I've tried mixing it with pellets or fruits but they just dug it up to get the fruits or pellets and throw away the hay all the place.. I've also tried to pile a bunch of hay on the floor but again they just step and pee on it.. Also the hay racks, they just dug it out and left it tho I change it regularly to keep it fresh..help mee😅
Try taking hay in your hand and giving it to them....my rabbit wasn’t eating hay so I gave it to her out of my hand and she ate it. I hope I could help you !!
@@willowthebunny7 did the same but she would bite it and then break it apart, she would move her head in a way to disprove of me giving her hay. She hooked on pellets and idk what to do?
I fed Oxbow (the Bulk 50lb boxes) For awhile but switched to SPS because Oxbow's was always 1st cut stuff and Storm and Misty where only eating the heads and wasting alllllllll the rest -_- So even though SPS is more expensive I have saved money because they eat all of it xD
101rabbits , I have a rabbit that I adopted from a person who did not give her hay. I'm not sure how I should introduce her to hay. how should I show her hay?
tony tran You can change your hay when they grow to an adult. Alfafa hay is unhealthy for your adult rabbit. It has too much calcium and can make their pee milky, and can even lead to kidney stones. Alfafa is more suitable for pregnant, breastfeeding, and young rabbits. But u can still give them little amounts of alfafa hay. Hope this helps 😁
3 years late but slowly mixing hays (this works with pellets too) is not only more likely to work, but less likely to cause GI stasis or an angry rabbit. also most claims about alfalfa being dangerous are unfounded by any science, though most prefer to feed unlimited timothy or orchard hay, and then feed an alfalfa pellet you can limit/increase if you see the rabbits ribs or spine, or if they become overweight etc. it's better to be strict about pellets and do unlimited hay than to ever try the reverse
I just wanted to thank you! I have the sweetest bunny but this stubborn little girl suddenly decided she didn't want to eat hay anymore. We tried four different brands/types and still nothing, she just throws it around. I put some in a toilet paper roll like you showed and she IMMEDIATELY started playing with it and eating it. I'm so so happy she's eating it again. Thank you!
My rabbit didn't eat few days ago. No vet available at this moment due to lockdown. So we're so worried. He had GI Stasis because he doesn't eat and poops. Good thing i watched some ideas on how to treat GI Stasis, i gave him dextrose powder mixed in water. This is his 2nd dat using dextrose water and i'm very happy that he return eating, i also gave him a little amount of pineapple juice and massage his belly. Thanks God that he's eating now and starting to poop again. First time using Hay, he doesn't want hay. So everynight and day i monitor him if he's eating even though i'm pregnant haha.
Hi.. my lionhead rabbit is a 2 month old baby. I took her to the Vet on Thursday morning because I noticed that she hasn’t pooped during the night and she also lost her appetite. She normally would nibble on her hay rack. She’s diagnosed with GI Stasis, and i hardly force feed her with Critical Care. She’s also under antibiotics and some pain relief meds for the gas as prescribed. She passed runny poop on Saturday ( that’s her first poop after being diagnosed with stasis, and quite smelly). Your bunny’s poop got back to normal right away after having stasis? Please let me know because i have so many concerns about my bun. She still has no appetite unless i offer her some lettuce and celery. She barely drinks water as well, i just trick her by deeping veggies onto the water before feeding her or sometimes thru syringe.
This was helpful! My bunny ate hay the first few days we got him and then just stopped. I added a basil leaf cut up and he immediately started chowing on the hay.
hi i have a rabbit that is 9 years old. he never liked to eat hay a lot and now that he's starting to get older the vet found out that his molars are a little bit too long...(so offcourse it will be better if he eats more hay!) in those 9 years i tried EVERYTHING possible (and a lot of different hays available there in Italy... with flowers, with herbs...). i was thinking about spraying the hay with some fruit juice (all natural without added sugar) to make it extra tasty... (he doesn't have any weight problem so extra fruit is not a problem) do you think that's a good idea? i want him to eat his hay :( ps sorry for my bad english but it's not my first language :P
@@Putra.319 my rabbit lived to be 12 which is a very long life for a bunny, he died of old age in my arms two years ago. he was very loved. I didn't got another bunny after him because no other bunny could replace him. I have 5 parrots and a dog so it's enough animals 😂
@@bohboli I didn't 😂 I tried EVERYTHING but he was soooo stubborn! with the vet we decided to give him unlimited pellets + his normal veggies. I kept putting new hay every day for the rest of his life but again soooo stubborn. we think that going blind for some reason made him stop eating the hay. thankfully he wasn't prone to tooth problems. hay is super important!
