A great source of crude long fiber is grass hay. This the most important food to give your rabbit.  Adults and baby rabbits can eat unlimited qualities of it.  Grass hay is especially important for the intestinal tract as it will help hair and other food travel through the digestive tract.  Examples of grass hay are timothy, oat, wheat, coastal, and brome.

You should try to feed your rabbit manly “first cut” hay.  “First cut” hay is particularly high in fiber, and gets its name because it is harvested early in the growing season.  Your rabbit may refuse to eat the thick “first cut” hay, in which case you can feed them “second cut” hay.  “Second cut” is often sweeter and more tender, which can be  more appealing to rabbits.  Keep in mind that alfalfa and clover hays should be fed in limited quantities, as these have too much protein and calcium, which can cause urinary tract problems.   A good quality first cut hay is Rabbit Timothy Hay, shown above.  It has high levels of fiber, and low levels of calcium, perfect for your rabbit.

Pellets can be a tasty treat for rabbits, but you should be sure limit their consumption, especially in adult rabbits.  If you offer your rabbit unlimited pellets they can ignore their hay.  This will be extremely detrimental to their health because they will not be consuming enough fiber.   While pellets do not contain the crude long fiber of grass hay, they do contain vitamins and minerals that are not found in hay.  Baby rabbits can eat unlimited pellets because the protein and calcium is great for their growing bones and muscles.  Sunthing Special Rabbit Pellets are a particularly good pellet brand because it is alfalfa based for added fiber.

In addition to hay and pellets, you should feed your rabbit plenty of green vegetables.  Besides broccoli, carrots, lettuce, and tomatoes, rabbits love fresh herb vegetables like dill, basil, and parsley.  Give adult rabbits at least three different types of cleaned vegetables a day.  Baby rabbits should be gradually fed small amounts of vegetables to make sure it does not upset their stomach.  Give rabbits fruit in very small  amounts, if at all, as the sugars can be hard on their digestive tracts.

Experts think that rabbits will drink more water if it is given to them out of a bowl rather than a sipper bottle.  Try the Hang-N-Lock Corner Crock for small pets, as this will allow your rabbit to drink an adequate amount of water.  If you think your rabbit prefers a sipper bottle, do not hesitate to let them use one!  What is most important is that your rabbit consumes plenty of water.

A standard measuring cup holds 8 oz.  In liquid measure: 4 oz equals 1/2 cup.  In dry measure: 4 oz (e.g. pellets) equals 1 cup.  So which cup is it?

Most pet owners try to be careful about how much they feed their pet – but due to this confusion – they could be overfeeding.  Did you know that there is about 12 oz in a standard coffee cup? 

Many of us will just scoop a coffee cup full of food and place it in our rabbits bowl. This is more than a cup!

Many of us will follow the feeding suggestion on the pet food bag or what has been recommended by their veterinarian – which is admirable – just make sure you know how much a cup really holds.

Take the time now to check how much your pet food “cup” really holds.

• Supreme is fortified to ensure a well balance blend,
• Supreme utilizes natural seeds, grains and pellets to provide your rabbit with a simple yet healthy diet.

Rabbits have special nutritional needs. Kaytee Supreme Rabbit Foods offer quality, nutritious ingredients in a mix that small animals love. Best of all, the clean, wholesome ingredients offer proteins, fiber, and other nutrients to help rabbits stay strong and healthy.

If you look at the ingredients of supreme, you will see that Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal is first on the list.  Suncured alfalfa pellets are produced from alfalfa hay, which has been ground and pelleted.

Ingredients:

Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Ground Grain Products, Plant Protein Products, Cane Molasses, Salt, Lignin Sulfonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, DL-Methionine, Vitamin A Supplement, Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Ferrous Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Niacin, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of vitamin K activity), Rosemary Extract, Citric Acid, Cholecalciferol (source of vitamin D3), Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Iodate, Biotin, Folic Acid, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite. Allergen information: Manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts and other tree nuts. 

Kaytee makes a great line of fortified rabbit food that is formulated with vitamins and minerals and is in an easy-to-chew pellet form.  To start your rabbit off right, give your rabbit the Forti-diet Prohealth Juvenile Rabbit food by Kaytee.  This fortified rabbit food contains a variety of nutrients that help support brain, heart and eye development.  It should be given to rabbits that are under 12 months of age or rabbits that are breeding.  The pellets are smaller to be easy for your young rabbit to eat.

When your rabbit is older than 12 months of age, the Forti-Diet Prohealth Adult Rabbit Food  is a great source of nutrients that adult rabbits need on a daily basis.  It also helps to maintain brain, heart and eye function and is a great source of antioxidants.  It is also made with probiotics to help maintain proper digestion and the pellet shape is easy for your rabbit to consume.

To add some crunch into your rabbit’s diet, give your rabbit Rabbit Forti-diet Crunch by Kaytee.  This fortified rabbit food has a great crunchy texture that rabbits love to nibble on.  This fortified rabbit food is also ideal for helping to keep teeth healthier.

CareFRESH Complete is a coarse mix specially formulated to provide a complete and highly palatable diet.  The line includes foods specially designed to meet the nutritional needs of individual species:

CareFresh Complete for Rabbits
Guinea pigs
Chinchillas
Rats and mice
Carefresh Complete for hamsters and gerbils

Each diet provides well-rounded nutrition with no artificial colors or fillers. 

Pet owners have been asking for a high-quality, natural course mix at a reasonable price,” said Chris Jacobs, director of Absorption Corporation’s business development unit. “We spent over a year listening to consumers, developing and testing the right formulations. The result is CareFRESH Complete, which has all the quality people have come to expect from the CareFRESH name.”

The CareFRESH brand is part of Absorption Corp., which develops, manufactures and markets proprietary, cost-effective absorbent products derived from reclaimed wood fiber (cellulose).