Examples of high fat and / or starch foods to AVOID include: Any other grains Beans (of any kind) Breads Cereals Chocolate Corn Nuts Oats Peas Refined sugar Seeds Wheat
Commercial Rabbit Pellets Rabbit pellets should generally only comprise a small portion of a pet rabbit's diet.
There are much healthier
commercial rabbit pellets available now then we had 20 or more years ago; then all the pellets were alfalfa and grain based and although they did successfully produce fast - growing rabbits that put on weight quickly, which was the goal of the commercial rabbit industry, we found they caused a number of serious problems for our pet rabbits.
In addition to hay, rabbits are also fed
commercial rabbit pellets and fresh, darkgreen leafy vegetables.
Some people also prefer to supplement hay with
commercial rabbit pellets.
Provide fresh hay, good
commercial rabbit pellet, and well - washed fresh vegetables, and your rabbit will eat well.
Not exact matches
Scroll down at the permies link above to see what others have written and how they feed their
rabbits wiithout using
commercial pellet.
Most are fed
commercial pellets or
rabbit mixes which are fattening and do not contain the required vitamins.
However, the calories and nutrients of
commercial pellets fed freely exceeds the needs of a healthy adult
rabbit and will not only promote obesity, but discourage the adult
rabbit from consuming enough hay to ensure intestinal health.
of
rabbit per day, and some even consider
commercial pellets a «treat food» that can promote obesity in spayed / neutered adult
rabbits.
For instance, when
commercial food
pellets were first made for
rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas, they were composed primarily of alfalfa hay.
Commercial rabbit treats fall into several catagories:
pellets, processed cereal kibble, muesli (dried seed / fruit / veggie mixes), cereal / veggie blends, and candies / sugars.