A 10 lb box of Small Pet Select Timothy Hay (2nd cutting) is $26.99 and a 9 lb bag of Oxbow Timothy Hay is 22.10 (at the moment) on Chewy with Auto Ship, so in the end you're paying a little more for SPS! About $2.70 per pound vs $2.45 per pound. The quality of hay is in both brands is great, but SPS isn't too bad, price wise, in the scheme of things!
Omg this helped sooooo much! i just got my baby bunny yesterday and he wouldn't eat hay at all. the second i put it inside a toy, he ate it up! thanks so much for this vid!💙🐰
Your videos are so helpful! I'm getting a new bunny so I've been watching your videos alot lately lol. Your bunnies are very lucky!! I have two horses so the bunny thing is kind of new to me
Oh my gosh!!! Your website has everything I've been looking for my bunny! 🐰 I've been searching high & low for 100% orchard/timothy pellets and the botanical hay looks great. I alao low the herd/hay chews👍
My problem is that my rabbit is new the lady said that she was 3 or 4 months but she is actually almost 6 months and I was giving her alfalfa but we took her the vet and the vet said to start giving her some Timothy hay so we bought some but she doesn’t really want to eat the Timothy hay so I don’t know what to do.
Thanks for the tips! I have very picky rabbits so I have had to try several types of hay before they would eat it. I use SmallPetSelect's hay, it's great! :)
I had a scare with my adopted rabbit where she ran out of the hay she came with and I got her some generic timothy. She refused to eat it. I got her a prairie mix, she didn't like it either. I got her oat hay: nope. I took her to the vet because she ended up not eating anything for a day. The lack of hay was giving her digestion pain. Finally, I went and got a bag of the brand she came with. Bingo! She was eating hay again. She still doesn't really like it but she is actively eating it each day now. I also got a sweet smelling sea grass basket to put it in and I also stuff some inside various toys which she actually prefers. Finally, the company that packs the hay she likes also makes a Foraging treat made of herbs and dried vegetables meant to sprinkle lightly on top of food or hay. She LOVES it. I use very little but it makes her nose through her hay and eat more of it. These are all good tips and legitimately work. Ty so much!
My rabbit has been perfectly fine, he’s always healthy and happy. He just won’t eat his hay. He will eat some of his pellets but not as much as he used too. I realized I was giving him too many pelts possibly and we’ve tried some different kinds of hay. I’ll be sure to find ways to encourage him to eat his hay!
Hi! Could you maybe do a video on how to safely keep you rabbit outdoors? I might have to and I was wondering if you had some safety tips on runs, hutches, and how to keep them safe in the cold and rain and wind :D
I could give you some tips if you'd like if u have a screen room I recommend put them in there but if not put blankets a hutch would be perfect because it has a roof so rain can't get through and when it is cold keep them in the garage or Maybe a heater and if they won't bite a blanket give them on I hope this helps u but over all it would be strongly recommend to keep them inside though and if u could please check out my channel I have a new video coming out around weds day-Sunday -MJ and G
could you do a baby rabbit diet video? and can I just start feeding my 1 month old rabbit Timothy hay instead of alpha hay just to make the transition of alpha hay to Timothy hay a little bit more easier?
My first bunny lived happily and without any health problems with only quality pellets and fresh veggies 12 years. I was too young and stupid ( still am) for researching bunny diet so I did the same routine for my next bunny. He is 6 years now and Holland lop and i want him to bi healthier and eat hay. How do I convience him to do so? Thank you for reply.
I just got a bunny recently and i fed him timothy hay and he loved it. Until my mom gave him lots of veggies (celery and carrot). Now he doesn't even touch the hay at all, it worries me. I tried the hidden treats, but he just dig the hay and found them. Tried the toys, didn't work either 😞 Now he only wants to eat veggies and small cuts of fruit. 😣 spoiled rotten
because celery and carrot are just fatty foods to rabbits. I mean would you eat a plain biscuit or a tray of doughnuts xD get some greener veggies in him like parsley (not too much), broccoli, kale... then he might eat hay again! this is starting to work with my bunny. I used to feed him too many pellets :/
My rabbit seems to like to eat only pellet and is not eating hay. Today, we saw him starting to eat plastic/cotton from the training pad. Suggestions appreciated. Should we just give him more pellets so he stops eating the training pad? :( Will try your solutions. Thank you.
thanks for the tips! your buns are adorable. I only have one little lionhead rabbit who was found outside. quick question, today will be a full week since we spayed her, do you think it'll be ok if she comes out of her cage to play? her incision looks very good and the fur is growing back nicely. she's been itching to come out and run around.
+chaldogrl101 Haha I'm sure you did! My bunnies always make me feel like a horrible human when they have to be locked in a cage for medical reasons. :p
my rabbit's first try of hay was yesterday, she ate it. But now she seems like playing it, scattering it all over the place. Hahaha I'm feeding her star grass hay.
