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When feeding your new bunny it with go home with you as a baby it's food should be unlimited till its 6 months at that time start to cut back the food . Here are the amounts to feed your bunny : If your bring home an adult bunny use the amounts for 6 months and over ,below. For chewing apple twigs work well if you have an apple tree you can use that,  just make sure the tree isn't dieased & use small pieces. Remember not to overfeed your rabbit!! Rabbits are adults at 6 months! These are some of the breeds listed below.

2-4lbs 1/4 a cup  - n. dwarfs, holland lops, polish, mini rex, dutch, jersey wooly, dwarf hotot, britannia petite

5-7lbs 1/2 a cup - reg.rex , mini lop , florida white

8-10lbs 3/4 a cup- new zeland, satins, californian,

11-15lbs 1 cup -checkered gaint, gaint chin, champagne D' argent

Don't start your bunnies on vegetables till its 6months  old if you see loose stools stop. Make sure your bunnie has fresh water at all times and alfalfa hay till its 5 months timothy hay 6 months and up. For the best protein level choose feed that is between 16-18%  I use purina show formula on my rabbit. 

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     images         Timothy hay                               Oat hay

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If you have the time and the space try planting your own herb garden for your bunnies!!

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                                     Veggie's for your bunny!!

   (no pesticides) in any veggies!!                  Friuts

   a small piece of apple (No Seeds)                         blueberries

   baby carrots   (use sparingly high in sugar)           melon's

   parsely                                                                        orange (no Peels)         

   bok choy                                                                     pear

   clover                                                                          pineapple

   cilantro                                                                        strawberries

   celery                                                                           plums               

   brussels sprouts                                                         Banana (small slice)

   papaya                                                    

   basil

   beet greens (tops)

   dandelion greens &flowers                                                    186a3550

   mustard greens

   endive

   green peppers

   escarole

   kale ( use sparingly)

   mint

   watercress

   spinach (use sparingly)

   brocolli tops (cause gas use sparingly)