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- 12/30/2009 at 7:07 PM
  bunnycutie
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  we were at petsmart picking up some more oxbow bunny bacis t and saw this botanical hay that looked really yummy. its full of herbs and flowery stuff. we bought a bag for buttons. do you guys use this? do you like it?
- 12/30/2009 at 7:41 PM
  Monkeybun
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  I almost bought some once, but that was just after I had ordered a mini bale of orchard grass from here, so hubby said No. meanie.
- 12/31/2009 at 8:51 AM
  Beka27
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  I’m sure he’ll love it. Also, Binkybunny just started carrying a mixture that has flowers and herbs in it, so that’s another option! You can buy that and then make your own “botanical hay”. It would be much cheaper and go further than the small bags.
- 12/31/2009 at 9:20 AM
  bunnycutie
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  beka— he tried some and really likes it LOL. are you talking about the dried flower mixture type stuff? i was think of spending some christmas money on that. it seems like something buttons would love
- 12/31/2009 at 11:19 AM
  Kiley Rose
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  I just bought some of the hay with a little mint in it from Petco (they were buy one mix, get one regular free). It smells really good and is supposed to help with digestion? My buns seem to really like it. I would like to try the other dried flower ones, but will wait for a sale
- 12/31/2009 at 12:44 PM
  bunnycutie
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  yes, hay is good for digestion. it is an all-around super imortant food for bunnies to have available all the time. it breaks apart hair in the stomach, so bunnies dont get hairballs. this is important becuase they cant throw up. and it files their teeth to keep them a good and comfortable length. hay wiht mixed in stuff is encouraging and a good way to get you rabbit to eat more hay, i think. lately i have been giving buttons botanical hay. its made by oxbow. its just timothy hay but it has tons of yummy herbs/flowery stuff mixed in. he likes it alot *smiles*
  
  here is a good link about hay:
  
  http://www.angelfire.com/fl/RabbitRescue/feed.html
  
  and another:
  
  http://www.carrotcafe.com/f/hay.html
- 01/02/2010 at 7:53 PM
  Beka27
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  Bunnycutie’s got it! Hay is the most important part of the diet! It doesn’t have to be a special kind either, regular timothy hay will help with their digestion as well, but maybe the mint entices them to eat more of it?
- 01/04/2010 at 2:06 PM
  katie, max & penny
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  mine looooooove botanical hay. i use it as a treat hay- about a handful a day with their constant access of timothy/orchard/oat hay.
- 01/04/2010 at 2:11 PM
  bunnycutie
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  im sure the mint entices them to eat more. buttons loves mint. i grow tons in the summer and then near the end, i dry tons and tons of it. i can usually fill 2 sandwich baggies full with dried mint. it really good for a treat and i guess its a good reminder of summer. buttons likes basil, but i have never dried that. mostly all the herbs in the botanical hay were on top… now its mostly just plain timothy hay. oh well buttons still likes it
- 01/05/2010 at 7:46 AM
  bunnylove817
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  Midas loves the botanical hay, although he really loves all hay Never tried the mint kind, but they are also some with marigold in it, but i wasn’t sure how good that was for them.
- 01/05/2010 at 12:56 PM
  bunnycutie
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  i think bunnies can have marigolds, but i have never heard too much about feeding that to bunnies. does anyone know?
- 01/05/2010 at 11:47 PM
  BinkyBunny
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  marigold is fine.
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