LauryStevens
Mama Doe
I posted a thread a while back about feeding my rabbit Orchard grass instead of hay because he just will not eat hay. I got posts back and to my knowledge everyone agreed Orchard grass will make a good subsitute for hay.
Now I was emailing an RSPCA centre about adoption (as my boy is lonely) and they kindly told me off for feeding Orchards grass and stating that they need hay. My thoughts related back to this forum, "is it okay?" and then I thought about wild rabbits. Most wild rabbits eat grass, not hay...so whats really right or wrong?
Currently what I'm doing to try tempt him is put a mixture of Excel Forage and Excel Dandilion and Marigold hay down on the top level of his hutch with his favourite Burgess Orchard Grass mixed in to it, just to see if he'll eat a bit of hay.
Am I really doing wrong by him for basing his main feed around Orchard grass because he wont eat much else? Since feeding orchard grass his poos have gone a lovely golden colour and there isn't much stickingness to the outside of it now. It visually seems better for him, he actually eats throughout the day when he has Orchard grass! But wont eat if it is just hay.
Thanks
Now I was emailing an RSPCA centre about adoption (as my boy is lonely) and they kindly told me off for feeding Orchards grass and stating that they need hay. My thoughts related back to this forum, "is it okay?" and then I thought about wild rabbits. Most wild rabbits eat grass, not hay...so whats really right or wrong?
Currently what I'm doing to try tempt him is put a mixture of Excel Forage and Excel Dandilion and Marigold hay down on the top level of his hutch with his favourite Burgess Orchard Grass mixed in to it, just to see if he'll eat a bit of hay.
Am I really doing wrong by him for basing his main feed around Orchard grass because he wont eat much else? Since feeding orchard grass his poos have gone a lovely golden colour and there isn't much stickingness to the outside of it now. It visually seems better for him, he actually eats throughout the day when he has Orchard grass! But wont eat if it is just hay.
Thanks