Calling all BUNNY keepers! Treat question?!

[dainerra]

I just buy grass hay from the feed store by the bail. It's cheaper than petstore hay and I use it in the chicken coop as well. Plus, the chickens like to eat on it a bit in the wintertime too. They scratch in it for corn.

 

[stoopid]

My bunny's favoritest treat was a slice of cinnamon raisin bread.
First thing, he would pick out all the raisins.
Loved it!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

One of the most important things about hay is the fiber it provides, to keep the digestive system moving and healthy.

 

[itsy]

Mine goes absolutely NUTS for raisins. You can't feed a ton of these, of course. To make the fun last longer, I'll cut a raisin up into smaller pieces, but then you REALLY have to watch out for your fingers! Banana is also a big fav.

Anytime we feed or give a treat, we sing this made-up song that has the same tune and the words are "Bunny-bun-bun" over and over again. So now, we can just sing that and said rabbit runs right over.

 

[NellaBean]

Rabbits have similar digestive systems to horses.....therefore most things horses can eat, rabbits can eat.

I like to feed those horse "biscuits" to my bunnies. The ones that are apple/oat/etc. I buy them from tractor supply, blue/purple bag. Bunnies love them! they kind of look like dog treats....and are very hard, so give them something good to chew on.

 

[dainerra]

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just be c areful of sugar. most horse treats have lots of molasses in them as well. Being so much smaller, bunnies are more easily over-loaded with sweets. But, they do love molasses just as much!

 

[tinychicky]

6chickens in St. Charles :

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Oh yeah ours is spoiled too. Maybe they should be penpals. They could write each other comics about how much they are loved, and how!

I always wonder if the petstore hay is too old to be of use, nutritionally? He has it, but he also eats TONS of yard growth. Indoors he has a stash of hay in his "room"., where his regular Purina Rabbit pellets and water are.

if it's greenish, it's still good is the rule, i'm pretty sure. anyway i think it's more to give them something to graze on so thier kidneys don't shut down. if your bunny's on grass all day he's probably all right.​