pellet food problem

[Butterscotch]

I have Kaytee fiesta gourmet food.

ok, before you say anything, I know the food I’m giving my rabbits is not the best. I mainly got it because my eldest rabbit of 6 months wasn’t eating his pellet food. i get that the dried fruit is like candy, but it encouraged him to eat his food (pellets as well). now im starting to put more pellets then dried fruit, but i know it’s still not the best.  now that he is actually eating, i was looking for some suggestions. i know oxbow is a good brand, but is there any other good food out there. 

also, it’s going to be some time before i change food just because money’s tight right now and because of that i got a large bag of it. so any suggestions as to what i can help suppliment with? 

[Bam]

I dhope nr think you have to supplement with anything other than hay and some fresh greens. If you pick out the bits of dried fruit and give him mostly pellets, he should be fine. You can save the bits of dried fruit and use them as treats. When you introduce a new type of pellets, do it slowly and gradually.

There are several good brands of pellets. Oxbow, Supreme Science Selective, Burgess, Sherwood. Look for a fiber content of 20% minimum. The more fiber the better.

[sarahthegemini]

I would continue giving him the pellets you have now but pick out the fruit bits That way you won’t waste any (you can use them as treats) and you won’t have to worry about him not having healthy pellets.

Oxbow is okay. I’ve heard good things about Sherwood.

[Butterscotch]

thanks! ill do that! and one more question: how do I encourage more pellet eating? they both can eat hay all day long which I know is good, but they don’t seem to be eating pellets? is this good? should i give less hay?

[Sirius&Luna]

Hay is the most important part of their diet. Some people (myself included) only give their bunnies a very small amount of pellets a day, around one tablespoon. Pellets are really just there so they get some of the vitamins and nutrients that aren’t found in hay, and that they would get through foraging in the wild. It shouldn’t be a main part of their diet, and you definitely don’t need to cut down on hay to get them to eat pellets. Most rabbits will get more excited about pellets as they get older, but their diet should be 85% hay, 10% veg, 5% pellets.

[Sirius&Luna]

(This is slightly different for younger bunnies, who have different requirements. If your young bunny won’t eat pellets, you might want to get her some alfalfa hay for added nutrients. Don’t add veg until she’s 12 weeks, then start very slowly)

[Sirius&Luna]

(This is slightly different for younger bunnies, who have different requirements. If your young bunny won’t eat pellets, you might want to get her some alfalfa hay for added nutrients. Don’t add veg until she’s 12 weeks, then start very slowly)

[Butterscotch]

thanks! i feel better now!

[Butterscotch]

usually, I make sure they have all the hay they want during the day. and when I’m sleeping or at work, I give them extra pellets if they run out of hay.

[Sirius&Luna]

You should make sure that they always have hay hay should never run out then pellets are just an extra, a couple of times a day.

[Butterscotch]

is Kaytee a good brand? I’m thinking of going with their supreme fortified diet food

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