He may not be interested in that kind of hay. Mine adore most kinds of hay, thankfully. But it may be the store bought pre-packaged bags. I know when I first got Monkey, she dealt witht he Pet store hay, but when I discovered a hay that is packed locally here by a rabbit group… she ADORES that stuff. Fresh is better! If you can find a feed store, or a local farmer that has timothy or orchard grass hays, I know mine love that stuff And its usually cheaper than the pet store stuff!

Oh, and if he seems to be favoring the pellets over the hay, definitely cut down on the pellets, gradually. He wont starve if he gets less, even if he makes it seem like he is The more hay intake the better.

the pellet youre talkin about is the Oxbow bunny basics 15/23.i have that for my bunnies.it’s alfalfa based which is good for baby buns.my bunnies are not big hay eaters either.they ignored timothy and alfalfa.i have orchard grass now and they kinda like it a lil bit.what i do is i give then pellets for the whole day and take it away at night.leaving them with just hay.you might wanna try cutting back on pellets to see if your bunbun will eat more hay.just ignore their plea of hunger.im pretty sure theyd rather eat hay than starve.

Altho it says unlimited, you still want to measure what you give him. When you take him in for his first vet visit, he or she will ask you about his diet and you’ll need to tell the vet how much he gets of each type of food. Also, if he ever becomes ill, you can measure the pellets he has left to see exactly how much or how little he has eaten. I would start him at a 1/2cup a day and see how quickly he’s eating those. Much more than that can cause digestive problems. As he gets older (between 7 and 12 months) you will start reducing his pellets down to 1/8cup or 1/4cup a day based on his size.

For the hay, I would try just a basic timothy hay right now. Do you still have access to horse quality hay? That is awesome for bunnies, and much, much cheaper than buying the tiny store bags.

You can also begin introducing veggies to him at this point if you haven’t already.

Kale and broccoli can both make rabbits gassy. The bulk of his fresh veggies should be plain greens, like romaine lettuce or red leaf lettuce. Kale you would want to feed only occasionally. No iceberg lettuce. Celery needs to be cut up into pieces less than 1 inch long since the long strings can cause digestive problems.