Fenugreek crunchies - an idea to encourage hay eating?

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bunny babe

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 14, 2010

• #1

I have a non hay eating bun (the other 2 eat it), I have tried everything to get him to eat it and I was just thinking :idea:................... I could soak some fenugreek crunchies and use the water to spray over some hay :idea:

Do you think it will work?

 

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weeble

Moderator

• Dec 14, 2010

• #2

Worth a try. Could you mix some apple or carrot peelings in would that help? Is it Homer? Is he ok?

 

Blackberry & Co

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 14, 2010

• #3

You can buy ground fenureek (spice section of supermarkets) would be considerably cheaper than soaking crunchies

 

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bunny babe

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 14, 2010

• #4

webbkath said:

Worth a try. Could you mix some apple or carrot peelings in would that help? Is it Homer? Is he ok?

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Yes tis him :roll: He is fine thanks Kath, just a little brainwave as I do always try to tempt him and really want to try to keep his teeth down.

 

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bunny babe

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 14, 2010

• #5

Blackberry & Co said:

You can buy ground fenureek (spice section of supermarkets) would be considerably cheaper than soaking crunchies

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:wave: Thank you, I will go searching. Maybe even try a little myself to see what all the fuss is about. :lol: Guessing I just put a pinch in:?

 

poppymoon

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 14, 2010

• #6

i grew some fenugreek this year - meant to use it in cooking but esme found it first..........
does he like herbs or dandelions? just a thought as the amall packs of herbal hay aren't very 'hay like' at all

 

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bunny babe

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 14, 2010

• #7

poppymoon said:

i grew some fenugreek this year - meant to use it in cooking but esme found it first..........
does he like herbs or dandelions? just a thought as the amall packs of herbal hay aren't very 'hay like' at all

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I've tried him with all varieties of hay from the cheapest to the most expensive. I have tried grated carrot in it, played with it, annoyed him with it, sprayed it with pineapple juice :roll: I even put it in a liquidiser and tried to make something more solid (before I found hay cakes) but no, he will not have it and would rather starve.:roll:

 

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Indy

Warren Scout

• Dec 14, 2010

• #8

Have you tried marigold leaves? Indy flatly refused all the hay i gave him until i got some hay with these in. Now i buy them separately and mix them through the hay et voila!

 

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charl86

Alpha Buck

• Dec 14, 2010

• #9

Its worth a go, I tried doing it with pellets to get Sooty to eat hay as he's the same but it didn't work, I dont think he liked the wetness :roll: I've blitzed soaked pellets and veg up in a blender with hay, then baked it in the oven like cookies to dry it out though and that seems to work a bit better for him.

 

susie bun

Wise Old Thumper

• Dec 15, 2010

• #10

I thought Spenser was a fussy hay nommer! Sounds like you have a real challege there - good luck! Interesting thread - I don't cook at all, and am wondering what human foods might have fenugreek in them ...