My rabbit does not eat hay. I have been giving him a substitute which is corn leafs (vet suggestion). I stopped giving him pellets for a week because that’s what I’ve read/watch in order for him to start getting interested in hay. But I noticed that he is no pooping and getting to skinny. He eats the corn leafs only when they are fresh but not the 70 percent. Should I continue giving him the 1/4 cup of pellets a day? Help!
my rabbit is 15 weeks old and eats alfalfa hay and alfalfa pellets perfectly but i’ve tried to introduce lettuce and cilantro to him but he is not interested in it at all and will not eat them. any tips i really want him to try new foods
Hi, could you recommend me some herbs to put on hay for my 9yo mini lop? i feel he's not eating enough hay, and would like your opinion on what worked for you?
Here only chipsi meadow hay is available in pet stores and my rabbit doesn't seem to like it much. Should i keep him more hungry so that he starts eating hay
My baby holland lop (guessing about 9 weeks old) has a hard time eating hay. She is always digging for the little pieces like she can't figure out how to chew the big pieces. I watched her today and she attempted to chew a big piece but tried to chew it from the side instead of straight on like my adult rabbits and she couldn't grab it very well so she gave up. Is that normal?
I have to use Kaytee hay because I’m not the one paying for my rabbit because i don’t have money but it’s not bad I just wish he would eat more he is a pretty small rabbit but he’s past the growing stage he’s like smaller than ur lulu and Idk if smaller rabbits only need a little bit for their digestive system but yeah I You have any more tips please help!!
I think my bunny doesn’t eat enough hay because I feed her too much pellets and leafy greens. Can you give me tips to slowly bring down how much I feed her? Also should I switch her hay? She eats it just not much. Please help (Edit) Also she moves her litter box around, and I made her a hay feeder out of a cardboard box, but since she moves her litter box around it’s not above her litter box anymore
Need link to the video about the various hay containers you’ve used, please. The SPS links above don’t work anymore. Did you make your hay box (with the holes) or buy? If bought, where?
my rabbit is 2 years old and he never ever eaten hay. now his teeth are growing and he still doesn't eat it. i did all 5 tips, but still he just refuses it. it is the third day that i put only hay and water in his litter box and he prefers to be hungry than eat it. at first he ate very little but now he has been hungry for to days. I'm very worried and will be very glad if u can tell me what to do to make him eat hay.
My rabbit ignores the hay. Or he will push it away to edges with his paws. He likes a tidy floor It’s hilarious. It looks like he’s going to scrub the floor. I did notice he likes the Meadow grass by Oxbow. But expensive but if he’s actually eating it and not pushing it away then I guess that’s a good thing.
My rabbit hay has dry carrot pieces in some of it, she won't even dog through it though, I have to get them and some hay in my hand and she will go straight for the carrots :( she is 7 weeks old and I've had her for a week
the problem I have is that this was a rescue and from the beginning she does not eat hay, I feed her with other things but she does not love the hay as she should.
My bunny echo has just been to the vet 4 his vaccination and there's nothing wrong with him and he usually gobbles up the hay but he isn't eating it. He's an outdoor bunny and I think the reason might be that I recently took the bottom of his hutch off and he has grass as his floor. I know that he really likes grass too. Do you think this is why? Should I put the bottom back? Plz reply
+Echo Rabbits Did he stop eating after getting the shot? If so it could be a reaction to it and I would take him to the vet ASAP. I would take him to the vet no matter what if he's not eating. Also I would strongly encourage you to bring your bunny inside. It is much safer for rabbits to be indoors and they have longer life spans. It will also help you keep an eye on him while he's not doing well.
I just adopted a bunny at petsmart yesterday. I was told they were feeding him Timothy hay and pellets but I feel the bunny isn't eating the hay. He seems uninterested in the hay. My bunny eats the pellots but not often. what should i do? Is he not eating a lot because hes getting used to his new home?
Is it alright to feed rabbits hay from your local farm? I live very close to a small farm and they sell all types of hay and i just get Timothy hay to feed to my rabbits. I was not sure if its the best type to give to them, but they both really enjoy it.
+Cali Myers Yes it's perfectly fine! I used to feed hay from a local farm also until I moved to an area where hay is hard to find! Just be sure to get grass hay and not have to much alfalfa or clover in it.
My rabbit is almost 8 months, were you saying Timothy hay is fine? What about pellets? Is Timothy a good choice and is it healthy for them especially my rabbit who is almost 8 months?
