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is my vet right??

M

Michelle

Warren Scout
i just took joey to the vets for his myxi. she asked what type of food he was on and i said dried mix, but then she said that rabbits shouldnt eat any dried food or pellets, they should live on just hay and occaisonally a small amount of veg!
is she right??
 
Yep. In the wild Bunnies don't eat dry food their staple diet is grass. Hay should make up the majority of the diet, but I do give my bunnies A&P. Your bunny shouldn't fill up on dry food, because they wont eat their hay other wise. Hay is very good for theit teeth and it's high in fibre (OMG I wish I could spell :lol: )
 
sorry tree,confused!(does'nt take much!) :? :? did you mean they should'nt fill up on dry food or should????
 
:lol: my fault. No they shouldn't fill up on dry food. Hay should be the main part of their diet and I give a little bit of dried food as a treat :D
 
Technically that is sort of true. Rabbits can live quite happily on hay and veggies BUT you need to provide a wide range of different veggies and not just small pieces. A wild rabbit doesn't just eat grass (hay) they eat a whole range of different plants. It's important your rabbits get all the vitamins/minerals it needs and feeding a small quantity of dry food helps ensure this.

It's also important if your rabbit is a house rabbit as dry foods generally contain vitamin D3 which rabbits would usually get from the UV from sunshine. Indoor rabbits don't get this so they need it in their diet instead.

Tam
 
In the wild rabbits do not eat mix, they live entirely on dried and fresh grasses, roots, hay and any vegetables they can find either in allottments or in farmers fields. In captivity they do not get the opportunity to get all the grass / roots that they need, fresh hay should be available at all times and shuld make up about 80% of their daily diet. My feeling is that they need some dry food but not as much as many people give them, many people give them twice the amount that manufactorers recomend. Pelleted food is far better than the mix forms where rabbits can selectively feed. Fresh vegetables is also required but not in huge quantities.

Janice
 
janice, would yoube so kind as to give us a range of fresh veggies i seem to get the usual commen ones!! :) :)
 
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