why food do you feed your rabbit?

Answer 1

Ours get a mix of Oxbow timothy and alfalfa pellets twice a day. They always have plenty of grass hay and we make sure they have a variety. They also get a green salad twice a day from bunny safe greens.
We give ours a very small piece of fruit (< 1 tsp a day) every morning and a half a papaya tablet each night. Of course they have fresh water all the time.
Here is some good info on diets:
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabcare.html#diet
http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_diseases/Food/feeding_en.pdf
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/diet.html

Answer 2

My rabbits are fed between 3-5 ounces of King Lifelong rabbit formula-it's good stuff because it's a fixed formula feed, meaning the ingredients never change. We were using Purina before, but we're very happy with the King feed. I don't know how far outside of California it's available though.

In addition to that, they have fresh water 24/7 and grass hay.

People have said a rabbit's diet must include veggies. THIS IS NOT TRUE. Can you feed your rabbit on a diet of veggies? Absolutely. But it is not the ONLY way to do things.

We have 26 healthy happy rabbits here (many show winners) that rarely if ever see a vegetable.

Answer 3

A good rabbit diet should consist of unlimited amounts of good quality hay - absolutely vital for their digestive and dental health. A range of veggies is also important, but not every day, too much can cause diarrhoea.

There are arguments for and against both rabbit mix and rabbit pellets. Rabbits tend to leave out the parts of the mix they don't like, so they don't get all their nutrients. Pellets are better in this respect, but it increasingly appears that commercial rabbit pellets are one of the main causes, if not the main cause, of obesity in rabbits.

Personally if I ever get a rabbit he'll be getting loads of hay, veg about 3 times a week and restricted amounts of pellets AND mix.

I agree with this list of which veggies are good, and bad for bunnies: (stay away fro iceberg lettuce)
http://www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html

Chalice

Answer 4

My Flemish Giant Rabbits eats unlimited timothy hay, pellets and vegetables. Treats, including fruits.

A Good Rabbit Diet Should Include Daily Fresh Vegetables

Alfalfa, radish, and clover sprouts, Basil, Beet greens (tops), Bok choy, Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems), Brussels sprouts, Carrots and carrot tops, Celery, Cilantro, Clover, Collard greens, Dandelion greens (NO pesticides), Endive, Escarole, Green peppers, Kale, Mint
Mustard greens, Parsley, Pea pods (the flat edible kind), Peppermint leaves, Radicchio, Radish tops, Raspberry leaves, Romaine lettuce (NO iceberg or light colored leaf lettuce, Spinach, Watercress, Wheat grass

Answer 5

feed them a complete food (little brown pelettes) as this stops selective feeding. My rabbit love veg. His faves are sweet potato, celery and mushrooms!. He also likes rabbit treats but not often.

Answer 6

Oxbow bunny basics T, Hay from a farm timothy/brome/alfalfa mix, cilantro and parsley and home made rabbit treats

Answer 7

Oxbow Bunny Basics T pellets, Oxbow Western Timothy Hay, and greens and carrots. We also give them one Nibble Ring for rabbits each day.

Answer 8

Mine have constant fresh timothy hay; they get an extruded pellet in the mornings (which is better than muesli/mix as it stops selective feeding) and a selection of veg in the evenings including radish; romaine lettuce, broccoli, pepper and celery.

Answer 9

They have real feed just like dogs and cats. Good brands are Purina or Heinold. They can have treats like lettuce and carrots every once in a while, but they can't have celery or cabbage.

Answer 10

Ours have Pets At Home or Wagg rabbit food - they are both very good quality.

We also give them fresh fruit and veg daily, and fresh hay :)