I have tried ALL oxbow hay (trust me, every kind) and ALL small pet select. nothing He show any interest in hay only alfalfa. strange??? Ive tried mixing and he digs out the alfalfa. No interest in toys... he is strange but happy does binkys and flops. He also gets the zoomies. He is very happy. Gets 1/4 cup of pellets and and fresh veggies.
My bunny ( Lion head) dosen't eat hay.What should i do? All he eats is: Apple ,salad, carrots, palads,more vegetables...and.. that's all..( he is very picky)
Pet co pet smart any pet store baycily and my Walmart even sells hay and it would be help full if u check my channel out I have a new video coming up around weds day-Sunday thx -MJ and G
My rabbit just doesn't want to eat hay! I tried so many types I could possibly find but the only kind of herbs/hay he eats is what my mom trims from her garden. He only likes freshly cut hay *facepalm* Now I use the non eaten hay as litter cover...
Haha help I'm having the same problem! I've tried every hay brand in the UK but my little bun just won't have it. He hates the cheap stuff, he hates the fresh stuff, he likes the middle ground stuff but literally you find one good brand and then their stock changes and he decides he's not going to have that bale of hay!! I've probably wasted at least £100 on hay on him that he's not eaten!! I use most of it as litter cover now because I just can't justify. lol
So i’m not sure what’s available where you live but I recently had a similar problem! My rabbit is really picky, she’ll get bored of her current hay really quickly or decide she doesn’t like it any more. So at my local pet store, Oxbow was selling small 15oz bags for about $5 each. I purchased one of each of the types (Oat hay, western timothy, alfalfa, orchard grass, and botanical). It was surprisingly cheap! I told myself I would let her try the oat hay, western timothy and orchard grass mixed together and I sprinkled some botanical and alfalfa on top! She loved foraging through the hay to find the different sweetnesses and textures and smells, and I found that my rabbit liked a mix of a few hats rather than one specific hay! I would recommend a mixture of a few types of hay if that’s available and affordable for you, as long as you make sure the hays your mixing together is appropriate for your rabbits age! Hope this helps! ✨
I think my rabbit is sick and my mom said “I’m not taking it to the vet” and she is bleeding which I’m pretty sure means she isn’t getting enough fiber
any tips on getting a rabbit to gain weight? he eats a good amount of hay and around 3/4 a cup of Burgess excel pellets but never seems to gain weight :(
+tina c How much does your rabbit currently weigh and what breed is he? 3/4 cup of pellets is an awful lot of pellets for a rabbit! If he isn't gaining weight by eating that I honestly think he needs to be seen by a vet. How old is he?
+101rabbits I'm not sure how much he weighs but you can feel his little hip bones :( he's around 7 and not sure on the bread since he's a rescue but he's long haired, possibly a mix breed I've asked the vet but living in ireland there's very few vets that will even treat a rabbit or that know much about them! I'm not sure if it's just because he's so old I got him around 6 years ago and he was extremly underweight as he was abused but he gained all the weight and in the past year he seems to eat more but weigh less and I've called vets in my area and they won't even examen him they just say its because he's old but I feel bad that I know he's quite skinny
+tina c Hmm. That's really tough about the vet situation. As for how thin he is, it's ok to feel their bones, and actually healthy! If you couldn't feel them he would be obese! If you'd like, you could DM me on my Instagram @official101rabbits and show me a picture of him. I could try to help you more there.
+101rabbits My rabbits are just very picky and I think they do not like hay I've given them different types of hay( and mixed them up), but they just do seem to like it. I just gave up and give them grass now, which they seem to like betterDo u know a way to get my rabbit to eat hay because I'm starting to run out of grass in my backyard from cutting it up.PLZ REPLY!
+101rabbits I haven't tried oxbow botanical hay yet but I will try!Their diet is usually different types of grass mixed up, vegetables and some pellets( but not a lot of pellets). thank you!
My boyfriend spoiled my rabbit by giving him a lot of pellets and other good rabbit food, so now when I came home I am trying to get him eat hey but he just wont eat it as he eat before. When he was kid he eat a lot of hey, maybe he eat little because he grow old? i saw last time him 8 mounts ago, because I am traveling around the world hitchhiking, so I am not sure is he eat littlebeat now because he is spoiled or because he is older. What is normal amount for 1 year old rabbit to eat?
adopted a one year old rabbit; he will NOT eat timothy/alfalfa (recommended by vet) HAY. He will not touch ANY of the veggies = cilantro, parsley, green pepper, kale, romaine lettuce, mint, cucumber, and the list down. He will only eat his pellets and fruit, which I know is considered a treat. He will also eat oats, again, a treat. When I took him to the vet I was supposed to 'force feed' . This is crazy! Had a rabbit for 10 years and this guy is driving me bonkers!!
