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Hi guys
I have a six month old male New Zealand White. I adopted him a couple of weeks ago and am finally going to be able to buy appropriate pellets this Friday. I’ve been feeding him All Living Things: Daily Rabbit Diet pellets, which is what I also feed my seven year old Dutch rabbit. I know younger rabbits need a different kind of pellet though, so could anyone please give me recommendations? Preferably a link, as my local pet stores don’t have a lot of healthy variety :/
Also, how long should I be feeding him specialized pellets? If I understand correctly, there is a difference between adult rabbit food and young rabbit food. I know that once he hits seven months, he should no longer be getting unlimited pellets, but when should I switch him to “Adult” rabbit food?
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Sindriona is right, at 6 months he is old enough to eat adult food. However, the food you’re feeding you other rabbit has Alfalfa in it, which isn’t good for adults, as well as other stuff like seeds, grains, lots of dehydrated fruit and so on, which is all considered “junk food” for rabbits. It’s kind of like feeding your kid candy bars all day. They should be eating a Timothy based, plain pellet, with no other stuff in it. Oxbow Essentials is a popular brand.
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Posted By hportland on 11/10/2014 12:25 PM
Hey all, sorry for the long delay! Hazel, I’m so glad that you mentioned that about my current pellets, I had no idea! I took your guys’ adive and got Oxbow Adult Rabbit Food pellets My Dutch isn’t a huge fan so far, but my New Zealand love them. Thank you guys SO much!
It’s totally normal for your Dutch to hate it at first. Like I said, those types of food are like candy for them, so now being presented with healthy pellets instead is understandably upsetting for the poor guy.
He’ll get used to it, don’t worry. As soon as he understands that that’s all he’s getting, he’ll take to them quickly enough. So glad you were able to get your hands on Oxbow pellets, they are great!
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