Feeling condition through Rex velvet
Feeling condition through Rex velvet is essential, because that dense, plush coat makes even a slim Rex rabbit look rounded and luxurious. Press your hands gently along her ribcage, over her spine and around her hips during a grooming session. A Rex in good shape has ribs you can locate with mild pressure, a spine that reads as a smooth ridge rather than a valley between fat pads, and hindquarters that feel firm and muscled. When the landmarks vanish under uniform softness and her middle widens noticeably from above, the velvet is hiding surplus that your hands, not your eyes, were needed to find.
Hay, droppings and the Rex appetite
Hay, droppings and the Rex appetite together reveal whether her diet is balanced. Rex rabbits are famously good eaters, and a Rex given free access to pellets or sweet mix will cheerfully prioritise them over the grass hay that should fill most of her day. The tray then tells on her: plentiful, large, round droppings signal fibre flowing, while scant, small output alongside an always-empty concentrate bowl signals the opposite. Watch overnight hay consumption too. A hay rack that barely drops by morning in a rabbit famous for her appetite is a clear instruction to shrink the bowl and refresh the hay more often in smaller, fragrant armfuls.
Portion discipline for a medium Rex
Portion discipline for a medium-sized Rex means a measured serving of plain pellets once a day, in the region of a small handful scaled to her frame, with hay unlimited and a generous handful of leafy greens and herbs. Uniform pellets beat muesli mixes, which let her nose out the sugary components and abandon the fibrous ones in the bowl for you to throw away and replace with more of the same. Carrot, fruit and cereal-based treats should be rare and small. If pellets remain at the next feed, the serving was larger than her need, and the measure for the following week steps down a little rather than staying on autopilot.
Hocks carry the cost of Rex weight
Hocks carry the cost of Rex weight more visibly than in most breeds, because Rex rabbits have delicate fur on their feet and extra body mass presses those soles into the floor with every hour spent sitting. Check the undersides of her hind feet weekly for thinning fur, redness or sore patches, and give her deep, soft resting surfaces rather than bare hard floors. Movement is the other ledger: an overweight Rex hops less, avoids exploring, and spends long periods parked, which loads the hocks further in a discouraging loop. Monthly weighing, recorded alongside the hock check, connects those foot findings to the diet decisions behind them.
Rex signs that need a vet before a diet
Rex signs that need a vet before a diet include any broken or weeping skin on the hocks, limping, refusal of hay or food, a quiet litter tray, hunched tooth-grinding stillness, or a soiled rear she cannot clean. Foot sores in particular should never be managed by diet alone, since they can deepen quickly. Uncomplicated plumpness in a bright Rex with healthy feet is a routine-visit topic; arrive with her weights, her pellet measure and an honest treat history. Slim her slowly by rebalancing toward hay over a week or more, keeping food moving through her gut at all times.
Keeping Rex feeding and foot checks together
Keeping Rex feeding and foot checks together suits a household where the person who fills the bowl is not always the person who grooms her. Put both jobs on one visible plan: who serves the measured pellets, who brings greens, and who does the weekly hands-on condition and hock check, each marked done so nothing doubles or drops. That shared view stops the quiet second scoop and ensures a sore hock is spotted by whoever grooms first. KinsLe holds the plan in Care Teams, where your Rex rabbit's feeds, weigh-ins and foot checks are assigned to named helpers and time-stamped on completion, keeping her velvet figure and her feet under one watch.