mickeyandluna
Active Member
My male rabbit keeps licking his pee? I read that its because he needs salt, but I cant get him to lick on the salt thing i got for their cage or on the salt rock i got. Any other ideas? Or is what i read wrong?
Salt licks are not recommended for rabbits. They should get enough minerals in their pellets and some people actually consider salt licks harmful to rabbits.
I read that some suggest that it could be iron that he's lacking. Does he get dark leafy greens?
I've also read that it could just be a quirky thing that some rabbits do. I know one of our dogs has suddenly decided he wants to lap up our other dog's urine.
Salt licks are not recommended for rabbits. They should get enough minerals in their pellets and some people actually consider salt licks harmful to rabbits.
Rabbits are only supposed to get 1/4 cup of pellets, for every 4-5 pound of rabbit. So Pippi, who is a 4 pound Holland Lop, only gets 1/4 cup of pellets a day.
Butterscotch and Ellie, on the other hand, live together and are 8 pounds each. So they do get 1/2 cup in the morning, and 1/2 cup in the evening (since they share food and such).
rabbit.org has a fantastic list of veggies that are good for buns. Definitely check it out, and buy whatever is reasonable for your region. I have the list printed out and hanging on my fridge, so that when I write my grocery list, I make sure to include food for the buns too. ^_^
Yeah they get lettuce sometimes. Maybe I should give them more pellets? I give them some in the morning and then before bed because they wont go in their cage if i don't.
Thanks for telling me about the salt licks! I had no idea, guess I shouldn't do everything the internet tells me to do.
What other greens could I get?
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