Raspberry82
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I adopted Minnie about 3 weeks ago, she is 10 weeks old so I'm feeding her unlimited alfalfa pellets. She was raised eating alfalfa pellets so she's used to eating them. I was given VERY little new food to take home to gradually switch her over to a new pellet and now she seems to be hardly eating the new alfalfa pellet now that her old pellet is gone.
She gets unlimited timothy hay and alfalfa chew cubes. She won't eat the chew cubes, but LOVES her timothy hay. Originally I'd been feeding alfalfa hay with alfalfa pellets, but my rabbit vet told me I should give her timothy hay to make sure she won't refuse it as she grows up.
She's been eating almost entirely timothy hay it seems and just minor nibbles of her pellets :?. Do you think I should resort to making a slurry and feeding via syringe until she decides to eat them regularly on her own?
I'm stumped. It seems pretty clear it isn't a teeth issue since she's wolfing down her hay and happy to chew on her chew toys. Maybe just wait it out longer and eventually she'll stop being picky??
She gets unlimited timothy hay and alfalfa chew cubes. She won't eat the chew cubes, but LOVES her timothy hay. Originally I'd been feeding alfalfa hay with alfalfa pellets, but my rabbit vet told me I should give her timothy hay to make sure she won't refuse it as she grows up.
She's been eating almost entirely timothy hay it seems and just minor nibbles of her pellets :?. Do you think I should resort to making a slurry and feeding via syringe until she decides to eat them regularly on her own?
I'm stumped. It seems pretty clear it isn't a teeth issue since she's wolfing down her hay and happy to chew on her chew toys. Maybe just wait it out longer and eventually she'll stop being picky??