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since petlets are made from hay also,why must we buy hay and petlets for the rabbit
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Rabbit pellets are made up of a variety of ingrediants (found on the packaging), which have all been blended together and passed through a die to produce uniform pellets that are all the same. This means that every mouthful contains exactly the same nutrition, preventing selective feeding. (Mix foods are all separate ingrediants, so the animal can choose which bits to eat and may not actually get a balanced diet.)
Pellets are designed to contain all the rabbits vitamin, mineral and calorific requirements in one easy meal. The problem with this is that it doesn’t actually work very well for rabbits.
Rabbits are a grazing species, they are evolved to eat large amounts of low-cal green stuff, so they would naturall spend a lot of time eating.
Hay is vital fopr proper digestion, wearing down teeth and preventing boredom. It should make up the largest part of the rabbits daily food intake (around 80%)
Rabbits fed exclusively or mostly on pellets will do one of two things:
1) They keep eating all the time (as nature intended) but because pellets are high in nutrition and calories, the rabbit becomes obese.
2) They only eat as much as they need, which causes thier digestive transit to slow through lack of use, can cause overgrown teeth (lack of use) and leaves the rabbi very bored.
Eating too many pellets and not enough hay frequently leads to overgrown teeth, obesity, digestive problems (inc gut stasis which can be fatal) and intense boredom leading to chronic stress!
Rabbits should be given unlimited hay, so they can eat as much as they like whenever they like. This promotes proper digestion,wears down teeth and prevents boredom – without the risk of obesity. Feeding a daily portion of pellets and a variety if fresh foods ensures your rabbit gets all the calories and nutrients it needs, without getting too much.
It is possible to feed rabbits exclusively on hay and plenty of mixed veggies, but this requires careful planning to ensure you provide a balanced diet. Feeding a limited amount of quality pellets is a fail-safe – it makes it easier to give the rabbit a balanced diet.
Hope this explains it a bit – for more info check out:
http://www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/resources/index.php?section=leaflets.html#diet
Do you mean Pellets? Look on the back of the bag, the ingredients are listed. Hay is only one ingredient, more than hay is necessary for a rabbit to thrive. Here are some links to nutritional info on the feeds I used:
Manna Pro 16% formula – http://www.mannapro.com/ss_pro_tech.htm
Manna Pro Gro 18% formula – http://www.mannapro.com/ss_gro_tech.htm
There is also a Manna Pro Sho 16% formula – http://www.mannapro.com/ss_sho_tech.htm