I had my rabbit for 2 days now and he is nearly 5 months old. (born in september) and he is my first rabbit and he is a lop, not sure what kind of lop however.
He will not eat hay, currently he has timmothy hay but I found it is coarse and maybe a bit too coarse for him? Also the hay i buy is 'Pets at home timmothy hay' Its not very green its roughly brownish-white.
I tried hiding treats in the hay and he would just dig them out and eat the treats (apples and carrots)
Sometimes he does eat hay but its a very small amount, like a couple of bites, if he does he will eat it from the floor and not from the hayrack which has plenty of hay in it.
He eats around 40g of pellets per day, 20 in the morning and 20 in the evening and apples and carrots as treats ( very small ammounts) he seems to be a happy little bunny doing binkys around the house.
I haven't tried giving him any other type of hay like alfalfa or orchard grass hay maybe that will resolve the issue.
His teeth are fine and not overgrown.
I was just thinking that when he got seperated from his "friends/brothers" at the pet store he was maybe a little sad and made him loose appetite but then again is doing binkys around the house.
His poop is solid and not diarrhea
Is the hay that im buying bad quality? Will he die? Please help, i've read lots about a rabbits diet and hay is really important to rabbits, how could i make him eat hay?
He will not eat hay, currently he has timmothy hay but I found it is coarse and maybe a bit too coarse for him? Also the hay i buy is 'Pets at home timmothy hay' Its not very green its roughly brownish-white.
I tried hiding treats in the hay and he would just dig them out and eat the treats (apples and carrots)
Sometimes he does eat hay but its a very small amount, like a couple of bites, if he does he will eat it from the floor and not from the hayrack which has plenty of hay in it.
He eats around 40g of pellets per day, 20 in the morning and 20 in the evening and apples and carrots as treats ( very small ammounts) he seems to be a happy little bunny doing binkys around the house.
I haven't tried giving him any other type of hay like alfalfa or orchard grass hay maybe that will resolve the issue.
His teeth are fine and not overgrown.
I was just thinking that when he got seperated from his "friends/brothers" at the pet store he was maybe a little sad and made him loose appetite but then again is doing binkys around the house.
His poop is solid and not diarrhea
Is the hay that im buying bad quality? Will he die? Please help, i've read lots about a rabbits diet and hay is really important to rabbits, how could i make him eat hay?
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