when you guys are feeding pumpkin..

[Spiced77]

how much do you feed your buns a day?i'm starting to see poops strung together, and they're both shedding alittle right now so i'm afraid of a blockage happening.. though rightnow they're both fine, and eat tons of hay.. but i've never seen thestringing together in the whole 8 months we've had them!

 

[SLRabbits]

I give mine a spoonful a day while they are shedding, along with some fresh pinapple, and their hairball treatment.

~Nichole

 

[lanna21974]

I do the same as Nichole. A tablespoon of pumkin a day while shedding but on a normal basis I give pumkin twice a week.

Lanna

 

[Fergi]

Strung together poops are actually a sign thatthe hair is successfully passing through your buns systems so it is agood thing and not something to worry about.

Fergi's mom

 

[Carolyn]

Hi Spiced77,

I agree with everyone's advice.

As Fergi said, "stringers" are a great sign. That's what you want tosee as it's proof that the hair is being passed through their systems.



-Carolyn

 

[Spiced77]

thanks all.. i guess it is a good sign thatthey're passing the hair, just makes me a little nervous about mybabies! they've never had pineapple or pumpkin, so itshould be interesting to see if they like either..

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

Er... when you say pumpkin, do you mean the stuff thats like a paste in cans?

 

[Fergi]

Yep, it has to be the processed kind in the can or it doesn't work properly. The same kind you buy to make a pumpkin pie with.

Ferg's mom

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

I knew it had to be canned pumpkin, but I thought maybe they made chunks or something! lol.

 

[Fergi]

Oh, I get it know, Duh!! I don't think they make pumpkin chunks in a can??

Fergi's mom

 

[bunsforlife]

Nope! the punkin in a can is pureed =)

Some buns like it, some dont. Guin LOVES anything pureed butGir is very distrustful of the punkin. He is one to eat itwhen no one is looking.... such a tough guy you know.

 

[MyBunnyLovesMe]

ooh, so stringy poop is a GOOD sign...well that'sgood then, cuz Peppy definitely has some furry poopies comin out of himlol. I'm glad he's passing it through his system just fine without anypumpkin or pineapple.

 

[Elf Mommy]

how do I keep the pumpkin over time? Should Itake it out of the can and put it in a tupperware container in thefridge? I know that sounds like I should already know it...but justcurious what you all do?

 

[Fergi]

I am pretty sure Carolyn said that it is safe to freeze any unused portion.

Fergi's mom

 

[JimD]

Elf Mommy wrote:

how do I keep the pumpkin over time? Should I take it out ofthe can and put it in a tupperware container in the fridge? I know thatsounds like I should already know it...but just curious what you all do?

My daughter put it in some mini-ice cube trays and froze it.That way you can take out just as much as you need. Once it's frozenyou can take the mini-cubes out of the tray and put them in a freezercontainer or bag.

Jim

 

[Carolyn]

Fergi wrote:

I am pretty sure Carolyn said that it is safe to freeze any unused portion.

Fergi's mom

You definitely can freeze it.

-Carolyn

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

Well I just did this yesterday, lol.

I took 2 sandwich Tupperware containers, then I put half of the caninto each container. I used a spoon and spread it evenly over thebottom of the container, put the lid on, and put it in the freezer.About 2 hours later I checked on it. It was partially frozen, almostslushy, so I took a butter knife and etched lines in the pumpkin kindof like how you cut brownies (but smaller). After That I put it back inthe freezer, left it for a good few hours, took it out of the freezerwhen it was completely frozen, loosened the edges with a butter knife,and turned the containers upside down on the counter. The pumpkineasily came out of the containers and the marks I have etched inearlier made it an easy task to break the pumpkin into small oneserving pieces. Then I put it all into a Zip-lock container and put itin the freezer again ready to be taken out when I need a piece.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Carolyn wrote:

Fergi wrote:

I am pretty sureCarolyn said that it is safe to freeze any unused portion.

Fergi's mom

You definitely can freeze it.

-Carolyn

Or just make a pie YUM!