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Is alfalfa ok to give? Would u give it all the
Time as u would pellets and hay?
Time as u would pellets and hay?
What is the base in your pellets?
I know that yours are still intact and reproducing. Intact rabbits have higher nutritional requirements than altered rabbits. Ours have an alfalfa based pellet and get horse quality coastal hay
Dont feed your rabbit alfalfa.
It is bad for your rabbit.:bunnydance:
Dont feed your rabbit alfalfa.
It is bad for your rabbit.:bunnydance:
That's not always true. For altered pet rabbits then you would normally not feed alfalfa. Young, growing rabbits need it either in the pellets or as hay. If you have unaltered rabbits, well, it depends.
OK, sooo it is or is not ok to give
Rabbits alfalfa if they r INTACTED?
I was told not to give awhile lot.
Someone on here said alfalfa based pellets
Is ok! So it ok or not? Any alfalfa or just
The actual alfalfa?
You're always going to have a difference of opinion on many things. For intact rabbits who are for show, breeding, agility etc..then an alfalfa based pellet is okay. If your rabbit is intact and a pet then a timothy based pellet is better. I wouldn't normally feed alfalfa hay to an adult unless they need to gain weight and even then I wouldn't feed very much. In general, any grass hay would be better.
If you can tell us the exact name of the pellets you're feeding then we can look it up and see whether it's alfalfa or timothy based.
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal is the base ingredient. However, I know there are others on here who feed Small World to their rabbits. I haven't heard them say anything bad. Maybe one of them will weigh in.
I feed Small World pellets, I've never had an issue with them. I know whats going on on the other thread, but I wanted to chime in here and say that I do feed that pellet and its a fine pellet.
I wouldn't worry too much with switching the actual pellet, but just lessening the amount that you're feeding. I think you said that you're going down to 1/4 cup a day and thats a good amount to feed.
I feed about 1/2 cup daily of pellets, which is about 1/4 cup too many and unlimited timothy hay. So its an alfalfa based pellet paired with a grass hay.
I would stick to the timothy hay. Or other grass hays like, coastal or broome. Whichever is easier to find in your area.
Oat hay is a different kind of hay. It has the actual oats at the ends of the strands. If you're feeding pellets, then you don't need to give the rabbit the oats on the ends. Its unnecessary carbs. You could give the oat hay without the oat tops, by pulling the oats off. Or you could only give the oat hay as a treat. But if you choose to give the oat hay, then I would suggest mixing it with the timothy hay and giving two types of hay.
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