I work as an animal nutritionist and am lucky enough to attend veterinary lectures including the North American Veterinary Conference 2007 where I went to a lecture by zoo-archaeologist and small animal expert, Bob Church who suggested that we can improve the husbandry of the pet rabbit by looking at the needs of a wild rabbit.
He suggests that the amount of food you feed your rabbit each day and the feeding times should be changed to prevent a monotonous diet. Wild rabbits would not eat at set times and that instead of using bowls food should be scattered in their run or cage so they can look for it, encouraging natural foraging behaviour.
I work as an animal nutritionist and am lucky enough to attend veterinary lectures including the North American Veterinary Conference 2007 where I went to a lecture by zoo-archaeologist and small animal expert, Bob Church who suggested that we can improve the husbandry of the pet rabbit by looking at the needs of a wild rabbit.
He suggests that the amount of food you feed your rabbit each day and the feeding times should be changed to prevent a monotonous diet. Wild rabbits would not eat at set times and that instead of using bowls food should be scattered in their run or cage so they can look for it, encouraging natural foraging behaviour.
