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Hello everyone! I think I have a pretty good grasp on bunny diets, but I wanted to make sure that it's good. I have two rabbits, so I'll make two lists.

Denver : 3.4 pound Dutch
MORNING
-Unlimited Kaytee Timothy Hay
-1/6 cup of Stockdale's Rabbit Pellets
-1 or 2 medium to small leaves of kale
-1 small broccoli crown (If I have it)
-A little bit of Cilantro or Parsley
EVENING
-Unlimited Kaytee Timothy Hay
-If pellets are gone, a tiny bit of pellets
-1 or 2 medium to small leaves of kale
-A little bit of Cilantro or Parsley (Or sometimes both)
-A Small organic baby carrot
-Once a week or so, a slice of apple or bit of strawberry

Bart : 5.4 pound Mini Lop Mix
MORNING:
-Unlimited Kaytee Timothy Hay
-1/3 cup of Stockdale's Rabbit Pellets
-1 Large or 2 small/medium leaves of kale
-1 broccoli crown (If I have it)
-A bit of cilantro or parsley (Sometimes both)
EVENING
-Unlimited Kaytee Timothy Hay
-If pellets are gone, 1/6 cup or less of pellets
-1 Large or 2 small/medium leaves of kale
-A bit of cilantro or parsley (sometimes both)
-An organic baby carrot
-Once or twice a week, a slice of apple or bit of strawberry


-Should I feed a bit less in the morning and a bit more at night? I read somewhere that they're more apt to eat at night.
-I have a thing with carrots; if it's not organic, I can't feed it to my buns!!! Just carrots though.
-And they have unlimited access to water of course. :)


Any words of advice or things I should add or remove from their diet? They love their greens and carrots a LOT, but they're not big fans of the strawberries (Which is better for them anyways I know). Feel free to ask me any other questions about them! :)

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I would probably do less fruit and a larger variety of leafy green veggies :)
you seem to have it down to quite a science however haha.

Spice things up. Find a list of safe veggies and every week you shop for veggies, pick 2 or so the same, and 2-4 + different ones. Then when you offer veggies you can give 3 in the am or 4 in the pm give some variety. I've Never measured my veggies. I just fill a 2qt stainless steel dog bowl with veggies and they get that once in the am and share. Top with a fruit treat maybe once or twice a week? Make it more special ;)

I like buying Kale, Spinach, Bok Choy, Cilantro, Red leaf lettuce, family members like buying that spring mix in a box so they get some of that. If I top with fruit its usually Apple, Strawberry, cucumber. But never all the same veggies 2 days in a row, though theres always cilantro because cilantro is just awesome. I buy a basil plant ever spring and they get a few leaves as toppers. Lily LOVES Dill. I have some type of herb plant growing on the deck they love, sage oregano, etc

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Cilantro IS awesome! I think I'm going to always have cilantro and kale (Kale is my favorite bunny food, it just seems so good for them!)

So would it be good to just get a 1-quart bowl for each and not quite fill up Denver's since he's smaller? They don't live in the same cage as neither one is fixed and they don't get along.
 
everyone will tell you different amounts some will say you have to stick with it or else! You know your bunnys best, so im sure you know what works for them and what their system can handle :)

My guys get it in a 2qt dog bowl because we have 3 dogs, and that's the size of bowl they use in their raised feeders so there are always spare 2qt bowls around the house.
Some rabbits have no self control, other do. My guys can make their bowl last for the day, if I give them too much in the bowl, I will find more leftovers the next morning. Typically all I find are Cilantro stems that one of them didn't like and the other one decided they weren't fresh enough after being partially eaten so they left them too. So If your buns aren't the type to inhale everything in 5 mins, youll know how much is too much. But increase the amount slowly so youre not upsetting their tummys.
 
I have been told that Kale has quite high amounts of either oxalates or calcium (or maybe both, I can't remember which) and so shouldn't be used as a large portion of the diet on a daily basis. You combination of pellets, hay, greens and veggies is there, I think like the other's said, there should just be a bit more variety in your leafy greens so that you don't overdo that particular one. Broccoli has a tendency to cause gas, but if you can give that bit every day without problem then it shouldn't matter, but don't be afraid to introduce them to some new things to and to have a rotational veggie schedule that lasts maybe 3 days.
 

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