Feeding your rabbit right
Hay, not carrots: the rabbit food pyramid and GI stasis signs.
About 80–85% of a rabbit’s diet should be grass hay, plus leafy greens, a little plain pellet and rare fruit or carrot. Avoid bread and starches. Not eating for 8–12 hours can mean GI stasis—see a vet.
Related breeds
Guinea Pig
Highly social—keep in pairs; communicates with charming “wheeks”.
Mongolian Gerbil
A social, low-odour, day-active rodent that loves to dig.
African Pygmy Hedgehog
Captive-bred pet species; native Iranian hedgehogs are protected wildlife.
Holland Lop Rabbit
A floppy-eared favourite; rabbits need free-roam space and company, not a small cage.
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