Lately one of our cats have been drinking out of the bunnies’ water bowls. Whenever I see him doing this I shoo him away and switch out the water but I’m sure I’m not seeing when it happens every time. It especially makes me cringe because the bunnies are vegetarians and Lucky of course isn’t. Is this bad for my rabbits? I’m worried about the fact that Lucky eats meat is bad for them and that maybe he can pass something onto him or his saliva is poisonous to them.
Also I saw that Oxbow came out with a new adult rabbit pellet (Natural Science) and am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on which pellet might be better (they are currently on Essentials)? Do you guys think it might be worth switching? Or does it not really even make a difference? I’ll include the ingredients and nutritional info.
Essentials Adult Rabbit Food
Ingredients
Timothy Grass Meal, Soybean Hulls, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Meal, Cane Molasses, Sodium Bentonite, Soybean Oil, Salt, Lignin Sulfonate, Limestone, Yeast Culture (dehydrated), Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate
Guaranteed Analysis
- Crude Protein min 14.00%
- Crude Fat min 2.00%
- Crude Fiber min 25.00%
- Crude Fiber max 29.00%
- Moisture max 10.00%
- Calcium min 0.35%
- Calcium max 0.85%
- Phosphorus min 0.25%
- Salt min 0.50%
- Salt max 1.00%
- Copper (min) 30 ppm
- Vitamin A (min) 19,000 IU/kg
- Vitamin D (min) 900 IU/kg
- Vitamin E (min) 190 IU/kg
Natural Science Adult Rabbit Food
Ingredients
Timothy Grass, Orchard Grass, Oat Grass, Oat Hulls, Canola Meal, Whole Yellow Pea, Whole Barley, Tomato Pomace (dehydrated), Cane Molasses, Flax Seed, Yeast Culture (dehydrated), Sodium Bentonite, Salt, Lignin Sulfonate, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Rosemary, Dried Thyme, L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Vitamin C), Inulin, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Selenium Yeast, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate
Guaranteed Analysis
- Crude Protein (min) 12.00%
- Crude Fat (min) 3.00%
- Crude Fiber (min) 22.00%
- Crude Fiber (max) 26.00%
- Moisture (max) 10.00%
- Calcium (min) 0.40%
- Calcium (max) 0.80%
- Phosphorus (min) 0.35%
- Copper (min) 35 mg/kg
- Vitamin A (min) 19,000 IU/kg (min)
- Vitamin D (min) 900 IU/kg (min)
- Vitamin E (min) 190 IU/kg (min)
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid (min) 0.45%
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid (min) 0.90%