Pellets: Alfalfa or Timothy?

[momofmany]

I was wondering if you feed your bun alfalfa pellets or timothy pellets. Thank you.

 

[Spring]

I feed all four of my bunnies a timothy based pellet, since they are all over a year old .

 

[NZminilops]

My bunnies eat an alfalfa pelleted feed, because that is all that is available where I live.

If there were timothy pellets here I would change to them ASAP as my rabbits are adults and don't need the extra protein that the alfalfa pellets provide.

 

[trailsend]

My buns get a Timothy based pellet as well. Unless I have a particular reason for Alfalfa.

 

[ra7751]

In my non-professional opinion....pellets should be such a small part of the overall diet that the debate between alfalfa and timothy is irrelevent.

Randy

 

[NZminilops]

Agreed! My rabbits do a heck of a lot of grazing of grass, eating hay, and 'salads', that pellets are more of a daily treat than anything. With Sakura, she only gets a very small amount and it takes her about 30 hours to eat them all. Bailey is a slow growing breed and is still filling out, so he is more likely to gobble them and want more though.

 

[undergunfire]

I feed Oxbow BBT (timothy pellet). I found a dealer 2 hours away that I can get it from for way cheaper than online, and since it is such a high quality pellet...I can't not buy it .

 

[Ivory]

I feed Erik and Ivory timothy pellets. (Timothy Complete.)

Pellets are sort of the thing that ties a diet together, meaning they provide some of the core minerals/vitimins that other foods may not have. Some people feed more pellets than others.

 

[maherwoman]

All my bunnies that are done growing are on Timothy (Oxbow Bunny Basics T), and Teeny (my one still-growing bun, and Flemish Giant) is on Oxbow 15/23, an alfalfa-based food, and gets 2T of Calf Mana daily. All eat 1/4c, and Teeny eats unlimited pellets.

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[momofmany]

[align=center]THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH EVERYONE!
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I appreciate your help and the information you shared!:thanks: