how much food does a pet rabbit would usually cosume per day?

Question

my pet rabbit seems to never stop eating..I always feed him but he still looks hungry and always asking for food..is it natural or is there a feeding time a pet rabbit would have to follow?

Answer 1

I don't know, but mine eats a lot too. I feed him once a day, his pellet food and toss in some veggies, limit their fruits though, should be mostly veggies. I also give him some alfalfa hay or timothy hay in a seperate dish every day. Both always need refilled the next day. Can check these sites, I haven't had a chance to read through them completely yet though. I also feed mine the same time(roughly every day) gets the hay during the day-midmorning, and his food in the evening. And he lets me know if I"m late, starts throwing the food bowl around lol.

http://www.rabbithaven.org/BunnyBasics/bunnybasics.htm

http://www.rabbit.org/faq/index.html

Answer 2

A very good rule of thumb to use is give your rabbit no more or no less than what it will eat in 24 hours. This is the rule I always use for feeding my rabbits. Below are some more detailed specifics, but they basically equate back to this rule of thumb.

There are normally two ways that rabbit breeders refer to the amount of feed they give their rabbits in the United States. The first is a measurement by cups. The second is a measurement by ounces. Measurement by ounces is done by weighing the feed on a dietetic scale.

1 cup of rabbit feed = 6 ounces
2/3 cup of rabbit feed = 4 ounces

For rabbits with an adult weight of about 5 pounds or less. Normally 4 ounces or 2/3 a cup of rabbit feed will do. For a rabbit from 6-11 pounds or so, about 6 ounces or 1 cup of feed will do. If the rabbit is a very large breed of rabbit such as a French Lop, Flemish Giant, or Checkered Giant you may need to give as much as 8 ounces or 1 1/3 cups of feed.

Keep in mind that the weight in ounces of feed that I'm telling you is for total food consumption. So if your rabbit is given hay and is under 5 pounds, don't be surprised if the amount of rabbit pellets it eats is under 2/3 a cup. Because the weight of the hay it eats has to be taken into account.

Also keep in mind that pregnant rabbits will require slightly more feed when they are pregnant.

Also, please stick to a diet mainly consisting of just the rabbit feed and water. Do not give the rabbit vegetables as this can cause diahrrea and offset the nutritional balance of the rabbit. If you are going to add anything to the diet of the rabbit, add a stemmy hay such as timothy or orchard grass. Other grains such as rolled oats or rolled barley can be added in small amounts. A small pinch of flax seed can be added to help increase the shinyness of the fur. For rabbits that are milking babies you can add about a tablespoon per day of calf manna to help increase the amount of protein the rabbit gets to aid in milking.

Be careful of who you take advice off of regarding feeding your rabbits. Rabbit breeders who show rabbits are normally the best to ask. Also, if you are going to change feeds, never change feed during the summer if you keep your rabbit outside. The change of feed in addition to the hot weather will cause undue stress to the rabbit and may tend to give it diahrrea or to go off of its feed.

If there is rabbit feed still left after 24 hours reduce the amount you feed it next time. If after 48 hours there is still feed in the bowl, throw it out. Rabbits do not like to eat stale food.

If when you run your hand over the back, the rabbit feels bony over the back. You are either not feeding it enough, it has not ate properly at some point, or it is sick. Another way to tell if the rabbit has gone off its feed at some point is if the rabbit sinks in on the loin right above the hips.

Answer 3

Bunnies in the wild spend their day nibbling on any green grass and clover they can find! They just nibble all day long! They eat more when preparing for winter because their trying to put on that layer of fat to keep themselves warm. Domestic (inside) Bunnies don't need this of course. But a cup of pellets a day should keep the little guy healthy. Of course give him Hay to munch on, they love dandelion leaves and clover and weeds you've pulled from your garden! And of course Carrots and carrot tops, apples, Things like that! Enjoy!!

Answer 4

You should feed your rabbit pellets, lots of fresh hay and some fresh veg such as carrots and carrot tops, dark leaf cabbage, broccoli. NEVER give your rabbit lettuce! Read the instructions on the pettet food packet. I feed my rabbits pellets in the moring and at night when i put them bakc in their hutch after a day of exercise.i give them veg at night and a little carrot, or grass stuffed in a wooden toy theat they love throwing and playing with as they eat the food in it. it keeps them occupied and makes eating more like foreging like in the wild. Ask your vet for morw advice or visit www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk or www.rabbit.org

Answer 5

I honestly don't see the point in doing more than 12 sit ups or crunches. If you can do more than 30, then add some weight to make it more difficult like 15 or 20 pounds. If its still easy then do the L-sit. Google it if you don't know what it is.

