{"id":236,"date":"2012-04-18T01:41:47","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T01:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/?p=236"},"modified":"2012-04-18T01:41:47","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T01:41:47","slug":"the-importance-of-nutrition-in-rabbits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalmedical.net\/blog\/the-importance-of-nutrition-in-rabbits\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbit Nutrition by Dr. Ashleigh Rhoades"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most important part of the rabbit\u2019s diet is an unlimited supply of grass hay<\/strong>.\u00a0 Grass hay provides essential fiber as well as proteins, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hay also provides some of the work needed to keep the teeth worn down due to all of the chewing the rabbit needs to do to break it down.\u00a0 Hay should be kept in a box or hay rack and should always be kept available.\u00a0 Grass hay is preferred to alfalfa hay because it is lower in calories and calcium.<\/p>\n

Another important part of the diet is fresh, leafy greens which provide vitamins, mineral, proteins, and carbohydrates.<\/strong>\u00a0 When introducing greens to the diet, do so one at a time every 3 days to make sure your rabbit is handling them well.\u00a0 The amount of greens to feed is a maximum of 1 packed cup of green for each 2lbs of body weight daily.\u00a0 Some examples of greens are:\u00a0 dandelion greens, raspberry leaves, kale, mustard greens, collard green, beet greens, and cabbage.<\/p>\n

Pellets should also be a staple of a rabbit\u2019s diet.\u00a0 Commercial pellets are designed to promote rapid growth, and weight gain<\/strong>.\u00a0 Once a rabbit reaches adult size, I recommend that the amount of pellets being fed be cut down to 1\/4c per 4lbs of body weight per day (Maximum).<\/p>\n

Fruits and other vegetables should be considered more along the lines of \u201ctreat\u201d foods and should only be fed in small quantities per day<\/strong>.\u00a0 Feed healthy \u201ctreat\u201d foods a maximum of 1 level tablespoon per 2 pounds of body weight daily.\u00a0 Some examples of healthy treat foods are:\u00a0 carrots, apples, pears, peaches, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, squash, tomatoes, papayas and mangos.<\/p>\n

Make sure to speak to your veterinarian if you have any questions about the health of your rabbit.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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