Rowena
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Chinny is almost 14 weeks I believe. I amwondering if I need to start giving her some grass hay with the alfalfanow or? I cant remember if you guys said 4 or 6 months or later?
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switching to grass hay......
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Buck Jones
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Rowena
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OK, so I think we can safely say 6 months hehe Ijust dont want to give her stuff she shouldnt have for too long, ifthat makes sense lol And I always have alfalfa hay, so she can have itfor however long 
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Alice
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I think it really depends upon whom you ask. ;}
It doesn't hurt to give young rabbits grass hay... it can actually helpif you start giving it to them early (in addition to alfalfa), so theydon't go on a "hunger strike" if you suddenly switch them fromall-legume to all-grass.
As for when to stop feeding alfalfa... I've heard everywhere from 6months to a year or more (longer for larger breeds).Personally, I still feed Meat (who's about 8 months old, now) a smallamount of alfalfa (less than a handful a day), in addition to a varietyof grass hays (I believe Meat eats a pile of hay about twice her sizeevery day... and Meat's pretty big ;} ). From whatI've read, feeding limited amounts of legume hay shouldn't be a problemfor at least the first few years of a rabbits life, unless you startseeing signs of bladder sludge or kidney problems.
It doesn't hurt to give young rabbits grass hay... it can actually helpif you start giving it to them early (in addition to alfalfa), so theydon't go on a "hunger strike" if you suddenly switch them fromall-legume to all-grass.
As for when to stop feeding alfalfa... I've heard everywhere from 6months to a year or more (longer for larger breeds).Personally, I still feed Meat (who's about 8 months old, now) a smallamount of alfalfa (less than a handful a day), in addition to a varietyof grass hays (I believe Meat eats a pile of hay about twice her sizeevery day... and Meat's pretty big ;} ). From whatI've read, feeding limited amounts of legume hay shouldn't be a problemfor at least the first few years of a rabbits life, unless you startseeing signs of bladder sludge or kidney problems.
