Oxbow makes great pelleted food. They have Bunny Basics 15/23 which is alfalfa-based for young bunnies. They have Bunny Basics T (“T” for Timothy-based) for adult bunnies. Other brands that are commonly used in the U.S. are American Pet Diner and Zupreem. Kaytee makes one pellet that meets most of the requirements but I never remember which one it is, I think it’s “Rainbow” something or other?
Let me go get the specifics… I’ll add on to this.
From the BB diet page https://www.binkybunny.com/BUNNYINFO/Diet/tabid/60/Default.aspx
These are the nutritional requirements you want to look for (in regards to an adult bunny):
Recommended Nutrional Value: (Compare these against yours)
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Fiber 18% minimum (20 -25% best)
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Fat 1 – 2% max,
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Protein 12 – 14% max (long-haired breeds,angoras, need higher)
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Calcium 1% max
This is what HRS says regarding feeding baby buns rabbit.org/faq/sections/diet.html#babies
What quantities of food should I feed babies and “teenagers”?
- Birth to 3 weeks–mother’s milk
- 3 to 4 weeks–mother’s milk, nibbles of alfalfa and pellets
- 4 to 7 weeks–mother’s milk, access to alfalfa and pellets
- 7 weeks to 7 months–unlimited pellets, unlimited hay (plus see 12 weeks below)
- 12 weeks–introduce vegetables (one at a time, quantities under 1/2 oz.)
From Oxbow: http://www.oxbowanimalhealth.com/
The Bunny Basics 15/23 data:
Guaranteed Analysis
- Crude Protein min 15.00%
- Crude Fat min 2.00%
- Crude Fiber min 22.00%, max 25.00%
- Moisture max 10.00%
- Calcium min 0.50%, max 1.00%
- Phosphorus min 0.25%
- Salt min 0.50%, max 1.00%
- Vitamin A IU/KG 10,000
- Vitamin D IU/KG 400
- Vitamin E IU/KG 140
- Copper mg/kg 13
The Bunny Basics T Data:
Guaranteed Analysis
- Crude Protein min 14.00%
- Crude Fat min 1.50%
- Crude Fiber min 25.00%
- Crude Fiber max 29.00%
- Moisture max 10.00%
- Calcium min 0.35%
- Phosphorus min 0.25%
- Salt min 0.50%
- Salt max 1.00%
- Vitamin A IU/KG 20,000
- Vitamin D IU/KG 880
- Vitamin E IU/KG 140
- Copper mg/kg 20
There’s a site somewhere that has all of the nutritional facts for all the popular brands, but I don’t have the page saved, so I’ll let someone else post that link for you.
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