Won't eat his veggies?!

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- 01/21/2013 at 5:32 PM
  bunnygirl
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  Apollo gets pellets on unlimited access (he’s 5-6 months old, so I assume that’ll have to change soon?) and he also gets unlimited hay (A little Alfalfa, some meadow and oaten.) and occasionally a little slice of carrot if we have it with our dinner. But he also gets leafy greens that I introduced slowly (Green tops to carrots, celery tops, bok choy, curly kale, parsley and a little red leaf lettuce).
  
  He eat them whilst I was introducing them but now, when I mix them into a veggie dinner, he totally ignores them! I’ve tried putting them infront of him, wetting them, leaving them dry. He just leaves them to go limp, and then my mum moans because its a waste of money as he’s not eating them!
  
  Obviously he has to have veggies, and he’ll eat the orange carrot slices, but totally ignore the good greens. I understand, it’s like us choosing between a lollipop and vegetables, but do you have any tips to get him eating them?
  
  Thanks,
  
  -Bunnygirl
- 01/21/2013 at 6:01 PM
  Roberta
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  Well, It depends on the veggies.
  Mine prefer the bok choy if I chop the leaves in half or the whole thing into three pieces so they have chunks. They like some celery greens with the stem which is also chopped and they enjoy the peppery nasturtium leaves and flowers whole. Basil they enjoy if I serve the fresh tips with half a dozen leaves on and the corriander they prefer left with just the roots removed. Mint they prefer the long slender spearmint to the rounder garden mint and they like it served in sprigs.
  Really it comes down to variety and texture. Try mixing different veg or cutting them differently.
- 01/21/2013 at 6:19 PM
  bunnygirl
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  Ah ok! Thanks Roberta, ill give that a shot!
- 01/22/2013 at 5:06 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  Have you tried Romaine lettuce?
- 01/22/2013 at 7:59 AM
  bunnygirl
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  No LPT, should I try it?
- 01/22/2013 at 9:24 AM
  IsabellaRobyn
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  Belle likes romaine lettuce so I think you should try that too. She gets Spring Greens as her main green though. She loves basil too,
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