Feed them once a day. Give them as much food as they will eat. If it gets excericise you won't have to worry about it getting so fat it's unhealthy. Believe it or not if you have a tree in your yard ( with no poison ivy or anything) get a little branch with just a couple of leaves on it and put it in the bunnies pen. They love to eat the branch ( which is very good for their teeth) and they like the leaves too. Bunnies eat about any fruit and veggie offered to them. Some rabbits are a lot more picky than others. I have 2 rabbits that eat any veggie or fruit pretty much. Wubby on the other side doesn't like much at all. P.s. I have figured out that a popular food seems to be dandelion. Oh, they love it. The leaves and the flower.( dandelion is also really good for a bunny with pneomonia) Hope I helped!! How much food do you have to feed a 1 year old or 3 year old rabbit?
A general guideline for a rabbit diet is
- a serving of hay as big as their body
- a serving of vegetables as big as their head
- a serving of pellets (timothy-based) as big as their ears
- a serving of treats (fruits) as big as their tail
As for timing/portions, whatever is good for you is a good method.
Just try to keep it consistence from day to day.
My rabbit gets fed twice a day. In the morning he gets 1/4 cup of pellets and a 'bunny salad' and the same in the evening. And he has hay 24/7. Plus his treat usually a grape or something in the middle of the day and before bed.
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