Liquidtravel
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
I have a question about getting your rabbit to eat hay. As background, I have an 8-month-old male flemish giant named Franklin.
When I first adopted Franklin, I had read to put hay in their litterbox to encourage them to use the litterbox. I did that and it seemed to work but I kept putting hay in his litterbox and since then, he only mixes it around and sits in it. He will eat some hay but obviously only when I freshly supply it. Otherwise, he just sits in it.
I have a hay box. It is just a cheap walled mounted box. He ALWAYS pulls it down, pulls the hay out, and mixes it around his cage. As far as his cage is concerned, It is an extra-large dog kennel. Franklin is not confined to his cage. It is always open and he almost never stays in it at all. Generally, he runs around my apt or sleeps under my bed. His litterbox and a water bottle are on the outside of his cage. Really, the only time he goes into his cage is because I am giving him a treat and I always give him treats inside of his cage.
So, back to the hay. I really hardly ever see him eat hay. He does but I don't see him eat hay very often. I know hay is very important so I wanted to see how I encourage him to eat more hay and how to give it to him. Obviously the hay box does not work. Once he pulls it down and mixes it around his area, he never eats it. Just recently I put hay into a large pan and put that inside his cage. That was last night and to date, he is not really eating that hay.
He is not unhealthy and doesn't seem to be underfed (I do also give him
I have a question about getting your rabbit to eat hay. As background, I have an 8-month-old male flemish giant named Franklin.
When I first adopted Franklin, I had read to put hay in their litterbox to encourage them to use the litterbox. I did that and it seemed to work but I kept putting hay in his litterbox and since then, he only mixes it around and sits in it. He will eat some hay but obviously only when I freshly supply it. Otherwise, he just sits in it.
I have a hay box. It is just a cheap walled mounted box. He ALWAYS pulls it down, pulls the hay out, and mixes it around his cage. As far as his cage is concerned, It is an extra-large dog kennel. Franklin is not confined to his cage. It is always open and he almost never stays in it at all. Generally, he runs around my apt or sleeps under my bed. His litterbox and a water bottle are on the outside of his cage. Really, the only time he goes into his cage is because I am giving him a treat and I always give him treats inside of his cage.
So, back to the hay. I really hardly ever see him eat hay. He does but I don't see him eat hay very often. I know hay is very important so I wanted to see how I encourage him to eat more hay and how to give it to him. Obviously the hay box does not work. Once he pulls it down and mixes it around his area, he never eats it. Just recently I put hay into a large pan and put that inside his cage. That was last night and to date, he is not really eating that hay.
He is not unhealthy and doesn't seem to be underfed (I do also give him