Hello,
Harvey doesn't eat much hay, if any, due to him having trouble with his teeth. Harvey is a wild bunny that was involved in a road accident and subsequently this has caused him to have teeth problems . He has to have his molars burred every few months and incisors about every six weeks.
I was advised to try and change his food over to bunny basics as it is high in fibre. I have been trying to gradually introduce the bunny basics to him by following the instructions on the packet and giving him a mix of his old food and the bunny basics. But he just wont touch the bunny basics. He will pick the excel out and leave all the bunny basics. I've tried this for a couple of weeks and he won't touch it. He just picks out the excel and leaves the rest. He will then rather go without.
What can I do? Is there any other food that is high in fibre that he may prefer? I'm really worried that he's not getting enough fibre in his diet. He liked Science selective but it doesn't have as much fibre as the bunny basics. What are the Allen and page rabbit pellets like? They are higher in fibre, I think 23%.
Any advice welcome.
Much love,
Nicola and Harvey xx
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Harvey doesn't eat much hay, if any, due to him having trouble with his teeth. Harvey is a wild bunny that was involved in a road accident and subsequently this has caused him to have teeth problems . He has to have his molars burred every few months and incisors about every six weeks.
I was advised to try and change his food over to bunny basics as it is high in fibre. I have been trying to gradually introduce the bunny basics to him by following the instructions on the packet and giving him a mix of his old food and the bunny basics. But he just wont touch the bunny basics. He will pick the excel out and leave all the bunny basics. I've tried this for a couple of weeks and he won't touch it. He just picks out the excel and leaves the rest. He will then rather go without.
What can I do? Is there any other food that is high in fibre that he may prefer? I'm really worried that he's not getting enough fibre in his diet. He liked Science selective but it doesn't have as much fibre as the bunny basics. What are the Allen and page rabbit pellets like? They are higher in fibre, I think 23%.
Any advice welcome.
Much love,
Nicola and Harvey xx