Careful on the treats! With the stress of the new move, their GI tract is more susceptible to problems. Too many treats could add to that.
Other than that, congratulations!
Yeah. Carrots are real high in sugar. No more than a 1" slice total per day is considered allowable under normal circumstances. But any sugar can increase the likelihood of GI stasis in a stressed rabbit. It's best to avoid all sugars for the first few days when a rabbit is naturally stressed.
Omg baby buns.
About feeding rabbits as this was a subject in some posts...we feed out rabbits just about everything and they decide what and how much they want to eat. They have unlimited oat hay, green leafy vegetables, pellets, to eat. We also feed them treats of banana, apple, guava, carrot. When you give them ample amounts of all this stuff, I think they will naturally eat the correct amounts of each.
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I'd have to respectfully disagree based on my experience. I've seen rabbits refuse hay in favor of pellets, refuse pellets in favor of sugary fruits, refuse greens over those fruits too.
I've also seen numerous people here on RO dealing with picky rabbits that must have their diet closely regulated otherwise they either eat too much of the wrong foods or not enough of the right foods... and then end up with digestive issues.
The following article from the House Rabbit Society advocates a diet of unlimited grass hay, 2-4 cups of leafy greens, severely limited plain pellets and only the occasional small amount of fruit for treat.
http://rabbit.org/natural-nutrition-part-ii-pellets-and-veggies-2/
As for the idea that rabbits naturally eat the correct amounts of what they need, I do know that rabbits will happily munch down on toxic plants without knowing better. And one rabbit we had liked to raid the kitchen pantry for potato chips if the door was left open (his first choice was the sweet maui onion flavored chips!). So I don't believe they naturally eat what is good for them or what their body needs. It is up to us to regulate a reasonable diet.
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