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Rabbit Food, switching rabbit food| Laura |
 Posted: Nov 7 2008, 12:54 PM
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Hi!
I am trying to switch my rabbit over to Oxbow pellets rather than the cheap bulk food he is eating now. I have tried to mix it together so as to introduce the new food slowly into his diet, but he picks around the oxbow pellets and only eats his original food. Is there anything else that I can try? I really want him to be on oxbow pellets because I know that is pretty much the best food you can buy for rabbits! Thanks, Laura -------------------- 1 German Shepherd
2 Cats 1 Holland Lop Rabbit 1 Guinea Pig 55 Gallon Aquarium with: 2 Comet Goldfish 1 Pleco 5 Gallon Aquarium with: 2 Glo Light Tetras 1 Black Skirt Tetra 1 Bloodfin tetra |
 
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| Robyn |
Posted: Nov 7 2008, 02:33 PM
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If mixing didn't work, then go cold turkey. He may not want to eat for a few days but will eventually have no choice. Do you feed other things besides pellets such as fruits, vegetables, and hays? If not, I suggest adding other things. My buns always eat the pellets as a last resort!
You could also make some "magic food" which is what I used to make for Jimmy. In a jar, I put the Oxbow timothy based pellets (less than 1/2 of the jar). Then, I added in papaya, bromelain, and acidiphilus pills (which you wouldn't need to do) which were mortared and pestled. The secret ingredient was anise which rabbits can't resist. Then, I put in warm water, shook it, and let it soak up the water until you get a porridge from it. You could try something similar and add in whatever you want, whatever he likes - bananas, pineapple juice, apples, whatever. Try to limit the sugar though. Once wet, the mush lasts at least a few days in the refrigerator. Good luck! -------------------- Robyn, Former Analytical Chemist, Zone 6/7, Maryland
Servant to 4 cats, 2 rabbits, 3 guinea pigs, 3 chickens, 1 redbellied turtle, 3 freshwater aquariums (65, 50, & 20 gallons), 2 saltwater aquariums (6 and 12 gallon nano cube reefs), 7 outdoor ponds (1800, 153, 50, 30, 20, 20, & 12 gallons), 1 indoor pond (50 gallons, winter only), crickets, mealworms, six-spotted roaches, and hundreds of fish (of about 18+ species), amphibians, snails, shrimp, corals, crabs, worms, and so on in those aquariums and ponds. A mostly full list of my current animals is at http://www.fishpondinfo.com/animals/animallist.htm   http://www.fishpondinfo.com http://www.pondshowcase.com |
 
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| Pool Guy |
Posted: Nov 8 2008, 12:08 PM
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Maybe it's from my days of watching Bugs Bunny ... I always thought rabbits would like to eat carrots!!
PG -------------------- 900 gallon liner pond w/koi, goldfish, mosquito eaters
26 gallon aquarium w/neon tetras, black neons, harlequin rasboras, shrimp, snails Southern California zone 9a  |
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| Robyn |
Posted: Nov 8 2008, 08:43 PM
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My three buns do eat carrots. Too much carrot though is bad; it has a lot of sugar believe it or not. It also dyes their urine red orange. I've had a few people freak that their buns were bleeding; some even asked if they menstruate (they don't)!
-------------------- Robyn, Former Analytical Chemist, Zone 6/7, Maryland
Servant to 4 cats, 2 rabbits, 3 guinea pigs, 3 chickens, 1 redbellied turtle, 3 freshwater aquariums (65, 50, & 20 gallons), 2 saltwater aquariums (6 and 12 gallon nano cube reefs), 7 outdoor ponds (1800, 153, 50, 30, 20, 20, & 12 gallons), 1 indoor pond (50 gallons, winter only), crickets, mealworms, six-spotted roaches, and hundreds of fish (of about 18+ species), amphibians, snails, shrimp, corals, crabs, worms, and so on in those aquariums and ponds. A mostly full list of my current animals is at http://www.fishpondinfo.com/animals/animallist.htm http://www.fishpondinfo.com http://www.pondshowcase.com |
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| Laura |
Posted: Nov 19 2008, 09:54 AM
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Hi!
It has been almost five days now that I have been feeding Oxbow food to my rabbit. He is still refusing to eat it. He hasn't eaten any of it that I know of since I switched it. Right now the only thing that he will eat is his timothy hay. Should I just give up and switch him back to his regular food? Any other suggestions? Thanks, Laura -------------------- 1 German Shepherd
2 Cats 1 Holland Lop Rabbit 1 Guinea Pig 55 Gallon Aquarium with: 2 Comet Goldfish 1 Pleco 5 Gallon Aquarium with: 2 Glo Light Tetras 1 Black Skirt Tetra 1 Bloodfin tetra |
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| Robyn |
Posted: Nov 19 2008, 02:55 PM
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In five days, he has only eaten his hay? If so, then, yes, switch him back to his old food. It may not be as good for him but he needs to eat! Try at first putting some old food on top of the new pellets so maybe he could eat some new ones by accident. Some rabbits just won't eat certain things. I had one that refused to ever eat any hay, and he was always sick as a result.
-------------------- Robyn, Former Analytical Chemist, Zone 6/7, Maryland
Servant to 4 cats, 2 rabbits, 3 guinea pigs, 3 chickens, 1 redbellied turtle, 3 freshwater aquariums (65, 50, & 20 gallons), 2 saltwater aquariums (6 and 12 gallon nano cube reefs), 7 outdoor ponds (1800, 153, 50, 30, 20, 20, & 12 gallons), 1 indoor pond (50 gallons, winter only), crickets, mealworms, six-spotted roaches, and hundreds of fish (of about 18+ species), amphibians, snails, shrimp, corals, crabs, worms, and so on in those aquariums and ponds. A mostly full list of my current animals is at http://www.fishpondinfo.com/animals/animallist.htm http://www.fishpondinfo.com http://www.pondshowcase.com |
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