BuffBrahmaBantam
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What quantity of pellets do you feed your large-breed does while they are not pregnant or lactating? Do you give more pellets in winter? Does anyone have recommendations for how to balance pellet quantity with supplements of oats because we use oats to entice our rabbits inside their shed in the evening. They love their oats. Assuming we continue to feed oats in the evening, should we then feed less pellets in the morning? I'm assuming yes, but not sure if we should consider oats and pellets equally, or if one is more calorie dense than the other.
Up until this point, we've mostly had just pregnant/nursing does, so even though we've had rabbits for a year, I don't know how much pellets to feed our does now to prevent them from getting fat. Our does get a little exercise - they have access to the outdoors and hop around a fair amount during the day. We provide mixed grass/alfalfa hay at all times. The proportion alfalfa varies, but probably averages 20-30% of a bale.
Our does are American chinchilla and hybrid Rex-Chinchillas.
I see some suggestions on-line about feeding rabbits this size about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup pellets per day, but these websites don't make a distinction between indoor and outdoor rabbits. I'm also a little distrustful of what I read from google searches, LOL. I trust rabbittalk a lot more. Please let me know how much pellets you recommend we feed our does.
Thanks everyone!
Up until this point, we've mostly had just pregnant/nursing does, so even though we've had rabbits for a year, I don't know how much pellets to feed our does now to prevent them from getting fat. Our does get a little exercise - they have access to the outdoors and hop around a fair amount during the day. We provide mixed grass/alfalfa hay at all times. The proportion alfalfa varies, but probably averages 20-30% of a bale.
Our does are American chinchilla and hybrid Rex-Chinchillas.
I see some suggestions on-line about feeding rabbits this size about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup pellets per day, but these websites don't make a distinction between indoor and outdoor rabbits. I'm also a little distrustful of what I read from google searches, LOL. I trust rabbittalk a lot more. Please let me know how much pellets you recommend we feed our does.
Thanks everyone!