Semican Timothy Hay Pellets

[Dalielah]

So I was at my local feed store, where I get my rabbits hay. Usually orchid/alfalfa mix or Timothy depending on what is in stock in the smaller bales.
Well I realized they have Timothy pellets (meant for horses) it’s 100% Timothy hay, nothing else. Fiber 35% protien 7% Semican is the brand.
There’s no fillers in the pellets. At first thought I’m like, that’s awesome right?
They get a salad every night of mixed leafy greens, baby carrot, bell pepper, orange peel sometimes a little banana or what ever else bunny safe in season veggie I happen to have. They get an endless supply of hay too.
So what do you think? Is giving them these hay only pellets ok, or do they need something else that’s in the store bought pellets? Should I give them two salads a day now? Or just don’t worry cause they don’t need to other stuff in the commercial pellets? Lol

[Bam]

If your rabbits are adults, those pellets sound very good. Yonug growing rabbits need extra protein, but adults do best on a low protein, virtually no fat and high fiber diet (as you seem well aware of).

I’m not sure rabbits need a lot of commercial pellets, but they do have all vitamins etc that a bunny needs, so I think most of us feed them for “safe measure”, just so our buns don’t miss out on anything. But grass is what a bunny should eat. Good quality hay has everything a bunny needs, since a bunny is a grass-eater (foliovore).

I bought an all hay pellet once, but only one of my buns would eat them. Regular pellets are often more appreciated by our slightly (very slightly or a tiny, tiny tad) spoilt little brats =) What I mean is you can buy the best food in the world for you bun, if he refuses to eat it, it’s still useless.

[Dalielah]

My buns are both around a year old. One seems not too interested in these new pellets yet. We’ll see I guess. Lol

[Rhian]

I wouldn’t really bother feeding them, actual timothy hay (or grass hay in general) is better for them. I’m sure they won’t hurt if your rabbits do decide to eat them, but they’re not really a replacement for commercial rabbit food. Store bought rabbit food has a lot of added vitamins and minerals that are meant to be used as a complete diet with added hay and vegetables, so while you technically don’t need them if you’re knowledgeable enough about rabbit nutrition, for the most part it’s just easier to cover your bases by offering a small amount of pellets to their diets just in case you’re missing a key nutrient.

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