How many pellets should I feed my rabbit a day?

How many pellets should I feed my rabbit a day?

A standard guideline is 1/4 cup of pellets per 6 lbs. of body weight per day. Several servings of vegetables are required (2 cups per 6 pounds of body weight daily). Make sure to choose dark, leafy greens, and feed at least three different kinds daily.

Is too much pellets bad for rabbits?

Don’t overfeed pellets – one eighth of a cup for a small rabbit per day is more than adequate OR you could choose to not feed pellets at all! Rabbits LOVE fruit and an apple is a healthy treat if your human but NOT if you’re a rabbit! Rabbits love the sugar in fruit but it’s just not right for them.

Can you overfeed a rabbit with hay?

If the rabbit has a healthy diet, then they will have hay available all the time to munch on for their digestive needs. It is nearly impossible for a rabbit to eat too much hay. So when a rabbit is given too many pellets or sugary treats, they will end up overeating them instead of munching on hay.

How many pellets should an 8 week old rabbit have?

They are still growing bunnies, so you’ll want to give them more pellets than an adult rabbit, but you’ll want to limit the amount you give them. During this transitional stage of your rabbit’s life, you’ll want to give them about ¼ cup of pellets for every 3 pounds that they weigh.

Is my rabbit eating enough hay?

A rabbit’s diet should be at least 80% grass hay, but if they’ve never been introduced to hay then they can be resistant to it. Especially if all you are feeding them is pellets, fruits, and maybe some veggies.

Should rabbits have unlimited pellets?

Rabbits should have a daily diet of mostly hay, a smaller amount of fresh vegetables, and a limited number of pellets. Hay is the most important part of a rabbit’s daily intake. Unlimited, high-quality grass hay, such as Timothy, orchard or brome, should make up the bulk of a rabbit’s diet.

How much pellets should I feed my 2 month old rabbit?

Should rabbits have unlimited hay?

How do I get my bunny to eat more hay?

Getting Your Rabbit To Eat More Hay

1. Keep your rabbit on a feeding schedule.
2. Add a sweet smell to hay.
3. Try Timothy Hay cubes.
4. Buy compressed hay bales (without dried carrots or fruits added).
5. Add hay to litter boxes.
6. Put a hay feeder at mouth-level beside the litter box.
7. Put hay in rabbit-safe toys or cardboard rolls.

What should I Feed my rabbits besides pellets?

There is a lot of conflicting information out there about the best ways to feed rabbits. Some people insist rabbits need fresh foods. Others say too many greens can be deadly. Some say pellets are completely nutritionally balanced and you need to feed nothing else. Others insist rabbits should be eating mostly grass hay as their diet.

How much hay should I Feed my adult rabbit?

You will need to ration the pellets for most adult bunnies. If you don’t, they tend to overeat and get fat, and when they are full from pellets, they don’t eat enough hay! A common portion is ¼ to ½ cup daily for a 5 to 7 pound adult rabbit.

What kind of food does a rabbit eat?

The most important components of a rabbit’s diet are hay, fresh greens and limited pellets (If any). Rabbits have delicate digestive systems.

What happens if you give a rabbit too many pellets?

In fact, research suggests that excess pellets can end up causing obesity and related illnesses in rabbits. The more we learn about rabbit health, the more we can adjust our rabbit’s diets to make them balanced and healthy.