i recently acquired 2 holland lops. they are about 3 months old. they were fed "oxbow bunny basics T" and timothy hay before i adopted them.
i was recently told my a guy who shows rabbits not to ever give them greens, except after 6 months, and then only a sprig of parsley and occasional piece of pineapple. he said he has seen rabbits die from diarrhea from eating fresh greens.
i've read online about timothy v. alfalfa, with some sites saying one or the other is better for either pellets or hay. i've also read just about everywhere that rabbits should be fed fresh greens.
SO MY QUESTIONS!!
1. is the brand of food i'm feeding them good? (oxboy bunny basics T)
2. is the kind of hay good in conjunction with that food? (timothy hay)
3. should i start giving them fresh greens when they reach 6 months??
thanks!
i was recently told my a guy who shows rabbits not to ever give them greens, except after 6 months, and then only a sprig of parsley and occasional piece of pineapple. he said he has seen rabbits die from diarrhea from eating fresh greens.
i've read online about timothy v. alfalfa, with some sites saying one or the other is better for either pellets or hay. i've also read just about everywhere that rabbits should be fed fresh greens.
SO MY QUESTIONS!!
1. is the brand of food i'm feeding them good? (oxboy bunny basics T)
2. is the kind of hay good in conjunction with that food? (timothy hay)
3. should i start giving them fresh greens when they reach 6 months??
thanks!