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Feeding and Watering

Feeding your rabbit(s) is easy. You need to get fresh feed, thats a good quality. Good quality rabbit feed should have 16% to 18% protein and have a minimum of 16% fiber. Always look at the pellets when you buy the feed, they should be green and smell fresh, make sure they have no mold on them. They shouldn't look dried out or stale. Spoiled rabbit feed, can cause your rabbit to be ill.

I buy my feed from a Purina Feed Store dealer who sells other feeds for different breeders. I buy my feed in 50lb bags. I usually go through a bag or two a week. Pet owners can buy smaller bags of feed from pet stores, or some feed stores will sell it to you by the pound.

How much you feed your rabbit depends on a few things. I generally let my babies eat as much as they like, up to when they are 3 months old. I avoid excessive treats that can make them obese. As a breeder I have certain weight limits for each of the breeds I raise, if I want them to be able to show.

Pregnant does or does who need milk to feed babies are able to eat as much as they want. They constantly have enough food and water in front of them to eat whatever they need. When you have young rabbits learning to eat pellets you should give them steam rolled oats, and hay. Oats are easier on the young bunnies stomach then the pellets. After a few days you can try mixing the oats into the pellets. Also, never give rabbits under the age of 6 months any kind of greens, carrots, or fruits. This will get them sick and they will have diarrhea. Sometimes older rabbits will get diarrhea when you give them carrots, if this happens, take the carrot away and give them some oats.
I have an Edstrom automatic watering system in my barn. It provides a fresh clean source of water to all my rabbits, 24/7. Rabbits need to drink lots of water to be healthy and should never be left without water. No matter how hot or cold it may be, they need water. Never let your rabbit go without water if their bottle or crock is frozen over. Give them a new one with fresh water, swap them out between days and nights.

Rabbits should have hay all the time, but I usually give mine hay once a week. Hay reduces problems with hair balls in the throat and intestines, which can kill your rabbit. Timothy hay is good for pet people who cannot get a whole bail of hay.