Differences between hays?

[Jeff]

When I bought my rabbit, the cage I bought forhim came with two bags of Alfalfa hay, which is what I'm using at themoment. I also bought a big bag of Timothy hay as well, and at the timeI thought "Timothy" and "Alfalfa were just the name of the brands ofhay, but after browsing through these forums I notice these two seem tobe more different than I thought. Could someone explain to me thedifferences? My rabbit (Peanut) has not tried the Timothy hay yet, issafe to switch from Alfalfa to Timothy later on? Thanks.

 

[Spring]

Since he's young, you could keep feeding him thealfalfa until he's around 4 months old. Alfalfa is a hay that is veryrich, and timothy is more of a high fiber grass hay. Alfalfa has highprotien, calcium and fat, very good for growing rabbits. Timothy ismore of a fiber suplement. Timothy is recommended for olderrabbits just because with alfalfa older rabbits tend to gain weight andmay have a problem with bladder sludge due to the high calcium. I giveboth my rabbtis alfalfa hay as a sweet treat

Hope this helped!

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~julie/buns/haychart.html

 

[Jeff]

Ah thanks a lot.

 

[Spring]

Also, here's a section in the rabbit 101 part all about hay

http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=12059&forum_id=17