Answer 6

rabbits will eat whats put in front of them i was told by a pet shop the more you give them the faster they grow so if you have a dwarf rabbit and it its dwarfed you are feeding it too much,once a week is plenty to fill his bowel up with rabbit food, give him some chewable sticks to chew on instead of food

Answer 7

i don't think that you are supposed to keep them on a schedule. i think that youre supposed to just put some food in their cage and refill it when it's empty. i had a rabbit and he was the same x-act way!!! i guess it's a rabbit thing. they probly have a much faster metabolism than people or dogs, so just try putting some food in their and see how he/she acts.

Answer 8

First, you have to understand how rabbits in the wild eat. Rabbits in the wild will graze all day on things like grass, veggies, berries. Rabbits are opportunistic feeders, which means that they will eat anything that is put in front of them, and they will eat constantly. This doesn't mean that they should though. Aside from that, you also have to take into account your rabbit's age. I say this because rabbits under the age of 6 months, and rabbits over the age of 8 years have very different nutritional needs than the rabbits who do not fall in these age groups.

So, to answer your question:
Pellets: high quality, alfalfa-based pelleted feed should be fed daily. Amount goes by weight, and should equal 1/4 cup of pellets for every 5 pounds of weight. What this equals out to is: rabbits weighing 5 pounds and under need 1/4 cup of pellets daily. Rabbits weighing between 6 and 10 pounds need 1/2 cup daily, and rabbits weighing 11 pounds or more need 3/4 cup daily. Most people will divide the daily ration in half and serve one half in the morning and the other half at night.
If your bunny is under the age of 6 months, you should be free-feeding pellets, meaning that they always have access to fresh pellets.
Hay: Hay should always be free-fed, and the type of hay used is different for different situations. If your bunny is under the age of 6 months, over the age of 8 years, is pregnant, or is nursing a litter of kits, you should be offering alfalfa hay, as rabbits in these categories need a higher level of protein, calcium, and fat in their diets that alfalfa hay provides.
If your bunny doesn't fit those categories, then you should be giving him all the timothy hay (or you can use an orchard grass blend) he could eat.

Veggies: Rabbits need a good variety of veggies in their daily diets. If your bunny is under 4 months of age, he shouldn't be getting any fresh veggies. Starting at 4 months, veggies should be introduced slowly (the same way you would introduce veggies to a human baby--one at a time). By the time a bunny is 6 months old, he should be getting at least 2 cups of fresh veggies a day, and at least 3 different kinds of veggies a day. A good list of veggies to feed is: Alfalfa, radish & clover sprouts, Basil, Beet greens (tops), Bok choy, Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems), Brussels sprouts, Carrot (feed carrots sparingly--the high level of sugar in carrots can make a bunny very sick, very quickly!) & carrot tops, Celery, Cilantro, Clover, Collard greens, Cucumber, Dandelion greens and flowers (no pesticides), Endive, Escarole, Green peppers, Kale (!), Mint, Mustard greens, Parsley, Pea pods (the flat edible kind), Peppermint leaves, Raddichio, Radish tops, Raspberry leaves, Romaine lettuce (no iceberg or light colored leaf--high level of water, no nutritional value), Spinach (!), Watercress, Wheat grass
Veggies marked with (!) should only be given twice a week at most to avoid toxicity problems.

As I said before, most people divide the daily pellet ration into 2 feedings. The veggies are best given in the evening, because rabbits do most of their eating at night (this way the veggies aren't spoiling all day before they eat them). And of course you always want hay and water to be available. I hope that helps, and if you have any other bunny questions, feel free to e-mail me directly at: [e-mail]!

Answer 9

Um.. bunies like th chew, it makes them happy try throwing like an empty toliet paper thingermabob and You dont want your bunny to fat because even for bunnies being to fat is unhealthy. Try to stay away from giving them a lot of alfalfa Feed it to them like Once every other day. Also, try to stay away from giving your bunny a lot of sugary treats Once in a while is okay.

Answer 10

rabbits are just like dogs. they beg for food and treats. as soon as i walk into the kitchen and open the fridge, my rabbit stands up. he knows that his carrots and apples are there. as long as you feed a rabbit they will eat. fortunately when my rabbit gets full he won't take anymore food from me.