I’m fostering my first rabbit – Harper.

She was found last August abandoned in a field. The people that brought her to me have had her since then. They had not been feeding her hay of any kind. She was being fed Kaytee pellets and cabbage and carrots as treats. That was the extent of her diet. Because she is a foster rabbit and because they had a huge bag of the pellets, I’ve been continuing to feed her that (in very small quantities) along with fresh oxbow hay (really nice quality orchard grass), as well as fresh veggies: mixed greens (romaine, red and green leaf, etc), bell pepper, carrot, a bit of cilantro, and tomato.

I got her Sunday, and she didn’t eat anything (from what I could tell) that night. To be expected – she’s in a new place and probably scared. I didn’t worry. Monday the only thing I saw her eat was a bit of the lettuce. No pellets and she won’t even go near the hay.

Is this normal? What can I do to make her try the hay?

I checked her teeth. They don’t seem too bad. Anyone have a picture of what their teeth *should* look like?

Also – they said she LOVES almonds. Are these good or bad for them? My guess is that they’d bad – but I thought I’d ask.