hay

[ohsnapitscharity]

i just gota bale of hay from a feed and seed place on platt springs road in south carolina. i was wondering if i can give it to the rabbits to burrow in/have for bedding. and would it be ok if they ate some of it?

 

[aurora369]

Do you know what type of hay it is? There are many different types of hay, and most of them are fine for bunnies. As long as it is a grass based hay and not alfalfa, the bunnies will be fine. You only want to give alfalfa to a young (6 months or younger) bunny as it is too high in protein for an adult. Any grass hay like timothy, bluegrass, orchard, meadow, or oat hay is fine for daily consumption for a bunny.

Rabbits should have access to unlimited hay, and I find that buying a bale is the most economical way. I normally buy one bale of timothy and one bale of some other grass hay for a bit of variety.

--Dawn

 

[ohsnapitscharity]

ok thanks is there a difference between the way grass bay hay looks and the way alfalfa hay looks?

 

[aurora369]

Here's a good link from the Hay section in the library:
http://www.ontariorabbits.org/diet/dietinfo4.1.html

And here is the Hay section itself:
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12059&forum_id=17

--Dawn