can anyone help

at the moment we have LUCY a lionhead lop rabbit 11 weeks old

at the moment she is on normal hay

can anyone tell me the different types of hay

and also twhat age can she start

varna xxxa

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

addeytrix wrote:

at the moment she is on normal hay

What's normal hay? Because depending on where you are will determine that.

The 2 I know about are Timothy and Alfalfa. Timothy is high in fiberand has less of the stuff that bunnies don't need to be eating.Normally rabbits should be on this type of hay around 8 months to ayear I believe. Alfalfa is fed to babies and growing bunnies because ithas extra nutrients that a growing rabbit will use up but an adultrabbit does not need all these nutrients and can actually be of moreharm than good. Alfalfa pellets plus alfalfa hay is too rich of a dietfor a bunny.

 

[*nepo*]

You should give her alfalfahay until she is 8 months and then you can give her timothy hay. Idon't know what varna is.

 

[Buck Jones]

For more information on hay, click onhttp://www.cavycages.com/hay.htm.It's geared toward cavvies, but the information is worthy of note.

Another, rabbit specific site on hay, ishttp://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego/diet/hay_grass.html

Buck

 

[LuvaBun]

Varna, Timothy hay is difficult to get here inthe UK, unless you buy it on-line. However, Pets at home now stock it,but it's expensive. I have always used meadow hay, and have never hadany problems with it, and Pernod and Perry seem to preferittoTimothy- Jan