TinysMom
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As many of you know - we've lost several rabbits lately - some say it could be a virus - others think it could be the food. I suppose it could be stasis but we check to see who has leftovers when we feed every night (and each rabbit gets a certain amount of food).
A couple of my rabbits are becoming...its hard to explain. They don't want the pellets - but they will eat carrots or banana or lettuce. Harry - aka StudMuffin is one of them.
I want to switch these rabbits to as much of a pellet-free diet as possible - but I am not sure how quickly I can or can not switch them over. I also need an idea of how much they're going to need in veggies and/or hay on a regular basis.
Harry's been very down lately and he didn't even want to look at his food tonight. I threw in some baby carrots and some chopped iceburg lettuce (it was all I had) and he is eating up a storm. He also loves bananas and I'm going to try to order him some gourmet hay since he's not fond of much hay.
Harry is about 4 pounds I think - as is Billy Sunny. These two boys are going to be going to a "pellet free" diet as much as possible I think - along with maybe Harley - I'm not sure about him.
So - how much vegies can they get per night as I switch them over and how long should it take me to switch them to a mainly hay/veggie diet?
All of the boys are around 4 pounds now that I think about it.
(I'm hoping I can afford the veggies for these guys - I'll be at the base commissary twice a week from now on for work and can pick up stuff there and I may ask them if they can hold me some of the carrot tops, etc.)
A couple of my rabbits are becoming...its hard to explain. They don't want the pellets - but they will eat carrots or banana or lettuce. Harry - aka StudMuffin is one of them.
I want to switch these rabbits to as much of a pellet-free diet as possible - but I am not sure how quickly I can or can not switch them over. I also need an idea of how much they're going to need in veggies and/or hay on a regular basis.
Harry's been very down lately and he didn't even want to look at his food tonight. I threw in some baby carrots and some chopped iceburg lettuce (it was all I had) and he is eating up a storm. He also loves bananas and I'm going to try to order him some gourmet hay since he's not fond of much hay.
Harry is about 4 pounds I think - as is Billy Sunny. These two boys are going to be going to a "pellet free" diet as much as possible I think - along with maybe Harley - I'm not sure about him.
So - how much vegies can they get per night as I switch them over and how long should it take me to switch them to a mainly hay/veggie diet?
All of the boys are around 4 pounds now that I think about it.
(I'm hoping I can afford the veggies for these guys - I'll be at the base commissary twice a week from now on for work and can pick up stuff there and I may ask them if they can hold me some of the carrot tops, etc.)