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Forum DIET & CARE Help! Overweight Bunny

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    • OskarAnnie
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        I have two bonded spayed/neutered rabbits Oskar and Annabelle. They both always eat together and get about four hours of playtime outside of their indoor cage each day, but I’m more than positive that my female rabbit, Annabelle, is overweight.

         Currently, their diet consists of 1/4 of a cup of Oxbow Bunny Basics Adult Rabbit Food every morning along with unlimited orchard/timothy hay and about 2 cups of fresh veggies every evening. What should I reduce in their diet so that Annabelle can lose weight? I tried to feed both of them separately already, but they both don’t start eating as soon as I put their food down, and rarely finish their pellets for the day in general.

         I just want Annabelle to be healthy without Oscar having to go hungry! Any suggestions would be extremely helpful!


      • Monkeybun
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          is 1/4 cup shared, or each?


        • OskarAnnie
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            1/4 cup is shared


          • Monkeybun
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              Thats good then

              How much exercise time do they get? Running helps. And has a vet told you she is overweight? If not, she may just seem like it, but actually be fine. Get her checked to be sure


            • LBJ10
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                Yes, what makes you think she’s overweight? Sometimes rabbits just look round, but they aren’t really overweight. Does she have rolls anywhere? Has a vet looked at her?


              • OskarAnnie
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                  I don’t know why I didn’t think of just asking the vet! Haha, she has a very round belly and she get’s poopy butt (the vet before told me it was nothing to worry about, I just have to wash her down there to keep her clean) so I know that she can’t reach all of the places that she needs to in order to keep herself clean, which is why I believe that she’s overweight.

                  We actually have a vet appointment next month, but in the meantime, whenever they have playtime she usually tires herself out in about five minutes then just lays down for the rest of the time she’s out. I’ll be sure to encourage her to run around more, perhaps invest in some new toys!

                  Thank you!


                • Monkeybun
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                    Poopy butt is caused by a diet or health issue, what kind of veggies are you feeding?


                  • bullrider76543
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                      Mr. Hopper had poopy butt for a while and we couldn’t figure out what was doing it, so for a time all he was getting was hay. we have slowly reintroduced pellets and greens and he appears to be doing well now for about 4 months. the vet wasn’t sure what caused it either, said that bunnies tummies just sometimes go through issues like that.


                    • OskarAnnie
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                        I typically give them Kale, Cilantro, Romaine Lettuce and occasionally Broccoli. Otherwise that’s all they have.


                      • Monkeybun
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                          Hmm. Okay. I would go down to one kind of veggies for her for a week, see what happens. The next week, do a different kind, still keeping only 1 veggies at a time. See if she reacts to any of the specific kinds. She may just have a sensitive tummy.


                        • OskarAnnie
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                            Thank you!!

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