New bunny momma

Question
I have had my New Holland Lop for about five months now, and I am assuming he is about 8 or 9 months old, however I am not sure. But I am a first time bunny momma and i just wanna make sure that I am doing things correctly. I just want to know what i should be feeding him, right now it is a pellet "fake fruit" mixture with some Timmothy hay. For treats he gets cilantro and parsley daily. I change his litter every 2 days and clean his cage every week. He is fixed and had a checkup (hes going back in a few weeks for another one). but i noticed that he is molting and i can feel his hips and spine more so than i could before..i am just wondering if this is normal or if i should be worried. I have been seeing the "chain poop" because he has been eating carpet, but it hasnt been that much of it and I have made sure that he hasnt been eating carpet any more. I guess i am just looking for all of the help and advice i can get because i love Bentley with all of my heart and I want to live a long healthy life. (: Thanks again!

Answer
Hi Lexi,

You need to get him pellets with nothing in them.  The colorful pellets are extremely dangerous.  You also need to feed him some good quality hay.  I like the Oxbow hay because it is kiln dried and the bunnies love it.  I believe you can order it from Foster and Smith or another online store.

If you are seeing stringy poop you need to take him to a rabbit savvy vet.  It sounds like he is developing a case of GI stasis.  You can read about that here:

http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html

You can find a rabbit savvy vet here:

www.rabbit.org/vets

I wish you luck with your bunny.  

Pam