How much alfalfa hay?

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- 05/13/2010 at 4:38 AM
  Ali925
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  My bun is 3.5 months old, (~2lbs), and I have him eating salads twice a day, about 1/4 cup pellets (oxbow, timothy pellets)…I would give him more but he never finishes 1/4 cup, and unlimited hay (timothy, orchard grass, botanical, etc.). Since he’s still young and I don’t have him eating alfalfa pellets (they were too rich for him so I switched him around 2.5 months old), I give him handfuls of alfalfa hay. My question is, how much alfalfa hay should he be getting? or how much is too much? I know every bunny is different with what they need based on size, etc., but he would eat the entire bag if I gave it to him… I know it’s very rich, so I don’t want to overdo it.
  
  I give him a small handful in the AM and PM, and a little extra for a treat on occasion … but boy does he love it. I never gave it to my other bun, so I had no idea how obsessed they are with it! I just hope he doesn’t hate me too much when I stop giving it once he’s older…
  
  Thanks everyone.
- 05/13/2010 at 5:21 AM
  Sarita
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  I would just give a small handful.
- 05/13/2010 at 6:04 AM
  Beka27
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  There isn’t any hard and fast rule for the exact amount. I think a handful is good. Is he eating the timothy hay too?
- 05/13/2010 at 8:46 AM
  Ali925
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  Thanks Sarita and Beka..
  Yes he eats the timothy hay, I think most of the time when I look in on him he’s munching on a piece… I think he likes hay better than pellets. I’m glad for that. Whatever alfalfa hay I give him, he pretty much eats right away…it’s a small handful. So the rest of the day he has timothy. I guess I’ll reduce to once a day instead of twice.
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