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This topic has 9sd replies, 8 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 2 months ago by Kokaneeandkahlua.

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- 02/09/2016 at 8:10 PM
  Aubrey
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  Hey yall!
  
  I was watching Ophelia while she was drinking from her water bottle today and realized that she is very round. This lead me to research how to tell if she is overweight which told me to feel if she has a decrease in size after her ribcage as opposed to an increase or a bulge. They said if there is not a decrease then she is “fat” and has “love handles”. I didn’t really like the terminology that was used so here I am asking the real people with real animals and real opinions. I included a coffee mug in one of the pictures for size comparison. She is 3 months old and around 5lbs. Easily knocks out 3 lbs of hay a week I would say.
  
  I also added a picture of her little eyebrows that are showing while her coat is changing from the slate gray to the “speckled” silver. She’s going to be a gorgeous “little” girl when she is all done transitioning.
- 02/09/2016 at 8:12 PM
  Aubrey
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- 02/10/2016 at 12:20 AM
  Q8bunny
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  For what it’s worth, she seems nicely proportioned to me.
- 02/10/2016 at 3:25 AM
  Bam
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  Here’s a little guide to bunny weight:
  http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/rabbit-weight.asp
  
  I love her eyebrows!
- 02/10/2016 at 1:48 PM
  BrunosMama
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  She looks about right to me. She has a nice egg shape. A couple of ours get eyebrows during a molt too!! It’s so cute, it gives them a grumpy look.
- 02/14/2016 at 6:03 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Hard to say from just a picture, but she looks great to me. I would prefer my buns be a little on the plump side as opposed to too thin.
- 02/14/2016 at 6:51 PM
  LBJ10
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  She looks like a normal bunny to me. I suppose it’s hard to tell from just a picture, but she doesn’t appear to be obviously overweight in these.
- 02/15/2016 at 6:35 AM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  I presume she’s going to be a big bun anyway isn’t she, looking at those ears (unless she’s a hare!)…. 3lb of hay per week…. golly ! What a lot of poop !! LOL
- 02/15/2016 at 12:29 PM
  Aubrey
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  Yes she definitely will be a big girl. She’s a Flemish giant and has doubled in size already in the 4 weeks I’ve had her. We love her though, no matter how expensive her diet is.
- 02/15/2016 at 1:38 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  Looks good to me-a little extra weight is good if they ever go through an illness.
  
  I wouldn’t suggest putting a bunny on a diet (to gain or lose) without a vet recommending it, and advising on the how
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