How old is she? If she is less than a year, the pellets should be okay. I looked up the ingredients for the one that you use and it is alfalfa. It is for growing bunnies. She will eventually need to be transitioned to timothy based pellets (slowly).

I would not suggest using rabbit food with bits of food/sweet stuff in it. It is really unneeded.

If she is an adult, she would only need about a tablespoon of pellets. She is a small dwarf, like mine, so they do not need mmuch. But if she is a baby, she can have unlimited pellets.

the binky bunny store has oxbow timothy based pellets and also american pet diner. both can be purchased online. petsmart carries oxbow. the one you want to look for is oxbow bunny basics t. i have not seen american pet diner in stores.

if you transition her, you want to slowly mix in the new pellets. bunny could have a sensitive tummy.

do you have any pictures of her? i wanna see her

Oxbow Bunny Basics/T is the adult brand I have used and considered the best. But Petsmart has an outrageous markup of the price. So it’s there in a pinch, but I have always found at least one local vet that carries it in their office for about $5-10 less per bag. It’s worth getting from a vet and stocking up since they often will be happy to order it in for you if the have Oxbow products for sale. I know 2 vets who sold it years before the pet stores got it in.

Other thing is that if you’re in New Jersey you might be able to find a pellet called Big Red Rabbit Food. It was excellent, highly recommended, and a staple when I lived in New England. I just couldn’t get it down south after I moved. I think they’re based in upstate NY, VT or possibly Canada. Somewhere cold and East. Anyway, it’s good nutrition and a plain Timmy based pellet also. Used to come in huge bags – more affordable. I found it at horse hay and feed stores. (And a gardening nursery shop. Go figure.)

She is definately a nethie! Very sweet with her siamese markings. : ) lol @ video, funny bun!

Out of interest, about how much do you pay for the current pellets at Tractor Supply. I did a search just withthe feed name and there was a listing; $24.49 for 5lbs. Tractor supply has them listed @ $3.49 for 5lbs.

You’ll want to stay away from pellets which do not have hay (hay/grass meal) as the 1st item on ingredients list. If a bag has nutritional info, aim for no less than 20% fibre, no more than 16% protein and 2-3% fat. Also check out the calcium and avoid ones with added calcium.

Other options: American Pet Diner, Zupreem Nature’s Promise, Kaytee Timothy Complete or Kaytee Forti Adult, Supreme Science Selective Mature Rabbit. Even Carefresh do a decent pellet now though it might have other stuff in a mix you’d want to pick out.

I should amend the % I gave. It should be more like 12-14% protein and greater then 18% fibre. The BinkkyBunny diet page states this and is based on House Rabbit Society recommendations.

1/4 is probably the most you want to give for her size. 1/8 – 1/4 cup. She might turn her nose up at a tim pellet as they like the alfalfa but you never know. If she likes her tim hay she might transition well. : )

After transitioning her to the tim pellets, you can start reducing the amount to 1/8cup. For a small bun getting hay and veggies, she really doesn’t need more than that.

Oh my gosh.. SUCH A CUTIE!! I have a Nethie too.. except you won’t see her flopped on my blankets. She is more like playing in em.

I agree with Beka. Dwarfs don’t need a lot of pellets. My bunny gets one tablespoon a day. It may not seem much, but for their size, it is ideal. She just fills up on hay all day.

Greens every day. Greens and hay are the staple of the diet. Pellets are supplements. That’s great she went for the new pellets. She sounds like an easy girl to please.

Celery is not great for them, so I’d cut that out if she doesn’t like it. You can give carrot tops, which is a great green, and a washed piece of carrot from the bunch might taste better to her than the grocery store kind. Carrots got a bad rep a couple of years ago but further study showed they are indeed good for bunnies. Not every day is a good rule of thumb.

Construction paper only is risky due to the dye. A good source of safe shredding fun is a phone book, white or yellow pages. They are made with soy-based inks and that is safe for a bit of ingestion by bunnies.

Good good

Yeah, your bunny isn’t the only bunny that snubs carrots, so I wouldn’t worry about it Mine is quite fine with her Romaine and Cilantro bunch. Rabbits don’t need to fill up on pellets, as too much and make them fat. I’ve noticed that bunnies will get fat if given too many pellets!

I am glad she likes her new pellets

I was hoping you’d say you used soy based inks in the schools, too.
Sounds like it’s going well.