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Pellet Free Natural Diet?

IdaMae

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Has anyone got any tips, useful sites etc on feeding bunnies a pellet free diet?

I'm working with a vets practice who specialise in small animals before taking this route, but I think I'd prefer to feed my little ones a mainly hay and fresh diet, without the pellets. Since they've moved outside, they're naturally eating less and less pellets, preferring their fresh and grass, although they have full time access to hay anyway.

The girls are Netherland Dwarfs, born 7th December 2017. They're currently still being offered pellets.
 
Has anyone got any tips, useful sites etc on feeding bunnies a pellet free diet?

I'm working with a vets practice who specialise in small animals before taking this route, but I think I'd prefer to feed my little ones a mainly hay and fresh diet, without the pellets. Since they've moved outside, they're naturally eating less and less pellets, preferring their fresh and grass, although they have full time access to hay anyway.

The girls are Netherland Dwarfs, born 7th December 2017. They're currently still being offered pellets.

This link may help

https://www.harcourt-brown.co.uk/ar...heets/recommended-diet-for-adult-rabbits/view

And this book

https://shop.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/product/foraging-for-rabbits-by-twigs-way/

Good luck :)
 
Has anyone got any tips, useful sites etc on feeding bunnies a pellet free diet?

I'm working with a vets practice who specialise in small animals before taking this route, but I think I'd prefer to feed my little ones a mainly hay and fresh diet, without the pellets. Since they've moved outside, they're naturally eating less and less pellets, preferring their fresh and grass, although they have full time access to hay anyway.

The girls are Netherland Dwarfs, born 7th December 2017. They're currently still being offered pellets.


Hi there :wave:

There's lots of evidence that cutting out pellets may be a good thing, especially for young rabbits who live outside, and Frances Harcourt Brown (retired rabbit specialist vet) is very much in favour of this. It being so much more natural than feeding pellets which of course aren't available in the wild :)

Her website has got some ideas on feeding here:

https://www.harcourt-brown.co.uk/ar...heets/recommended-diet-for-adult-rabbits/view


There's also some info here:

http://www.therabbithouse.com/diet/components-rabbit-diet.asp

https://rabbit.org/pellet-free-diet/

https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-diet/


And one of my favourite sites .....

http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Food/feeding_en.pdf
 
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