01-12-2006, 12:40 PM
Now that I know my \"Honey Bunny\" is a male rabbit, I can move on to other subjects..........
How much food should I be giving to him? He is full grown (I hope) and I\'m guessing around 4-5 pounds. He has a little belly when he stretches out, though I think he\'s grown into most of what I thought was \"chubbiness.\" I\'ve read several things and I give him about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of the pellet blend (it has seeds, corn, and nuts in it) that I buy for him, 2-3 \"yogurt chips\" and about 1 cup of veggies each day (differs from week to week-mostly broccoli, parsley, carrots, dark greens, etc.). I also usually have some sort of chew treat in his cage-a stick or block of some sort of hard treat. I buy most of these things at Wal-Mart. He drinks about 1 water bottle a day. The reason I worry, is because every morning, his bowl is mostly empty and when I put food in, he eats like he is starving! I wondered if rabbits are like dogs, though (I have 2 dogs who are constantly \"starving\"
and act like that all the time. Is he really hungry or is that typical rabbit behavior? Am I letting my rabbit go hungry? He runs around and jumps and plays most of the school day and has been working on devouring the yellow pages lately (he is a class pet). Does he need some more \"fuel\" or does my feeding routine seem right?
How much food should I be giving to him? He is full grown (I hope) and I\'m guessing around 4-5 pounds. He has a little belly when he stretches out, though I think he\'s grown into most of what I thought was \"chubbiness.\" I\'ve read several things and I give him about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of the pellet blend (it has seeds, corn, and nuts in it) that I buy for him, 2-3 \"yogurt chips\" and about 1 cup of veggies each day (differs from week to week-mostly broccoli, parsley, carrots, dark greens, etc.). I also usually have some sort of chew treat in his cage-a stick or block of some sort of hard treat. I buy most of these things at Wal-Mart. He drinks about 1 water bottle a day. The reason I worry, is because every morning, his bowl is mostly empty and when I put food in, he eats like he is starving! I wondered if rabbits are like dogs, though (I have 2 dogs who are constantly \"starving\"
and act like that all the time. Is he really hungry or is that typical rabbit behavior? Am I letting my rabbit go hungry? He runs around and jumps and plays most of the school day and has been working on devouring the yellow pages lately (he is a class pet). Does he need some more \"fuel\" or does my feeding routine seem right?