wolfdogstwo
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My bunny gets pellets , Timothy hay and greens everyday . should I have a salt wheel for him as well? Thanks.
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Sophie's Humble Servant
As far as I know, they don't require added salt in their diet.
aozora
Amy, Member
I bought a pack of three when I first got Mocha, thinking he might need it since it was being sold with other neat looking toys and wood chews. Well, he loved the toys and the wood chews, but he didn't touch the salt lick I put out, not even once :/ I later found out that rabbits really only ever touch those if they actually require extra minerals and nutrients that they're otherwise missing in their diet. From the sounds of it you're giving your bunny a perfectly fine diet, so I don't think there's a need for one.
I provide a salt lick for all of my rabbits. Some of them use them, some don't.
In most cases, the sodium that a rabbit needs each day, they will get from their pellets. Some pellets don't include the sodium though. The only one that I'm aware of that doesn't, is Sherwood Forest, so a salt wheel is needed when feeding that pellet. So just check your ingredients and feeding instructions on the bag of pellets that you feed. Also a rabbit that tends to drink a lot of water, may have a higher sodium requirement.
I figure it doesn't hurt to have it in there. If your bun doesn't need extra sodium, it likely won't use it.
In most cases, the sodium that a rabbit needs each day, they will get from their pellets. Some pellets don't include the sodium though. The only one that I'm aware of that doesn't, is Sherwood Forest, so a salt wheel is needed when feeding that pellet. So just check your ingredients and feeding instructions on the bag of pellets that you feed. Also a rabbit that tends to drink a lot of water, may have a higher sodium requirement.
I figure it doesn't hurt to have it in there. If your bun doesn't need extra sodium, it likely won't use it.
FreezeNkody
4 Fuzz-Butts
My guys won't use it. Just sits there 
pani
Bunny servant Lotte
I put a 'mineral stone' in Felix's hutch but he's more interested in trying to chew the wire that attaches it to the side... :headsmack
Michelledickerhoff
Well-Known Member
Someone told me rabbits do not have sweat glands is why they need the salt wheels is that true? My bunny doesn't mess with it much he does the apple flavored one every once in a while
missyscove
Christina - Moderator
If they're eating a good pellet that will give them all the salt and minerals they require and they don't need any additional supply.
