You said that you gave him an Oxbow mix. Do you mean that you mixed the Walmart kind with the Oxbow? When changing pellet brands or types, it’s usually recommended to mix 3/4 of the old mix with 1/4 of the new, then gradually change the proportions until it is all new. Did the Walmart kind have colored bits and seeds? You don’t want him eating that, so if they are included, try to pick them out and only use the pellet pieces. Bunnies usually like Oxbow, but there may be some that don’t care for it. If you still can’t get him to eat the Oxbow pellets, you may want to try Kaytee or some other brand. Many people consider Oxbow to be the best, but Kaytee isn’t too bad and there are some other good pellet brands out there too. Just make sure that it’s pellets only, no seeds or colored bits.

Thanks for adopting Mead! There are so many rabbits in shelters and rescues in need of homes, and so few homes for them to go to. I hope that he will start eating the pellets soon. Some people keep their rabbits on a pelletless diet or give very few pellets, but Mead is not full grown yet, so he could benefit from the vitamins and minerals in the pellets. Have you tried any greens for him yet? Go slow and only give one type of greens at a time, for a week, then try another one the next week, etc. Romaine lettuce is a good one to start with. Or you could try cilantro or kale.

Is he turning his nose to the pellets or the hay? Definitely mix the pellets 3/4 old 1/4 new and adjust it slowly. As long as he is eating hay – then him being hungry from avoiding the pellets could be good. I brought my rabbit’s pellets down to 1/2 cup a day. They acted starving. Soon they were eating hay. That’s how I got Lancelot to eat Timothy hay. Let him go hungry, but not too hungry. That (and mixing the pellets old and new) is how your bunny will learn to eat the pellets 🙂

Is it the mana pro small world rabbit food they sell? Thats what my rabbit was on when we got her. I did what those above said. Maybe even slower, since I wanted to use up what she had and then go fully to oxbow. I’m still mixing in a little more oxbow every time I make a new mini mix in a tupperware for her. If it’s the same kind, it doesn’t have any seeds or colorful stuff in it, it’s just pellets, not made with the best of ingredients, but I don’t think terribly dangerous for a young bunny. I do think the richer than ideal ingredients in it makes it probably junk food tasty though.

She didn’t have any issues with eating hay. Hows your doing there? Mine so far loves timothy alfalfa and orchard. I’ve been doing the same thing with the alfalfa and hay mixes too. I mix a little in a bin and started her with mostly alfalfa since she is young and have been slowly adding a little more of the other hays and lowering the alfalfa. So far she doesn’t seem picky and is eating all the different kinds, perhaps favoring the orchard a bit.

If he has started eating the Oxbow pellets, and is eating a good amount, you could probably forget the mix and just give the Oxbow. See how much of the Oxbow he is eating and if he’s only eating a little, you may need to go ahead and do the mix.

Are you sure that he is only 3 months old? Most rabbits probably aren’t ready to be neutered until they are around 4 months old.

If he is eating the oxbow, I would not do the mix. You said he eats hay well, so I think – congratulations, your bunny eats like I wish mine all did!