How do I know if my rabbit is eating enough?

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asked Oct 8, 2022 in Rabbits by Thepupss (1,420 points)
How do I know if my rabbit is eating enough?

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answered Oct 27, 2022 by Salmorejo (40,200 points)
A good way to know if your rabbit is eating enough is to look at their poop.

When a rabbit is eating enough the rabbits poop will be big, round and golden.

If your rabbit is putting on enough weight that is also a sign that the rabbit is eating enough.

You should feed your rabbit pellets twice a day or one tablespoon of pellets if they are under 3.5 kg in weight.

Rabbits can eat zucchini and it's healthy for rabbits as Zucchini is rich in many nutrients that are good for rabbits.

Zucchini when fed to rabbits can help improve rabbits heart and digestive health although you should slice the zucchini in thin slices and feed them in small amounts.

Rabbits can eat broccoli stalks as well as broccoli although too much broccoli and broccoli stalks can cause gas in rabbits.

The best vegetable for rabbits is carrots and also romaine lettuce, mustard greens, carrot tops, bok choy, watercress, cilantro, basil, beet greens, broccoli greens and kohlrabi.

Rabbits can eat carrot peels as well as the whole carrot and carrot tops.

Rabbits can eat carrot tops as well as carrots.

Carrots and carrot tops are healthy for rabbits and they love them too.

Rabbits can also eat brussel sprouts as long as you feed the brussel sprouts to your rabbit sparingly as too many brussel sprouts can cause stomach upset and digestive issues in your rabbit.

Human foods that rabbits can eat are vegetables and fruits such as white and red grapes, blueberries, carrots, basil, arugula, endives, cilantro, carrot tops, apples and other dark leafy vegetables.

Rabbits can eat strawberries as long as you slice them up into small pieces to avoid the rabbit from choking.

Rabbits can eat squash as long as it's not wild squash that was found growing but the squash that humans eat rabbits can also eat.

Rabbits can have radicchio as it's one of the most suitable vegetables for rabbits.

Rabbits can eat bok choy and it's healthy for rabbits in moderation.

Rabbits can eat Cilantro and rabbits love cilantro and it's healthy for them as well.

Rabbits can have red grapes and white grapes occasionally.

However too many grapes can cause bloating and stomach issues in rabbits.

The vegetables and foods that rabbits cannot eat and are poisonous to rabbits are iceberg lettuce, foxglove lettuce, jasmine, kidney beans, buttercup, sweet peas, broad beans, mushrooms, avocado, Lillies, rhubarb, tulips, daffodils and potatoes.

Vegetables that rabbits can eat everyday are cilantro, beet greens, broccoli greens, basil, kohlrabi, watercress, carrots, carrot tops, mustard greens, bok choy and Romaine Lettuce.

The favorite food of a rabbit is hay and grass along with carrots.

You should feed your rabbit in the morning and then in the evening or overnight hours.

Giving your rabbit food during the evening hours and overnight hours prevents unwanted behaviors such as chewing or playing with their water bottle.

A rabbits water should also be changed everyday.

Rabbits typically eat around 1 to 2 cups of grass per day.

Rabbits can eat grass daily or even hay and they will stop eating the hay or grass when they feel full.

Ginger and ginger roots and ginger leaves are safe for rabbits to eat in small amounts.

Bunnies and rabbits can eat cauliflower as it's a healthy vegetable and contains fiber and vitamins that rabbits need but too much cauliflower can cause gas and bloating in rabbits due to the high fiber in the cauliflower.

Rabbits can eat mint and all parts of the mint plants can be eaten by rabbits as it's a healthy herb which can benefit a rabbits health in small amounts.

The leaves and stems of the mint plant can also be eaten by rabbits.

Rabbits can eat asparagus although it should be fed to rabbits in moderation.

Rabbits can eat beet greens as well as green beans.

Rabbits can eat green beans but only in moderation.

Green beans are healthy for your rabbit along with other green vegetables.

Bunnies or rabbits can eat turnip greens as well as carrots, carrot tops, parsley, broccoli, collard greens, mustard greens, dandelion greens, endive, romaine lettuce, kale, and spinach.

When feeding rabbits greens you should feed your rabbit 1 cup of leafy greens per 2 lbs of the rabbits body weight per day.

Rabbits can eat too many greens which can lead to the development of calcium based bladder stones when fed in excess because the greens are high in calcium.

Rabbits can eat greens leaves or green leafy vegetables.

Good foods for rabbits are spring greens, parsley, and Broccoli as well as lettuce and celery.

Rabbits can eat sweet potatoes as sweet potatoes are healthy for rabbits although don't feed your rabbits too many sweet potatoes or they could get diarrhea.

In small amounts those sweet potatoes are safe and healthy for your rabbits.

Carrots can give rabbits diarrhea when they eat too many carrots.

Any vegetables or fruit in excess can cause diarrhea in rabbits but carrots in small amounts and other vegetables in small amounts are safe for your rabbit.

Rabbits can eat radishes and most other vegetables including carrots, lettuce etc.

Rabbits can eat radishes as rabbits eat radishes in the wild.

Radishes are healthy for rabbits to eat and you can cut the radish up or give the rabbit a whole radish for them to eat as well.

Radishes are a healthy food for rabbits to eat and rabbits enjoy eating radishes and other vegetables.

Wild rabbits typically do play dead and get in the trance position when they cannot avoid predators.

The Trance position for the rabbit makes it appear they are dead and then the predators are no longer interested in the rabbit.

Trancing is a self-defense mechanism for rabbits when being attacked or threatened by a predator.

Some predators won't kill prey that appears dead.

In this position, the rabbits play dead and their heart rate lowers.

Trancing is not a pleasant position for the rabbit and shouldn't be a way of holding the bunny.

Rabbits avoid predators by running from the predators as well as freezing in place.

Rabbits will protect themselves from predators by freezing in place which helps the rabbits camouflage themselves from the predators.

Rabbits have keen senses of smell, sight and hearing, which help them defend themselves from danger.

When the rabbit senses a nearby predator, they innately freeze in place to camouflage with the landscape.

A rabbit's main defense is their ability to run away and hide as quickly as possible.

However, cornered rabbits are also able to use their claws, teeth, and strong hind legs to attempt to fight off predators and defend themselves.

Animals that prey on rabbits include foxes, Dingoes, Wolves, Wolverines, Coyotes, Raccoons, Bears and Birds Of Prey.

Even some dogs will prey on and kill rabbits.

Owls will prey on and eat rabbits as well.

Owls will eat rabbits.

Most owls will eat smaller rabbits and baby rabbits while larger owls will even eat larger adult rabbits.

Some species of owl are large enough to take down an adult rabbit and carry it away, and almost all are capable of killing a kitten rabbit.

Some types of owls such as the Eagle Owl will eat small foxes.

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