Hi there. Stanley’s on Purina Rabbit Chow “SHOW”.(what the breeder was feeding) I personally like Oxbow the best and I really want him on it. I tried mixing the Oxbow Young Rabbit in gradually but it seemed to me that he was picking around it and just eating the Purina. My goal when he’s a year old is to have him on the Organic Oxbow for Rabbits.(the website recommends it for adults)The ingredients are very impressive and healthy.
Also, I’m wondering about how the key ingredients in all of these EXCEPT the Oxbow Organic are alfalfa meal. I’ve heard to(and continue to) stay away from alfalfa hay so wouldn’t it apply to food as well? If I should stay away from it, I really like how the organic has plain grass as the first ingredient. Also all of those yummy vitamins and nutrients!
I’m wondering if it’s worth it to try to transition him to the Oxbow Young Rabbit right now. I’ll include the ingredient percentages of each. Thanks for your help guys!
Oxbow Young Rabbit (I have some but he snuffed it)
Ingredients
Alfalfa Meal, Soybean Hulls, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Oil, Salt, Cane Molasses, 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) 15.00%
- Crude Fat (min) 2.50%
- Crude Fiber (min) 22.00%
- Crude Fiber (max) 25.00%
- Moisture (max) 10.00%
- Calcium (min) 0.50%
- Calcium (max) 1.00%
- Phosphorus (min) 0.25%
- Copper (min) 30 ppm
- Vitamin A (min) 19,000 IU/kg
- Vitamin D (min) 900 IU/kg
- Vitamin E (min) 190 IU/kg
Purina Rabbit Chow “Show” (what Stanley’s eating right now)
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein (Min)…………………………………………….
Crude Fat (Min)………………………………………………….
Crude Fiber (Min)……………………………………………….
Crude Fiber (Max)………………………………………………
Calcium (Ca) (Min)……………………………………………..
Calcium (Ca) (Max)…………………………………………….
Phosphorus (P) (Min)…………………………………………..
Salt (NaCl) (Min)………………………………………………..
Salt (NaCl) (Max) ………………………………………………
Vitamin A (Min)…………………………………………………. |
16.00%
3.50%
18.50%
21.50%
0.70%
1.20%
0.40%
0.50%
1.00%
4,800 IU/lb |
INGREDIENTS
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Soybean Hulls, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Wheat Flour, Cane Molasses, Soybean Oil, Ground Oat Hulls, Lignin Sulfonate, Salt, Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, DL-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Iron Oxide, L-Lysine, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Supplement, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Dried Yeast, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Ferment Product, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Manganese Sulfate, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Zinc Sulfate, Dried Yucca Shidigera Extract, Copper Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate.
Oxbow Organic Rabbit (end goal)
Ingredients
Organic Grass Hay, Organic Canola Meal, Organic Wheat Straw, Organic Sunflower Meal, Organic Barley, Organic Flax Seed, Sodium Bentonite, Limestone, Sea Salt, L-Ascorbyl-2-Monophosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Organic Dandelion Leaf, Organic Ground Rosemary, Inulin, Organic Cranberry, Organic Blueberry, Dried Yucca Schidigera, 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) 12.00%
- Crude Fat (min) 2.00%
- Crude Fiber (min) 23.00%
- Crude Fiber (max) 25.00%
- Moisture (max) 12.00%
- Ash (max) 9.00%
- Calcium (min) 0.60%
- Calcium (max) 0.90%
- Phosphorus (min) 0.30%
- Copper (min) 25 ppm
- Vitamin A 19,000 IU/kg (min)
- Vitamin D 900 IU/kg (min)
- Vitamin E 190 IU/kg (min)
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid (min) 0.30%
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid (min) 0.41%