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So my local Tractor Supply is now carrying a nice range of bagged forage, including Standlee Timothy Pellets:
http://www.standleehay.com/ViewProd…amp;id=tgp
The ingredient is 100% pure timothy, not even any binding ingredients (which is unusual for cubed/pelleted forage, that’s why I love Standlee brand!). The guaranteed analysis is…
Protein – Not Less Than 8%
Crude Fat – Not Less Than 1.8%
Crude Fiber – Not More Than 35%
Moisture – Not More Than 12%I was perhaps considering buying a bag of this for my horse and Zeus to share. While it couldn’t be a total replacement of the hay in his diet, since it lacks long-stem forage (pelletizing does that), could it be offered as a supplement to his regular hay? Has anyone fed their buns a pure hay pellet like this? I think it would be a great way to get him to eat more hay, because I’m sure he’d just see them and think “YAY PELLETS!” and not realize it’s just hay.
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Posted By Petzy on 10/14/2010 11:49 AM
I would love to feed my rabbits a grain-free pellet but I have not bought any since the bags are sized for horse purposes… I think if you can get Zeus to like them, they could be useful to stretch his regular pellets. I would consult with your vet since he would know all the nutrition requirements of rabbits as compared to horses… I personally am a big fan of grain-free for rabbits.Yeah the timothy pellet would not be a replacement of his regular pellet, but in addition to it, or even perhaps to replace just a small portion of it. He only gets 1/3 cup regular pellets, which for his size is a pretty small amount I think.
Nutritionally, adding the tim pellet should be no different than getting him to eat more tim hay. I think!
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Posted By Petzy on 10/14/2010 12:08 PM
I agree, it is just hay, but the pelleted version of hay affects teeth differently so I would not use it in place of hay.Agreed! Luckily I have found a hay Zeus likes (really coarse and stalky… but whatever, he likes it
 
, but any way I can get a bit more forage into him is a good thing, I think! -
Posted By Petzy on 10/14/2010 12:26 PM
He likes his hay coarse and stalky? That’s great! My Lint is like that: he will eat little sticks even, like spaghetti. I love watching it.
I think Zeus is the only regular french lop member on BB, or am I wrong? I love the french lops.Yep, Zeus eats his hay like that too! It’s adorable to listen to him chew too, since it’s so coarse its crunchcrunchcrunchcrunch!
.I believe Zeus is a french lop, either that or a french lop/mini lop cross. There’s another member here with a french lop, but I don’t remember the username!
. It’s definitely a cool breed, totally a “gentle giant”!
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