dengie alfalfa pellets

[andybun]

so i got 2 lionhead girls who are 9weeks old and was wondering i was feeding them pet store  junior pellets, but after reading that they should have 100% alfalfa pellets i bought “dengie alfalfa pellets ” from amazon, they arrived today and i put them down to the girls and they dont seem interested atall, i tried putting basil mixed in with the pellets

 

does anyone have any tips and know if the junior pellets from the petstore are okay?

 

thanks guys

[DanaNM]

Can you post the ingredients of the junior pellets? Young rabbits don’t need their pellets to be 100% alfalfa, they just need some alfalfa in their diet, either in the form of pellets or hay. Young rabbit pellets usually have alfalfa in them, so the food they were on before is probably fine.

It’s also very important to make any changes to the diet slowly, especially in young rabbits, as big changes can upset their gut. In young bunnies the gut flora is still developing so they are extra sensitive.

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[andybun]

Hi Dana thanks for the the reply

 

<header class=”pdp-accordion__header -js-accordion-trigger-accordion111 active”>Nutrition & Analysis</header>

Composition: Alfalfa; Soyabean hulls * ; Wheatfeed; Wheat; Oatfeed; Peas; Soya Bean Meal * ; Barley; Grass; Soya oil * ; Minerals; Salt; Short Chain Fructo-oligosaccharides (0.2%); Limestone; Dicalcium phosphate; Mint & Rosemary; Methionine *Produced from genetically modified soya.

Technological Additives /kg: Tocopherol Rich Extracts of Natural Origin 100mg.; Sensory Additives: None stated; Nutritional Additives: Vitamins /Kg: Vitamin A (retinyl acetate) (E672) 25, 000 IU, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) (E6761) 2, 000 E (dl ? -tocopherol acetate) (3a700) 75 mg, Copper (Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate) (E4) 28 mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) (E2) 2.34 mg, Selenium (Sodium Selenite) (E8) 0.22 mg, Iron (Ferrous Sulphate Monohydrate) (E1) 133 mg, Manganese (Manganous Oxide) (E5) 16 mg, Zinc (Zinc oxide) (E6) 139 mg.

Analytical Constituents: Protein 16%, Crude Fibres 18%, Crude Oils and Fats 4.5%, Crude Ash 7%, Moisture 10%.
Feeding Guide: Rabbit Size Daily Feed. As a guide, feed 20- 25g nuggets per kg rabbit body weight: Rabbit size 0.4- 0.6kg 10-15g, 0.6- 1kg 15-25g, 1-1.5kg 25-35g.

[DanaNM]

That looks like a fairly standard lower-quality young rabbit pellet. You definitely don’t need to supplement more alfalfa pellets. My only concern is that they are slightly lower in fiber than some of the recommendations. Are they good at eating their hay? They should be getting unlimited grass hay in addition to the alfalfa pellets to encourage good hay eating.

 

. . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.  

[andybun]

yeah they’re really good at eating the alfalfa hay, ive got it in there litter tray. last night and over the course of today ive been trying to mix the new stuff and the old stuff to maybe try wean them off it but they’re really good at fishing out the one they like lol

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