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Forum DIET & CARE Bunny Hay Logistics

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    • LaraK
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        So I have a logistical problem. We have two bunnies … Frankie, who is tiny, and you can feel his bones pretty easily through his fur; and Angie, who’s kinda plump. Frankie eats and poops just fine, but he seems to just have a really fast metabolism, and I worry about how thin he is. I tried to give him extra calories with treats, like carrots and such, but those things cause him to immediately create extra cecotropes. Even too many pellets will have that result.

        It seems the best way to help him gain weight without the treats becomes feeding him alfalfa hay in addition to his timothy hay (and there’s orchard grass). But he and Angie are bonded, so if he gets alfalfa hay mixed in, so does she. So either she’ll get more calories than she needs (clearly), or he’ll get fewer than he needs.

        I’m at a loss. Does anyone have suggestions, maybe from a similar situation?


      • JackRabbit
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          Give him oat hay tops (the seed head clusters) as treats and give her some fresh herbs. The oat hay tops are higher calorie.

          Moshi has a sensitive tummy and oat hay tops don’t bother him. All three of mine go crazy for them. You can get just the seedheads from the BB store — called nibble noms.

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