Dry Food For Rabbit

Dry / Concentrate Rabbit Food

Dry Food (Pellets)

Pet rabbit has traditionally been eating the kind of food as the main part of their diet but reserves today is just to feed dry food in small quantities, about 2 to 3 oz per rabbit per day ...

The "dry / solid food" we mean any commercial rabbit food available in pet shops and other retailers.

Pet rabbit has traditionally been eating the kind of food as the main part of their diet but reserves today just to feed dry food in small quantities, about 2 to 3 oz per rabbit per day (approx. One eggcup full).

This is because if the rabbits have access advertising cf for dry food, will often choose to eat is not a straw. Hay is important to wear the rabbit down the teeth and provide the necessary fiber. So rabbit eats too much dry food tend to be overweight, prone to dental problems and produce "poo stick" instead of a hard, round pellets is normal.

A small amount of dry food that is beneficial to provide the rabbit with calcium and vitamins they need.

Muesli

As the name suggests, this type of rabbit looks like a muesli mix is ​​made up of various types of dry food. It is not recommended as it can cause selective eating, where rabbits pick out the bits it likes and leave the rest, thereby losing some of the nutrients.

Nuggets

Dry food has been developed specifically to prevent selective eating and is also higher in fiber than the kind of muesli mixture. It is recommended by vets and rabbit you can eat for a small amount, about one per day for the full eggcup / small and medium-sized rabbit.

There are different versions of pieces available, such as for overweight bunny, baby bunny rabbit or older. See the manual feed on the packaging or check with your vet for feeding advice.

Rabbit Diet

The Correct Diet For Rabbit

Hay For Rabbit

Eating the right foods is important for your rabbit health and welfare and should comprise about 80% hay, 10% and 10% dry food, fresh food ...

Eating the right foods is important for your rabbit's health and welfare. Poor diet can lead to obesity, dental disease problems. Domestic rabbit diet should consist of about 80% hay, 10% dry food (commercial rabbit food) and fresh foods 10% (vegetables, fruits, etc.).

Quantities

Rabbits should be fed about their own body volume in hay every day - the haystack of your rabbit. Meanwhile you can feed around. 1 eggcup full of dry food and a variety of fresh vegetables. Dark, green leafy vegetables such as spring and savoy cabbage and carrots as possible and should be seen as a treat because they are high in sugar.

How the rabbit digestive system

Rabbits thrive working on grass only diet, high in fiber but poor in nutrients. To maximize the benefits of their food, some of which will pass through their system twice until they get a "second shot" in absorbing nutrients from it. To keep the bowel moving well rabbit they need to digest and digest fiber mixture. When rabbits eat some food, they enter the intestine and go one of two ways. Indigestible fiber passed through and come out hard, round stools. Move digested fiber to organ called the cecum where the bacteria are working on it, fermentation and makes it easier to digest. It came out as a lump of feces stick called caecotrophs, the rabbit take and swallow directly from below.

Importance of hay

Hay is the closest thing to a natural diet of grass rabbits only. It is high in fiber to make their digestive system running smoothly and grinds down your teeth. As rabbits teeth grow continuously throughout their lives, without the fibrous material they wear down teeth can become too large, causing pain and discomfort for rabbits and even prevent them altogether.

Fresh Food Rabbit ( Carrot )

Dry and fresh food

Theoretically Rabbits can receive everything they need from a good quality hay and fresh but dry food benefical to provide vitamins, nutrients and bacteria-friendly and also provide a bit of variety to the diet of rabbits. Rabbits tend to have a sweet tooth so the food is always very gratefully accepted, but must be seen more as an adjunct to the rabbit main diet of hay. 

Each rabbit diet change should be done gradually to allow time to adjust the rabbit stomach and it is a good idea to consult your veterinarian first. Always make sure that the hay and fresh water freely available at all times.