Your rabbit is picking around the pellets?

Answer 1

If your rabbit is eating other food presented to it, most likely the pellets are stale or tainted, and so your rabbit is finding them unappetizing. Try changing to a fresh batch and see if your rabbit likes them better. Pellets should not be purchased in large quantities or kept for long periods of time, as they can easily spoil. Also, rabbits should not be fed only pellets, they need a balanced diet which includes plenty of fresh vegetables. But if your rabbit is not eating anything at all, best get it to a vet.

Rabbits often pick through their pellets when they're given a "muesli" (pellets mixed with seeds, nuts, dried fruit or vegetables, grains, etc.). This is one reason why muesli pellets aren't good: the rabbit will eat them selectively and miss out on the right balance of nutrients. Also, they tend to be too high in fats, and sometimes proteins, so they can make rabbits sick (obese in the longterm, or GI stasis in the short-term). It's better to give your rabbits "extruded" pellets (these are just plain pellets, nothing else mixed in). Even some of these pellets are too high in fats or proteins, so you should research what makes a good pellet and read the nutritional information.

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