MnCanary
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I have a Silver Marten doe, about 1 year old and due in 14 days. I've owned her for about 1 month. She is eating hay to the exclusion of her pellets. The other rabbits come running for their pellets, and she passes on the pellets and dives into her handful of hay instead. I measure pellets for each rabbit (by weight) and she is eating 1/2 to 1 oz less pellets than she did 10 days ago. Her normal pellet ration had been 4 ounces, so a 1 oz decrease is a big change.
I could withhold the hay and force her to eat pellets. I don't do that, though. She is fed in the evening, pellets and hay, and the hay is gone in the morning and her feeder still has pellets. And she's pacing for another handful of hay. I go ahead and give her another handful. She thinks I'm a great guy.
At least she won't get fat. Am I taking the right course here?
Should a rabbit have at least some say in what they eat?
I could withhold the hay and force her to eat pellets. I don't do that, though. She is fed in the evening, pellets and hay, and the hay is gone in the morning and her feeder still has pellets. And she's pacing for another handful of hay. I go ahead and give her another handful. She thinks I'm a great guy.
At least she won't get fat. Am I taking the right course here?
Should a rabbit have at least some say in what they eat?