Brand/Quality of Hay

[sickntired]

Llama, thanks for listing those ingredients....I don't know what to make of it though.

Laura, my bunny loves those things too! I also thought theylooked the most tastyas well (did you ever think of what itwould be like to eat all that hay?....dry andboring.) I guess I would like the worst partofit, wouldn't I.

 

[Llama]

sickntired wrote:

Llama, thanks for listing those ingredients....I don't knowwhat to make of it though.

To tell you the truth, I don't know what to make of it either.

 

[stanleysmommy]

Stanley loves those too and usually picks them out.

 

[Llama]

stanleysmommy wrote:

Stanley loves those too and usually picks them out.

I think I love Stanley. :inlove:

 

[stanleysmommy]

Thanks, I love everybunny on this forum! :angel:

 

[dajeti2]

My son Jeremy will not let me feedanything to the rabbits without trying it first. He said the Kayteetastes like Spinach, He said the seed heads are a tiny bit sweettasting. Maybe that's why they all them so much.

Tina

 

[bunnydude]

dajeti2 wrote:

He said the Kaytee tastes like Spinach.

:?


Anyway, I feed Kaytee timothy hay and Agway's commercial rabbit blend pellets.

 

[naturestee]

Sickntired, the best way to get a rabbit to eata different brand of pellet is to mix it with their old food for a fewdays. When he starts eating the new stuff, slowly increasethe proportion of new to old until he's only eating the new stuff.

I used to use Forti-diet. I'm not a fan. It didn'thave enough fiber for Mocha, and her poo would be a little squishy ondays she didn't eat much hay. I like Oxbow, but it isexpensive. Kaytee makes a decent Timothy pellet that's prettyinexpensive- you could try that. Some of the Purina typeslook good but I've never used them. Look for 16% protein orless and 18% fiber or more and less than 1% calcium.

On alfalfa vs. timothy pellets, many rabbits have lived long, healthylives on limited alfalfa pellets with free-fed timothy hay.Some rabbits have problems with excess calcium, which alfalfa has a lotof. Alfalfa also has more calories, so it can make adultrabbits a bit chubby. It's basicly up to what works for youand your rabbit. If he seems to be getting a lot of sludgyurine or is getting chubby despite limited pellets and treats andplenty of exercise, definately switch to timothy pellets.

 

[FreddysMom]

I recently switched over to the Kaytee Hay ... Iwas giving them the Oxbow hay,....but the last bag i bought had alot ofbrown in it and all the stuff on the shelf loooked the same .. i guessthey got a bad case....but they kaytee hay is really green and smellsgood and they didnt seem to notice any difference and i dunno if itsjust by me ..but the kaytee is actually more expensive than the oxbow!