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Snowball03

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Recently, I discovered that Snowballs pellets were made of alfalfa. Seeing this, I opted for a new kind.I choseKAYTEE Timothy Complete because Snowball seems to love his KAYTEE Timothy Hay.

I was talking to a fellow rabbit owner online today and she said she heard that it had some artificial coloring in it and therefor, does not feed her rabbits that. Instead, she feeds them the Oxbow Timothy Pellets.

Should I be feeding him the KAYTEE brand of pellets??
 
Kaytee Timothy Complete is a fine pellet. I feed Oxbow BBT and an alfalfa pellet (trying to improve Muffin's coat) called Purina Hi-Fiber Lab diet. Oxbow Bunny Basic T is better than Kaytee Timothy Complete, though.
 
I can't imagine why it would have artificial coloring, but I believe some other varieties of Kaytee pellets have some colored crunchy bits added, and those are the ones you should avoid.
 
Yeah, I never get the "fancy" ones seeing as they aren't good for them.

Can I feed the Oxbow pellets to a rabbit under a year? He's only 6 months and I read only a year and over..
 
I'd stick with an alfalfa pellet for a younger bunny. Oxbow 15/23 is good, and so are some feed store pellets, like Purina Green Bag.
 
Snowball03 wrote:
When should I switch over?
I switched Dunkin over (gradually of course) from Alfalfa pellets to timothy when he was around 7 months old and he was just fine. I was noticing more white deposits (which I assume was due to excess calcium) and it stopped when I made the switch.

I agree with Claire that the Kaytee Timothy Complete is a fine pellet, but Oxbow is just higher quality ingredients in my opinion. So that's why I prefer feeding it. :)
 
I think the rule of when to switch is around 8-10 months. If you do see calcium excreted in the urine and want to switch you can.
 
Snowball03 wrote:
Recently, I discovered that Snowballs pellets were made of alfalfa. Seeing this, I opted for a new kind.I choseKAYTEE Timothy Complete because Snowball seems to love his KAYTEE Timothy Hay.

I was talking to a fellow rabbit owner online today and she said she heard that it had some artificial coloring in it and therefor, does not feed her rabbits that. Instead, she feeds them the Oxbow Timothy Pellets.

Should I be feeding him the KAYTEE brand of pellets??
any change should be gradual due to the-sensitive gi tract,/-i feed purina rabbit chow(1 oz.per#of bun-daily),,70% of a rabbits diet is fiber..ie.timothy/orchard grass(hay),..in a nut shell there is the basics,..i-also like to pick/feed dandylions,clovers grasses-daily...a rabbits teeth constantly grow/therfore requires almost constant chewing any deviation thereof creates initself a health problem,,the gi tract flora(bacteria) must be maintained nightly(night poops-(cepetropes)-they are eaten directly from the exit area,,,this gi tract must operate at a given speed or health problemswill ensue,,sincerely james waller:)
 
I fed my rabbits Kaytee Timothy Complete for about a year, but then I discovered that my feed store carried oxbow bbt, so I switched them over because in my opinion, it's a better pellet.
Compared to a lot of pellets/ mixes out there though, kaytee timothy complete is a great pellet.
 
I love oxbow products, I know at pet people (a chain of pet stores here in ohio) they have a punch card buy six bags of hay and get the 7th free.
 
When you do switch, it is important to do it gradually. A full transition can take 2-3 weeks.
Week 1: 75% old 25% new
Week 2: 50% old 50% new
Week 3: 25% old 75% new
Week 4: 100% new
If your rabbit handles it well, you don't need to go the full 3 weeks, but it should still take at least a week or 2.
 
do all rabbits need to go to a timothy based pellet as they get older? Is it bad if their kept on an alfalfa based pellet?

I feed my new bunny and my chinchillas the purina advanced nutrition and I planned on just keeping Lester on the same food his whole life (since the chinchillas are already on it for life).

What should I look for to know if he needs to be switched to a timothy pellet?
 
The problem is that alfalfa based pellets generally have too much protein and not enough fiber for buns that aren't growing anymore. There are certainly plenty of rabbits that eat alfalfa pellets their whole lives, so if your bunny is healthy and happy on them and not producing excess cecals, he could certainly stay on the pellets.
 

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