JenGibs
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone. I am wondering if anyone else thinks this about their buns and what they do.
I have 5 bunnies. 3 Angoras, 1 Mini Rex and 1 dwarf lionhead. The Rexbun is huge- probably slightly overweight (she loves to eat). The Dwarf Lionhead is teeny tiny in size but she is a plump one. It's my Angora's that I worry about.
All of my buns eat the same foods and roughly the same portions (based on size). They et a lot. They have hay 24/7/365. They all get pellets in the morning. Sometimes a small scoop of oats is put in the pellets if any of them have squishy poo until it firms back up. In the evening they all have a large salad. Every night they all get Romaine, cilantro, parsley, Italian parsley, dandelion leaves, and a few carrot chips. Sometimes I toss in a mustard leaf or a big collard leaf, but they always have the other every day. So, my buns eat pretty well. The Angoras always seem to feel "bony". One of them has a little round belly (he is the biggest- 8lbs) but I can always feel his backbone and hip bones. The other two Angoras are slightly smaller (6-7lbs) and they don't have as round of a belly. I feel their backbones and hipbones even more. I see them eat. I know what they eat and how much. I see them munch on hay all day as well. They poo great. They drink and pee great. They binkie, loaf and flop. They are happy to see me and about plow me over for breakfast and salad in the evening.
Why do I feel their bones so much? It's like all the food goes straight to their belly and the rest of them is bones. All the buns eat the same stuff and the same amounts. Rex and Dwarf Lionhead are nice and their plump is spread around evenly. LOL.....
Any thoughts on why the Angora's are so "bony".
I have 5 bunnies. 3 Angoras, 1 Mini Rex and 1 dwarf lionhead. The Rexbun is huge- probably slightly overweight (she loves to eat). The Dwarf Lionhead is teeny tiny in size but she is a plump one. It's my Angora's that I worry about.
All of my buns eat the same foods and roughly the same portions (based on size). They et a lot. They have hay 24/7/365. They all get pellets in the morning. Sometimes a small scoop of oats is put in the pellets if any of them have squishy poo until it firms back up. In the evening they all have a large salad. Every night they all get Romaine, cilantro, parsley, Italian parsley, dandelion leaves, and a few carrot chips. Sometimes I toss in a mustard leaf or a big collard leaf, but they always have the other every day. So, my buns eat pretty well. The Angoras always seem to feel "bony". One of them has a little round belly (he is the biggest- 8lbs) but I can always feel his backbone and hip bones. The other two Angoras are slightly smaller (6-7lbs) and they don't have as round of a belly. I feel their backbones and hipbones even more. I see them eat. I know what they eat and how much. I see them munch on hay all day as well. They poo great. They drink and pee great. They binkie, loaf and flop. They are happy to see me and about plow me over for breakfast and salad in the evening.
Why do I feel their bones so much? It's like all the food goes straight to their belly and the rest of them is bones. All the buns eat the same stuff and the same amounts. Rex and Dwarf Lionhead are nice and their plump is spread around evenly. LOL.....
Any thoughts on why the Angora's are so "bony".