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Advice on best/most popular treats
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MightyMax
Banned
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
I make them (for fun, I know they don't need them). Powdered nuggets, dried hawthorn (at the mo), echinacea, fenugreek powder with a little grated pear / carrot / mashed banana - just enough fruit to combine them. Then dehydrate . My bunnies are super greedy but these are their ultimate favourite (& after an afternoon of stuffing their face on the garden, the only food I can tempt them in with :lol
Some shop rabbit treats are decidedly iffy - egg, sugar, fats :shock:
Lots of people talk on the forum of fenugreek crunchies ...seem very popular. I haven't tried them myself
Some shop rabbit treats are decidedly iffy - egg, sugar, fats :shock:
Lots of people talk on the forum of fenugreek crunchies ...seem very popular. I haven't tried them myself
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
I make them (for fun, I know they don't need them). Powdered nuggets, dried hawthorn (at the mo), echinacea, fenugreek powder with a little grated pear / carrot / mashed banana - just enough fruit to combine them. Then dehydrate . My bunnies are super greedy but these are their ultimate favourite (& after an afternoon of stuffing their face on the garden, the only food I can tempt them in with :lol
Some shop rabbit treats are decidedly iffy - egg, sugar, fats :shock:
Lots of people talk on the forum of fenugreek crunchies ...seem very popular. I haven't tried them myself
& nor have my rabbits:lol:
Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
:lol: Fenugreek crunchies tend to be quite a hit with buns. Mine have all gone mad for them, except for Fudge Cake who doesn't seem keen. Obviously not a curry fan :lol: So I give her a bit of dried chicory instead, which she seems to like a lot.
Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
According to the packet it's just corn and fenugreek. Oh dear, I hope corn isn't bad for bunnies :?
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Hele
Warren Veteran
My guys like fenugreek crunchies, but they don't get them very often :lol:
Mostly I just give them veg or herbs or forage or something and they love all that so much I think that is enough of a treat. I do occasionally make my own treats very similar to the ones mentioned above but I find mashed banana or even a fruit purée baby food is much easier to combine the dry bits!
Mostly I just give them veg or herbs or forage or something and they love all that so much I think that is enough of a treat. I do occasionally make my own treats very similar to the ones mentioned above but I find mashed banana or even a fruit purée baby food is much easier to combine the dry bits!
Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
Thank You
:lol: I reckon home made treats are probably the way to go. You'd know exactly what was in them and could tailor them exactly to order. Might have to trawl the forum and pinch some recipes :lol:
MightyMax
Banned
Some bunnies don't do well on corn. Someone had a thread on here and their rabbit had gut issues which were possibly down to the corn.
Shayne_
Warren Scout
I give Crash mostly veggies, he gets grass and hay all day, he does like some treats can buy for buns but he doesnt get excited for them like he does for veg... he gets so excited his butt and fur jiggles with enthusiasm... Its pretty hilarious.. Theres always dried herbs and flowers and things, i know they hay experts do them as i get samples whenever i buy from them....
https://www.thehayexperts.co.uk/edibles/herbs-treats-by-the-hay-experts.html
Crash loves them...
https://www.thehayexperts.co.uk/edibles/herbs-treats-by-the-hay-experts.html
Crash loves them...
thank you
what kind of veggie do you find he gets most excited for?
I've got some very nervous rabbits and want to try and get them more comfortable with handling so anything that is really super tasty would be great
thank you
what kind of veggie do you find he gets most excited for?
I've got some very nervous rabbits and want to try and get them more comfortable with handling so anything that is really super tasty would be great
Shayne_
Warren Scout
He goes nuts for curly kale, broccoli, bell peppers, carrot, spring greens, herbs ( i use corriander and parsley that i grow ). I dont give him much carrot at all because its not good for teeth, he gets the cuttings from when i have carrot in my dinner, the left overs. remember that whatever veg you give a tiny bit at a time or one at a time incase upsets tummy. Crash is well used to them now and has never had a tummy upset. When i give the veggies i keep the food in my hand so comes to me and i gradullay stroke as eats, gets used to it. Now he is so cuddly and soft hes like a puppy.
I also go those grass mats you can get, the willow balls and sticks, hes getting snipped friday next so hes frustrated, helps with chewing. I also use those treat balls you put dry food in,for dogs, they roll it around for the food. he loves them and i put his pellets (he has very few pellets) in those and a bucket full of hay, all mixed up to forage inside.
I also go those grass mats you can get, the willow balls and sticks, hes getting snipped friday next so hes frustrated, helps with chewing. I also use those treat balls you put dry food in,for dogs, they roll it around for the food. he loves them and i put his pellets (he has very few pellets) in those and a bucket full of hay, all mixed up to forage inside.
daphnephoebe
Wise Old Thumper
I get a few shop brought things - e.g. burgess herb mix (my girls go mad for this)
Just check the ingredients for things like leek, milk, egg etc. If it has anything like that not suited to rabbits don't buy it.
Just check the ingredients for things like leek, milk, egg etc. If it has anything like that not suited to rabbits don't buy it.
Shayne_
Warren Scout
Ive seen a lot of the treats from places like home bargains, wilkinsons, B&M's etc have egg in, or milk, or puffed corn/wheat/stuff .. i always check for those things too, i dont get them if theyre chock full of honey either.
Just thought, another good treat is compressed hay blocks, alfalfa ones are especially yummy. just remember theyre a treat not substitute for loose hay, doesnt wear the teeth down like loose hay does.
Just thought, another good treat is compressed hay blocks, alfalfa ones are especially yummy. just remember theyre a treat not substitute for loose hay, doesnt wear the teeth down like loose hay does.
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