Do you NOT feed pellets?

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vengeful.veggie

Alpha Buck

• May 7, 2008

• #1

Can you cut pellets out of a rabbits diet? I've heard of some bunnies being on just hay and veggies, how would you go about doing this, or is it difficult and dangerous?

 

Lauralou

Warren Veteran

• May 7, 2008

• #2

if i see one stray cecal poop i stop pellets for 24 hours. i keep him on the bare minimum otherwise, less than an egg cup a day.

i know they don't really need them at all but i know he enjoys them so i won't be stopping!

 

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Bun Bun

Warren Scout

• May 7, 2008

• #3

What's a cecal poop? Just so I can look out for them

Mine get a small amount, around a very small handful twice a day between 2. They get veg in the morning and he bulk is hay.

 

Lauralou

Warren Veteran

• May 7, 2008

• #4

Bun Bun said:

What's a cecal poop? Just so I can look out for them

Mine get a small amount, around a very small handful twice a day between 2. They get veg in the morning and he bulk is hay.

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it's the night poops that look like a bunch of grapes and smell foul! they eat them but if, for example, they eat too many pellets they don't bother. if my bun has a few too many pellets or too much veg, he'll leave one or two.

 

SarahP

Wise Old Thumper

• May 7, 2008

• #5

My bunny is on just hay and dried herbs now, as she can't tolerate anything else.

 

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elve

Banned

• May 7, 2008

• #6

Benny has so few pellets they're really just a treat - he only has a teaspoon full morning and evening to get him in his hutch easily - he eats a ton of hay in the day, and a small amount of veg, and he's still a bit chubby, although slimming down now I make him run round the patio several times a day

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• May 7, 2008

• #7

Yes, it's called the hay & veggie diet. It's basically mimicking what rabbits would naturally eat. The important thing is getting a good variety of veg to get all the different vitamins & minerals. Although we think of rabbits as eating grass then actually eat a variety of different plants/weeds too

 

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elve

Banned

• May 7, 2008

• #8

there is one good thing about pellet for house rabbits though - vitamin D - normally they'd get this from sunlight on their skin, but if they don't get out much or at all, a few good quality pellets will supply this for them (check it's added on the ingredients list)