Changing Food!

[MoxieMeadows]

So I got Moxie’s food in the mail yesterday, but waited until today to start to transition her. I was planning on doing the 75% old food 25% new food for the first week, then 50% 50% then 75% new food and 25% old food then 100% new food.

So I made the mixture and put a tiny bit in her bowl. She ate all the old pieces but none of the new food, and then tried to throw her bowl.  I’m not going to add any more pellets to the bowl until the new pellets are eaten, but does anybody have any tips on getting her to eat the pellets, or to smoothly transition her over? She ate two by hand yesterday as a treat, right after I got the package though.

(The new food is Sherwood btw)

[jerseygirl]

So I made the mixture and put a tiny bit in her bowl. She ate all the old pieces but none of the new food, and then tried to throw her bowl. 

No matter how many times I read about bunnies doing this, it still makes me laugh.

Try mixing a small portion of both and storing it mixed to see if the old pellets would absorb aroma of the new, and vice versa. I suggested to someone else here the other day but i don’t know if they tried it or if it works.
Worth a try?

I do that sometimes when starting a new bale of hay.

Good luck!

[MoxieMeadows]

I’ll give it a try, thanks!

On a side note, she’s eaten more hay then really ever today, so I guess it’s not totally a lose.

[jerseygirl]

Haha! Very true!

[Q8bunny]

Ha! Stinker! What is it with bunnies and tossing their food containers! My darling little brat bangs his hay box on the floor when he wants a fresh handful thrown in – and boy has he trained his mommy well…

[Bam]

Both my boys slam their food-bowls about when I’ve not fulfilled my part of the bargain. The bargain of course consists of them being cute and me feeding them absurd amounts of freshly picked greens like Dandelion, yarrow, hazel, hawthorn, rose greens, ground elder and willow. But I do love being able to provide them with all that yummy spring stuff!
I think Jersey’s idea about mixing the food in advance so the old type lends its taste to the new type sounds very clever and absolutely worth a try.

[MoxieMeadows]

Thanks for all the input guys.

[Q8bunny]

In Kuwait, the only spring crop (at least seaside) is flies.

But I agree. Jersey’s idea is brill.

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