25/06/2025
🐰Rabbit Awareness Week 2025 🐰
The focus for Rabbit Awareness Week this week is “Happy Hoppy Homes” and spreading awareness on the importance of suitable environments for pet bunnies.
Throughout the week, our nurse Jade will be sharing lots of information about keeping rabbits as pets and ensuring they have a happy life.
Todays topic is: Diet
🐇 Choosing the best rabbit food for your bunnies can seem confusing. They are complex animals that need a balanced diet with the right mix of fibre, vitamins and minerals to stay happy and healthy.
🐇 They are herbivores, this means rabbits need a plant-based diet with lots of fibre. Fibre is a key part of their diet and it keeps your rabbits’ digestive system healthy and moving, helping to prevent illnesses such as gut stasis. An easy way to get lots of great fibre in their diet is to make sure your rabbits have unlimited access to good quality, dust extracted feeding hay or fresh grass.
🐇 It’s a good idea to always monitor your rabbit’s weight by weighing them regularly. This helps you to keep an eye on their overall health too. If you have any concerns about your rabbit’s weight, or if your rabbit is not eating, seek the advice of your vet.
🐇 Muesli has been found to cause rabbits to selectively feed. This is when rabbits eat some of the high sugar elements and leave behind the high fibre parts. This leads to rabbits eating an unbalanced diet which can result in poor health, including dental disease and obesity.
Following the Excel Feeding Plan and feeding rabbit nuggets rather than muesli can help ensure your rabbits are getting the best diet and prevents selective feeding.
Your rabbits’ diet should be 85-90% high quality feeding hay or fresh grass, supplemented with nuggets and fresh greens, as well as fresh water and the occasional treat.
