which food should i give him

[clare23]

when i brought my rabbit they were feeding a food a didint know so i weaned him on to russel rabbit mix as my local pet shop only sold this. now im not sure this is the best food to give him. what do you think should i keep him on this or change to another food, if so what? i give him lots of hay and fruit and veg also.

please help

 

[Beany]

There's a lot of postings on this subject, so you could try using the search facility to see what else you can find

Beany eats Science Selective pellets - a handful at night, plus some fresh green veg (cabbage, spring greens, etc) and a tiny piece of cucumber or carrot etc in the morning. I give her plenty of hay too.

I don't like the mixes as she leaves the bits she doesn't like

 

[Carob]

We all feed our buns different foods, some swear by Science Selective others use Allen and Page and I use Supa Excel, I put in enough Excel to just cover the bottom of the bowl,and feed Lucy lots of veg and hay (fruit, very occasionally) see if your local pet shop will order for you a bag of Excel, Science Selective or Allen and Page, whichever they can get hold of, or you can order online as well.

 

[raven_guest]

Excel is what the vet's advise and I've never had a problem with it apart from it's price. Whatever you choose don't bother with a mix as the bun will pick out the nice bits and not get a balanced diet from the food.

 

[elve]

science selective's best in my opinion as they seem to like the taste as well as it being healthy, and it's got 'good bacteria' added in too to help their stomach. You can buy it online, or some vets stock it, but pet shops don't seem to as much - strange because it's made by the russell rabbit company.

 

[clare23]

thanks everyone this is a great help.