MightyMax
Banned
Thanks for asking. Yes I would say Nala is improving. She really likes her diet of forage, she's eating more hay and there's more of a spring in her step. Her poos are looking more healthy too - not quite back to normal but nearly there - at least shaped and larger. We did get one binky yesterday! I did put a single pellet of food in front of her again yesterday and she showed absolutely no interest at all. We were using the Supreme Rabbit food. I'm not sure about reintroducing it??? It's the first time we have used it. My other outdoor rabbits have Burgess Excel and seem to do very well on that. Having looked up their composition I see Supreme are Alfalfa based (ref Bunny Momma's advice) where as the Burgess Excel are not. I wonder if I should change over?
I haven't reintroduced any veg either yet (i.e. the usual broccoli or kale that she likes), although that doesn't seem too much of a problem as she's happy eating coriander, dill, dandelions and apple leaves for the time being.
Although I am happy getting forage for her throughout the summer, it will be a bit more of a challenge over the winter, so I wonder if I should aim to (slowly) get her back on a small amount of pellets?
I hope Nala is still doing well :wave:
Rabbits often do better on a small amount of pellets. They get useful Vitamin D from pellets, which helps with their bones.
I don't use an alfalfa based pellet, but maybe this works for you?
Just for interest:
http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/