AM
  mschoonover11
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  My bunny is 4 months and is getting adult pellets. It’s totally fine for young rabbits to have adult pellets. But since you did mention that your bun was small, it may be worth a try switching to the young rabbit pellets. The young rabbit pellets are made of alfalfa hay which is more fattening than grass hay, so make sure you give your bun a type of grass hay if you decide to feed the young rabbit pellets.
- 02/27/2018 at 11:09 AM
  Wick & Fable
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  #runtlife. Wick’s a runt. Wick was on adult pellets really early because of calcium intake. He was deemed slightly underweight early on, so we did a week of critical care feeding on top of regular feeding. Since then he’s been healthy weight and maintaining it with no intervention.
  
  If the weight loss is not health related, a temporary boost for a week or adding some fattening items temporarily to get the rabbit up to the healthy weight.
  
  The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
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