Rabbits are cute and faithful animals that if you take care of them and train them well, they will love and appreciate you all their lives just like a cat or dog would. We can have them more than as a pet, as a friend, because they will always show love if we know how to take care of them.
A rabbit, in addition to walks, games and love, needs to be well fed to have a healthy body, because rabbits are especially fragile in their organisms, so a bad meal could even kill them.
If we want this kind of pet we must know how to feed a rabbit because in an oversight we could give it something that could harm it and the rabbit could get sick. Feeding a rabbit is easy if you know what kind of food to avoid and what kind of food to give it.
In addition to this, you have to follow an order to feed a rabbit, you cannot give it a single type of vegetable every day, you have to maintain an order between the types of food you give them, and although some vegetables are commonly rabbit food, it is important not to feed a rabbit with vegetables high in sugar or starches, because these can make it sick.
If you have a rabbit at home, you should learn how to feed a rabbit according to its weight and physical condition. That is why it is necessary that you guide yourself well about this and know what foods to give a rabbit.
What do you need to feed a rabbit?
- Rabbit food
- Vegetables
Instructions for feeding a rabbit
- Rabbits are herbivorous food animals, that is, feeding meat is an attack on their digestive nature, and we must highlight the foods that harm our rabbit, such as meat and eggs.
- We can give our rabbit vegetables, but not all vegetables are suitable for your rabbit’s daily diet, for example, carrots have a high degree of sugar, and this can harm your rabbit, making it prone to diabetes or Carrots should only be give them once a week and only as treats or prizes, not as regular food.
- For every kilogram of your rabbit’s weight, you should give it about 100 grams of vegetables plus 150 grams of its special rabbit food.
- The ideal is to give the rabbit hay, this is its basic food, but there is also special food for rabbits such as rabbit croquettes. These are prepared with special balanced nutrients for the rabbit’s body.
- As vegetables we can give celery, watercress and green bean shells. Avoid foods like cauliflower, onions, garlic, and potatoes, these are harmful to your body and potatoes are difficult to break down.
- We can feed it twice a day to prevent it from going through periods of hunger, but the number of times your rabbit eats per day will depend on its age and physical condition.
- Your rabbit’s diet should be accompanied by exercise, let your rabbit play in the garden and run, do not keep it in the cage.
Tips for feeding a rabbit
- You can go to a veterinarian to tell you what kind of food is best for your rabbit.
