Are there any veggies/greens I can give my rabbit regularly that are high in protein? He refuses to eat timothy hay, according to his previous owner he always has, and I'm worried about his diet. He's a healthy weight, maybe a little lean, but I'm worried he might be missing out on a key part of rabbit diet.
Hay constitutes 80% of their diet. I would reccomend trying meadow hay, orchard, and other brands of Timothy. I had one rabbit i kid you not feast on meijer brand hay but refuse oxbow. Then I had one refuse everything but oxbow hay. I genuinely would rather you even try to feed fresh grass or grow timothy grass rather than try to replace hay with greens because its that important in their diet. Its a pain in the ass process but ultimately they need that as a big nutritional aspect of their diets. You can even try oxbow hay toppers to entice hay eating
I find sometimes for reluctant buns, try offering extra soft hay. Sometimes dental issues play a part. I reccomend rabbit hole hay. Its a top notch brand and can be ordered on Amazon. Their hay tends to entice reluctant buns.
non bunny owner so iām unsure if this idea would workā¦ but thatās why i want to ask!!!
what about making treats with hay as a main ingredient? blended hay mixed with favourite greens or diluted fruit juice? things of the sort? obviously this wouldnāt make up the 80%, but to bridge the gap between finding a hay theyāll eat?
iād like to rescue buns one day and never considered that they could refuse hayā¦ how strange.
