My rabbit is one year old she eats everything exept dry food such as alpha alpha plant so her teeths become growing and the vet cut 4 millimeters of them, now she doesn't eat alpha alpha and I dont feed her food such as vegetables, carrots, pastry and so on because of her teeth, help me how can I encourage her to eat alpha alpha and dry food?
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Hi,
so you just fed her vegetables and such? That sure is more tasty than hay.
Well, doesn't matter now, important thing is to keep her eating - give her what she is used to. Then, when everything is back to normal you can adress the teeth issue.
I would start by giving her some grass and weeds - same stuff as hay just better - start with a little, a bundle like a finger, 2-3 times per day and increase the amount over a week while reducing some of the veggies (or whatever you mean with soft stuff)
Always offer her hay or alfalfa (that is a little rich stuff, but may be a good introduction to dry stuff), it may help if you pretend to gnawing it and act like it's deliciuos while your bunny watches, imho worth a try, they are quite curious.
Don't try to force the rabbit to eat healthy stuff from one day to the other, they need some time and slow changes.
What exactly are you feeding?
so you just fed her vegetables and such? That sure is more tasty than hay.
Well, doesn't matter now, important thing is to keep her eating - give her what she is used to. Then, when everything is back to normal you can adress the teeth issue.
I would start by giving her some grass and weeds - same stuff as hay just better - start with a little, a bundle like a finger, 2-3 times per day and increase the amount over a week while reducing some of the veggies (or whatever you mean with soft stuff)
Always offer her hay or alfalfa (that is a little rich stuff, but may be a good introduction to dry stuff), it may help if you pretend to gnawing it and act like it's deliciuos while your bunny watches, imho worth a try, they are quite curious.
Don't try to force the rabbit to eat healthy stuff from one day to the other, they need some time and slow changes.
What exactly are you feeding?
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Mahna_26jan
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Hi Mina,
(I'm sorry for my bad English)
as @Preitler said changing a rabbit's diet suddenly isn't that fair , it might cause problems in her digestive system.
I don't want to desappoint you but an adult rabbit (over 1 year) that fed with vegetables mights be suffer from back- teeth problem too...
Therefore your bun's not a baby anymore , Alfalfa can be a good choice for babies , pregnants and nursing rabbits , and just for a period of time. Because alfalfa is rich in protein، so using it as a basic food in this case may has an impact also on growing the roots in back teeth , so be careful of feeding her alfalfa .
The best choice for your 1 year old bun is hays like : Timothy hay , oath hay , hight quality premium montain hays .
Try oath hay , it tests more sweet , moreover is rich in fibre. Some Pellets for starting might be good.
And please give her something unharmful to chewing. 👍
(I'm sorry for my bad English)
as @Preitler said changing a rabbit's diet suddenly isn't that fair , it might cause problems in her digestive system.
I don't want to desappoint you but an adult rabbit (over 1 year) that fed with vegetables mights be suffer from back- teeth problem too...
Therefore your bun's not a baby anymore , Alfalfa can be a good choice for babies , pregnants and nursing rabbits , and just for a period of time. Because alfalfa is rich in protein، so using it as a basic food in this case may has an impact also on growing the roots in back teeth , so be careful of feeding her alfalfa .
The best choice for your 1 year old bun is hays like : Timothy hay , oath hay , hight quality premium montain hays .
Try oath hay , it tests more sweet , moreover is rich in fibre. Some Pellets for starting might be good.
And please give her something unharmful to chewing. 👍
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Will Ellis
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I'm having a small problem with my rabbit. I've had him for a little less than 8 months, and I just can't seem to make a connection with him. I've tried holding him, letting run around for a while, brush his fur, but nothing seems to be working. He is a lion head, and I thought that they were supposed to be VERY social, but this just isn't the case? should I let him out of his hutch more? Do I need to feed him more? What's up, what am I doing wrong!!!
cwebster
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Will, would hand feed the bunny, pet him gently, and give him a chance to socialize with you. Someone recently suggested lying on the floor and letting the bunny come up and explore you.
Bonding takes daily effort and consistency. The following link is for a page on my website that explains specific steps you can take to bond with your rabbit. Holding him is actually the opposite of what you want to do-- at least at the beginning. The page will explain more (with photos):
https://rabbitsindoors.weebly.com/bonding-with-your-bunny.html
