Sunday, January 24, 2010

How can i get my rabbit to gain wait for winter?

She is a Dwarf Rabbit and when we got her she was a little skinny and we have been trying to switch around her foods so she doesnt get bored with one foodHow can i get my rabbit to gain wait for winter?
Just give her double the amount of pellets for a while until she becomes a normal weight which I think is around 2.5kg but you'll have to check on the internet as I'm not completely sure. You shouldn't need to switch these pellets.





Then give her lots of hay, grass and veg. She should get bigger quite quickly :DHow can i get my rabbit to gain wait for winter?
First of all, just like dogs, you shouldn't switch food on rabbits so much. Doing so can cause gastrointestinal upset and can cause GI stasis where the intestines just stop suddenly (deadly). Stick with timothy hay, small amount of timothy pellets, and give approx. 1/2 to 1 cup of fruits/veggies/greens (mainly greens) each day. If she truely needs to gain WEIGHT (can feel each and every rib and vertebra) then you can add a small amount of alfalfa and oats (uncooked...unflavored..from normal Quaker oat tin) in her diet...small amount though. Also, for the winter, rabbits will grow a thick enough coat to keep them warm in temperatures as low as 20F (any lower, bring her inside). Rabbits are normally supposed to be lean where you can feel their spine and pelvis (with a bit of muscle over each). If you can feel each and every rib without pressing, then she is too thin. Otherwise, there's no need to make her gain weight.
weight... sorry..can't help it..

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