Nnenna
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Our bunny Fudge (french lop) has been living with us for 2 weeks now (he's 10 weeks old) and things are generally going well, though I have a few questions..
1. How much hay should he be eating? I give him unlimited alfalfa hay but he doesn't seem to eat much of it. He also gets unlimited pellets while he's young, which he loves and eats a lot of. Should I limit his pellets to encourage hay eating? We have both his hay and his bowl of pellets in the litterbox as it seems to really help with keeping his poo in there..
2. We also have two cats, Kip and Milkshake. They are generally curious and not easily scared (they're both under 2 years old), but they seem to be really scared of Fudge. Which is sad, because the poor guy tries to play and groom them, but they just scurry away when he gets to close (they do go near him to "check things out"). Any tips on getting them closer to Fudge?
3. Also regarding the cats.. Fudge likes to eat their food.. Which of course can't be good. I read elsewhere a pellet or 2 won't hurt, but after 3 pellets he still goes for more so I usually take away the bowl. It is kind of inconvenient because then the cats don't have food while Fudge is out and about. What should I do?
4. Our cat Kip decided to poop in Fudge's litterbox the other day... Fair enough, I was in the middle of cleaning the cat's box, but still, has anyone else had this problem? Also, I'm thinking of switching the cats' litter to compressed wood pellets like Fudge has, but I'm scared this might confuse everyone even more? How do I keep them separate?
Any advice is welcome, thank you
1. How much hay should he be eating? I give him unlimited alfalfa hay but he doesn't seem to eat much of it. He also gets unlimited pellets while he's young, which he loves and eats a lot of. Should I limit his pellets to encourage hay eating? We have both his hay and his bowl of pellets in the litterbox as it seems to really help with keeping his poo in there..
2. We also have two cats, Kip and Milkshake. They are generally curious and not easily scared (they're both under 2 years old), but they seem to be really scared of Fudge. Which is sad, because the poor guy tries to play and groom them, but they just scurry away when he gets to close (they do go near him to "check things out"). Any tips on getting them closer to Fudge?
3. Also regarding the cats.. Fudge likes to eat their food.. Which of course can't be good. I read elsewhere a pellet or 2 won't hurt, but after 3 pellets he still goes for more so I usually take away the bowl. It is kind of inconvenient because then the cats don't have food while Fudge is out and about. What should I do?
4. Our cat Kip decided to poop in Fudge's litterbox the other day... Fair enough, I was in the middle of cleaning the cat's box, but still, has anyone else had this problem? Also, I'm thinking of switching the cats' litter to compressed wood pellets like Fudge has, but I'm scared this might confuse everyone even more? How do I keep them separate?
Any advice is welcome, thank you