How do I change Storms food.

Mrs. PBJ · Feb 13, 2010

So Storm is about 2 or 3 years old.
When anything changes in his diet he goes into a tail spin.
So we are changing him over from Zupreme to Purina Rabbit fibre 3.

I have 12 pounds of Zupreme left I got so much left so I had time to switch.

How should I do it I know its wont be the same as a normal rabbit over two weeks.

So how long should I do it?

How much should I give him to start with?

How long do I give him the same amount before I add more?

I just rather not send him into a tail spend. If I don't have to. Like I said I still have twelve pounds of Zupreme.

Storm Gets 1/8 cups a day of Pellets

Oh and when I switch his hay do I do that slowly to or not.

elrohwen · Feb 13, 2010

I would maybe add a little of the new food, then feed this blend for a whole week. Then add a little bit more and feed that for a whole week. Does that makes sense? You could probably drag it out for about 2 months to give him a lot of time to adjust.

missyscove · Feb 13, 2010

I remember reading on here about a member with a very sensitive rabbit who started with literally one pellet of the new feed and worked their way up from there.

tamsin · Feb 13, 2010

Yep, I that would be a good way or doing it. Get his usual cup of the pellets then day 1 exchange one old pellet for a new one, day 2 two old pellets for two new ones and so on until he's swapped.

Mrs. PBJ · Feb 13, 2010

Me and hubby have decided that we are going to save the ten pounds of zupreem. Mainly because if he does have a problem with the new food. I will have a stash to go back to save that for a year if I dont use it before then i will donate it. With the 2 or 3 pound I have I should be able to switch over two months.

Does anyone know about the hay thing if I change hay do I need to do that slowly