Bunny mommy
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I'm going shopping tomorrow for new bunny food and I need Timothy hay based pellets. Any good brands that sell in large bags (I have 4 rabbits that go insane for pellets especially marshmallow she is very food aggressive)
Small World bunny pellets. Very cheap at Walmart. About ten dollars for 25 pounds. That’s what my bunny eats and he loves it. Speaking of which I need to feed him soon. It’s not Timothy hay but it’s still good:
http://walmart.com/ip/10323572?wmls...MIj4aV09vr4gIVB6vsCh0fGwG4EAQYAiABEgLqy_D_BwE
Do you ever feed timothy hay or just orchard grass?We get Oxbow Essentials as there is no alfalfa in it, just Timothy from Amazon. Ours only get a tiny bit of pellet so it lasts quite awhile and their main nutrition comes from orchard grass and veggies.
I was just wondering if orchard grass is a good complete replacement for timothy hay. My sister adores my bunnies and she and her kids want one now too but she is severely allergic to timothy hay. I wasn't sure if timothy hay could be completely removed from the diet and replaced with orchard grass but I've heard that it can be done.I'm allergic to Timothy Hay--dust mask, surgical glove and lots of arm washing. Went to orchard grass and had no problems with it whatsoever. We went to a Timothy based pellet as one of our bunnies was having a loose stool issue with any pellet that had alfalfa in it.
I was just wondering if orchard grass is a good complete replacement for timothy hay. I wasn't sure if timothy hay could be completely removed from the diet and replaced with orchard grass but I've heard that it can be done.
Good to know!! My buns love oat hay. I try to pick out the flowers and save those for treats, I know they're high in carbs. I want to offer orchard grass next, I'm just not sure if you have to introduce different hays slowly (like pellets) so I'm waiting a bit. I just added the oat hay to their diet.Orchard is totally fine in place of timothy. Timothy is just commonly available in many places but just about any grass hay will be fine. (Alfalfa is not grass, but a legume)
Orchard grass hay, Bermuda grass, oat hay, brome, meadow hay.... all or any of these is just fine.
Awww bummer. They really enjoy it! Thank you for the update!Oops! I just saw that I included oats above (I managed to correct it on my post). These grass hays are preferred: timothy, orchard, meadow, Bermuda, brome,
Wheat, rye, oats and barley are hays grown primarily for their seeds which are indeed high in carbs. It is recommended that if those are fed, that the grain parts are shaken off as much as possible. These shaken hays don't have the same nutritional value as the preferred hays.
Anyway I'm think of getting Sherwood brand pellets. Can anyone tell me if this a good choice or not?
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