kerripuff
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Hey all,
I have a Netherland Dwarf, he is about 2.5 years old. He was given to me by my sisters friend who couldn't take care of him anymore. I have had him for about a month now. When I first got him, he was eating Timothy hay every day. Now, he won't touch the hay, will only eat dry pellets, and eats chunks of his hair all day long. I mean, a lot. He has given himself bald spots on both of his sides and I pull out huge chunks from his mouth.
He has recently gotten more comfortable around me and he will come to the couch for pets. Its just me and my husband in a small apt and Peanut has free range of the bottom floor and his own space where I keep his cage, litter box, and food but I don't ever lock him up. I don't know what to do or how to make him eat hay and fresh vegetables. Right now, he has a pile or hay and a fresh bunny salad right in front of him, but he will only eat his hair! How do I get him to eat hay & veggies? Should I take away the dry pellets completely? I asked the girl who had him before me and she said he didn't eat his hair when she had him. Please help! I am worried about my buns. I don't feel like he is a happy rabbit.
I have a Netherland Dwarf, he is about 2.5 years old. He was given to me by my sisters friend who couldn't take care of him anymore. I have had him for about a month now. When I first got him, he was eating Timothy hay every day. Now, he won't touch the hay, will only eat dry pellets, and eats chunks of his hair all day long. I mean, a lot. He has given himself bald spots on both of his sides and I pull out huge chunks from his mouth.
He has recently gotten more comfortable around me and he will come to the couch for pets. Its just me and my husband in a small apt and Peanut has free range of the bottom floor and his own space where I keep his cage, litter box, and food but I don't ever lock him up. I don't know what to do or how to make him eat hay and fresh vegetables. Right now, he has a pile or hay and a fresh bunny salad right in front of him, but he will only eat his hair! How do I get him to eat hay & veggies? Should I take away the dry pellets completely? I asked the girl who had him before me and she said he didn't eat his hair when she had him. Please help! I am worried about my buns. I don't feel like he is a happy rabbit.