Recommendations from the Veterinarian: What to Feed the Rabbit

The rabbit is a wonderful pet. For a pet to live a long and happy life, it is important to choose the right and healthy foods.

What to feed a decorative rabbit

Rabbits are herbivores and should only eat raw plant foods in their diet. 80% hay. Until the age of 6 months, give a breath to alfalfa, then it is advisable to transfer timothy grass, hedgehogs to hay. 15% succulent feed.

Green foods form the basis of the rabbit diet from spring to late autumn. This type of food includes: vegetable tops; fodder cabbage; wild herbs; seeded cereals and legumes.

Nettle, wormwood, dandelion, couch grass, plantain, quinoa are considered the most suitable wild plants. Freshly cut greens are recommended to be slightly dried and dried in the sun. The tops of fodder and sugar beets, carrots, turnips, rutabaga,

Jerusalem artichokes are also suitable as green fodder.

What vegetables can be given to rabbits

Decorative rabbits crunch vegetables and root crops with pleasure. Your pet's menu may include carrots and turnips, radishes and radishes, Jerusalem artichoke and celery, broccoli and watercress, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. But cabbage should not be given too often. Spinach is also good to give from time to time.

What not to feed a rabbit

In addition to sweets, it is forbidden for rabbits to give sour and spicy foods and, of course, products of dubious quality.

Undesirable for a rabbit are carbohydrates that are found in foods such as bread, pasta, cereal, crackers.

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• 12 June 2023

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