How much food?

[richards1052]

We have a 2 year old rabbit in excellent health. We put him out in our fenced front yard most days when it's not raining or snowing. He has a garden there he feeds on year-round.

In the house, we feed him fresh Timothy Hay. The question is--given all that feeding how much, if any pellets should we be feeding? We feed him 1/8 cup of Oxbow adult rabbit pellets 2x per day (1/4 cup total/day).

Does he need that much pellets or should we back off some? You can see his pic to tell you whether he looks overweight or not.

 

[Blue eyes]

He has the same coloring as my rabbit (in avatar)!

Here's a guide you can use to assess whether or not your rabbit is overweight:


If he is normal weight, then keep doing what you're doing. If he seems to be overweight, I'd half his pellets and see how he does.