Sireenica
Member
So first I want to say that I am very new to rabbits and second that my boy is a 1 year old Giant Angora
When I got him the breeder said his last weigh in was just under 8lbs and that he might stay a smaller guy. Giant weight range says he should be 10lbs at least
He gets unlimited ROWE pellets (he was switched after someone suggested unlimited vs 1 cup day), unlimited timothy hay, 1 TB of BOSS, and a few handful of herbs and weeds from the garden each day. I have had him 3 months and have started to taper down the BOSS as I read its a hot food and its summer time.
His last two weigh ins were 8.5lbs (I am using a bathroom scale so grain of salt and I haven't weighed him recently)
He will NOT eat rolled oats, banana, carrots, black berries, chamomile, or pineapple. He seems to prefer only green foods like dandelions, mint, plantain weeds, chicory.
He still feels boney on his pelvis even through his thick fur.
Question:
1. What else can I add for weight gain?
2. Is he making reasonable progress?
3. I fill his bowl as needed but I swear some days he eats nothing but hay.
He was on ivermectin when I got him (monthly dosage) but I have not dosed him as he is not exposed to other rabbits and figured that I could dose him as needed when it was needed.
When I got him the breeder said his last weigh in was just under 8lbs and that he might stay a smaller guy. Giant weight range says he should be 10lbs at least
He gets unlimited ROWE pellets (he was switched after someone suggested unlimited vs 1 cup day), unlimited timothy hay, 1 TB of BOSS, and a few handful of herbs and weeds from the garden each day. I have had him 3 months and have started to taper down the BOSS as I read its a hot food and its summer time.
His last two weigh ins were 8.5lbs (I am using a bathroom scale so grain of salt and I haven't weighed him recently)
He will NOT eat rolled oats, banana, carrots, black berries, chamomile, or pineapple. He seems to prefer only green foods like dandelions, mint, plantain weeds, chicory.
He still feels boney on his pelvis even through his thick fur.
Question:
1. What else can I add for weight gain?
2. Is he making reasonable progress?
3. I fill his bowl as needed but I swear some days he eats nothing but hay.
He was on ivermectin when I got him (monthly dosage) but I have not dosed him as he is not exposed to other rabbits and figured that I could dose him as needed when it was needed.