Hi, my name is Aileen Carol Hogspot with Friends of Rabbits, I’m here talking about how to
care for your rabbit, and we are going to discuss diet. Rabbits diet consist a majority of hay, for
instance we have Timothy hay here. There’s also a variety of others in front of me, this is rye, to
my right, I have clover with timothy, I have alfalfa , and I also have oat hay as some examples of
varieties that you can find. This tends to be little less in calorie than the ones to my right, these
should be use for younger rabbits who need that high calorie content to start building healthy
system. I also have some timothy pellets, made from the same stuff here but this are more of a
treat, where as you see we have some fruits in front of us. We have bananas, we have apple and
we also have treats that come mix in with some of the pellets that I had shown earlier. If it taste
good, it’s probably be bad for you, I’m sure we’ve all heard however with rabbits tends to be the
same thing, you don’t wanna get a lot of fruits that have high calorie content. If you wanna
healthy happy rabbit, who’s moving around a lot, you need to give them a good average balance
diet. If you give them too many treats, then they will gain weight and then that will be something
you have to work on eliminating with your veterinarian. Front of me, you can see a rabbit salad.
Now carrots, though rabbits do love carrots should be taken in moderation. Moderation were
only to be given as a treat every once in a while, including the fruits, which are high in sugars,
and these treats that I showed here, also high in calories. If you’re going to provide pellets to
your rabbit, the best suggestion is the pellet here and I would suggest that you only use to start an
eight of a cup a day, and obviously, you need to talk with your veterinarian into figure out diet
wise what would truly be appropriate for the size of your rabbit and what they’re currently
eating. Now obviously, with everyone, we need water and as do rabbits, they need a large
consistent bowl or bottle of water to be accessible so that they can keep themselves hydrated.
Keep good kidney function and organ function in general, and those are some guidelines on how
to create a balance diet for your rabbit. Next, we are going to discuss the importance of spay or
neutering your rabbit.
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