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In the wild, when they are out of their burrows, they are constantly nibbling grasses and plants. This is very important to keep their digestive system moving correctly. As herbivores, their teeth grow throughout their lives, just like horses teeth. Rabbits have a specific chewing action when eating grass and hay. This ensures their teeth are worn down and kept at a safe length. Rabbits that do not grind their teeth down can develop sharp, painful ‘spurs’ on their teeth, which lead to dental issues and difficulty eating. 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It might also be dusty which could cause respiratory problems\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Choose hay that is pale green to pale gold in colour.\u003C\u002Fstrong> If it looks dull and brown then it might have been harvested once it was past its nutritional best\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Scatter dried herbs, nuggets or slices of apple or carrot\u003C\u002Fstrong> amongst the hay to encourage your rabbits to forage and keep active\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Place hay on different levels. \u003C\u002Fstrong>Using a hay rack can encourage rabbits to eat. Make sure you have a supply of hay near where they toilet to encourage them to eat hay whilst visiting that area (rabbits like to poo & chew!)\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Rearrange their hay rack each morning and evening and change their hay daily.\u003C\u002Fstrong> If your rabbits have picked through the hay then they will often have eaten their favourite things. By moving the hay you might expose fresh and tasty sections that were hidden. Never wait for your rabbits to eat all their hay before topping it up. Rabbits are just like us and have specific preferences. Hay that is left after 24hrs should be put aside for bedding hay, and fresh hay should be provided\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Make your own hay rack and make toys using hay.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Examples include, homemade hay racks using kitchen whisks, edible twigs, cardboard tubes and paper boxes\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Provide separate areas for eating hay and bedding hay.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Or, use a different type of hay or specific bedding, for example, straw or shredded paper\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>If you are still struggling to encourage your rabbits to eat more hay, Supreme Pet Food have developed a new diet called \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsupremepetfoods.com\u002Ffiba-first-2\u002F\">Fibafirst®\u003C\u002Fa>. It provides much higher levels of fibre (up to 30%) than many brands, therefore it is closer to the natural grass-based diet of a wild rabbit. It contains longer fibres, which means that rabbits have to chew the pellets. This promotes good dental health and extends their feeding time, helping to prevent boredom. You can read more about hay for rabbits \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsupremepetfoods.com\u002Fhay-hay-hay\u002F\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Fresh vegetables and leafy green\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>s\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Around 10% of your rabbit’s diet should be fresh and washed vegetables, herbs, plants and leafy greens. How much is 10%? It usually equates to an amount about the size of your rabbit’s head or an adult human-sized handful. 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Rabbits only need a very small amount of this concentrate each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To keep it simple, your rabbits daily diet should be:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\u003Cli>A ball of hay, about the size of their body per day\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Fresh food, about the size of their head per day\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Pellets, around 25g\u002Fkg body weight per day, depending on the brand. Splitting this into two meals is better for rabbits\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Cp>For example, a 1kg rabbit will need 25g of pellets per day, and a 2.5kg rabbit will need 65g of pellets per day.\u003Cstrong>\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Why do vet’s no longer recommend muesli diets for rabbits?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Rabbit muesli is a mixture of cereals, legumes, pellets, extrusions and, in some cases, other ingredients such as locust beans or alfalfa. Cereals are the staple ingredients; they are high in starch, and low in fibre and minerals. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muesli looks appealing to us because of the variation in colour and different shapes in the bag. However, it also allows rabbits to pick and choose each mouthful and only eat their favourite things. This is called ‘\u003Cstrong>selective feeding\u003C\u002Fstrong>’. Rabbits usually like to eat the bits that are high in sugar and\u002For starch first. A diet that is high in sugar\u002Fstarch but low in fibre and minerals can lead to serious health problems, including dental disease, obesity, digestive problems and flystrike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering muesli to a group of rabbits means that the dominant individuals will eat the most palatable ingredients, such as calcium deficient maize and peas. 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