Originally posted by wabbitwuver
Rabbits don't need a full dish of pellets all the time ya know! Only growing babies need a full dish at all times. I simply give my Mini Rex(Spice & Hershey) 1/4 cup pellets per day. That sounds liek a cruel amount but my vet suggested it and it is all they need for their body weight. Oreo & babies get 2 cups per day but once the babies are full grown they will get the same amount as Spice & Hershey. How much does your doe weigh? Here is the recommended feeding chart:

5-7 lb of body wt.- 1/4 cup daily

8-10 lb body wt.- 1/2 cup daily

11-15 lb of body wt.- 3/4 cup daily

And one cup of veges per day(says in my rabbit care book). I give my rabbits breakfast(1 carrot each and 1 slice of apple each) and supper(1 piece of romaine lettuce each,1 carrot each,1 grape each....sometimes banana). Do not give her cereal since it will make her gain weight so rapidly(that's what happened to Spice, no more cheerios for her....EVER!) and human food either(Also what happened to Spice). My sister won't listen to me and she keeps giving Fudgeo garlic fingers,pizza,human food(dont worry absoloutly NO chocolate!), I tell her not to feed it to her but "she's my rabbit and I can do what I want with her!"....
Anyways that got way off topic, my point was feed her less if you aren't already, that way you won't go through too many pellets!(I get a 15lb bag for I think $4.50 canadian).....the pellets I buy are Purina brand too!
Um, ok, I already know all of that....Peanut get's a 1/2 cup of Oxbow Basics/T daily. Along with a full hay rack of Timothy hay and she gets romaine lettuce and other greens in the evening. Rabbits poop a lot- that is just how they are. Rabbits make 100-300 droppings daily- even if you don't feed them a lot...(read that in books/online)


I think I am going to try Yesterday's News and see how that works. I was at PetCo the other day and they had a 10 pound (I think it was 10lb) bag for $19.99, I looked at the store where I work (Fleet Farm- farm/outdoor store) and they have a 20 lb bag for $3.69!!!! I couldn't believe it! I had to check the price twice- I thought it was in the wrong spot!!! So, when I run out of the stuff I am currently using- I am going to give that a go!