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  1. 02-08-2003, 06:04 PM #1
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    Rabbit Food??

    I have heard numerous times that rabbits should not be eating pellets past theirbaby stage. I only caught bits of it, and I am really confused.. Floppsy eats pellets, and we never had a problem with her eating them, she devours them! But I was wondering if it is true that rabbits as old as Floppsy should be taken off pellets? I'm going to try and see if there is any info on HRS website.
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    I have never heard that. Some rabbit live on pellets their whole life. Miss Hoppy refused them from the minute we got her, so she's a veggie diet bunny!

    http://www.rabbit.org will answer all your questions.
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    I havn't ever heard that either.I have raised rabbits for about 35 years. It is formulaed just for them.
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    my rabbits always ate pellets throughout their entire lives! one of my rabbits lived a really long time, and she was fed on only those and veggies...
    I've been BOO'd!
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    OK, I was really confused there! Thanks for the help!
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    Alfalfa can cause problems for some rabbits such as bladder stones and urinary track infections....but this is ONLY if there is a LOT of calcium/fiber. Rabbits should have free feed of pellets while babies, then gradually reduced as they get older.


    My rabbits ate pellets forever and I had no problems. You can do a search online for more info.

    Try typing in "dangers of alfalfa pellets in rabbits" "Is alfalfa bad for rabbits?" "How to choose a good brand of rabbit pellets" etc. Something should come up giving you more info...most people are now choosing to feed timothy pellets andhay because it's gentler on the digestive tract.
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    I KNEW someone had posted about this before on this forum and I have finally found it....a very informative article for all bunny owners!


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    Thanks Luckies4me! I love learning new things about bunnies, so when I become old enough to support a few(of course indoor-born), I can know more about what to avoid, etc.
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    Jilly loves Pellets. Are there a diffrent kind of pellets besides Alfa pelets???

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    Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
    Jilly loves Pellets. Are there a diffrent kind of pellets besides Alfa pelets???

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    Yes ma'am... www.oxbow.com or www.oxbowhay.com (forgot which it is...) They have a timothy pellets.
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    Originally posted by zippy-kat


    Yes ma'am... www.oxbow.com or www.oxbowhay.com (forgot which it is...) They have a timothy pellets.
    Thank you!

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    Yea, I noticed, LOL

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    In the past I have always fed my bun buns pellets....along with veggies,and i never had a problem with it......
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    im going to go to the petshop and ask for the ingredients to their pellets....(the stupid pellets dont even have ingredients on them)
    even if they dont have alfalfa, r they still hard on a ratties tummy?
    I've been BOO'd!
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