hay or timothy hay???

[samandshawn]

Whats the difference:? I feed timothyhay becauseI was told it was the best. But i've never askedwhy.

 

[cirrustwi]

Rabbits who are still growing (generally under 6mon.) need alfalfa hay and those who are full grown should have thetimothy or oat or brome or meadow grass (any "grass" hay isgood). The alfalfa has more fat and calcium for the growingbunnies. The hay helps them wear down their teeth and adds agood source of fiber to the diet.

Jen

 

[snickers]

I very the hay.....I heard it was good to getdifferent kinds of hay because of different vitamins in the differenthay. So I get alpha as a treat and get timothy one time and Igot oat hay this time. I heard it was best for them to get atleast a hand full a day of a hay.

 

[samandshawn]

Ok I have two house buns who live together, onewas 8 weeks old whenI got him the monday aftereastersunday[sorry cant remember what date thatwas] he is a lionhead the other is around 9-11 months he is a angorscross, [his grandad is a flemishgiant], he weighs 6lb and thebaby weighs 2lbs. I feed them unlimited supa rabbit excel pellets andtiomthy hay, the angora cross was a rescue bun and was very thin. Hiscondition is good now but it has taken a long time to get condition onhim. The angora cross gets a cup full of greens a day and acarrot twice a week, the baby will get the same when hes oldenough. Is this diet ok?? My mum brought me a bagof medow hay today, and they enjoy it, but its not as green looking astimothy hay, it is also a lot cheeper. I've heard you have tobe careful feeding alfalfa because it can cause an upaet stomach if fedwith a pellet thathas a high alfala content???:?

 

[snickers]

I heard the same thing about alfalfa....thats why i give it sparingly as a treat