Feeding rabbits alfalfa hay can provide them with essential nutrients like protein, fiber, and calcium. It can also help maintain their dental health and digestive system. However, it should be given in moderation to prevent obesity and other health issues.
Feeding alfalfa hay to rabbits provides essential nutrients like protein, fiber, and calcium, which support their growth and overall health. Alfalfa hay also helps maintain healthy teeth and digestion in rabbits.
Timothy or Alfalfa.
Rabbits that old should have alfalfa hay
Use alfalfa hay, or anything you know your dwarf rabbit likes.
The same as other rabbits, hay available at all times (NOT alfalfa hay), some healthy fruit or vegetable treats here and there, and neutral water.
Alfalfa is often fed to horses to give the horse more energy. However, if fed to a horse, it should be in very, very small quantities because alfalfa is a legume- not normal grass- and legumes are very, very rich. Alfalfa will cause stones in the stomach because of how rich it is, and these stones can kill a horse when they grow to a large enough size. I avoid alfalfa at all costs just to be on the safe side, and my horse is fine without it.
Incorporating alfalfa hay into a bunny's diet can provide essential nutrients like protein, fiber, and calcium, which are important for their overall health. Alfalfa hay also helps wear down their teeth and supports proper digestion.
If your talking about alfalfa or timothy hay than they can have nibbles of it at four weeks, but if your talking about real green grass start giving it to them when there a year old, but when there over six years stop feeding them it. :)
D. H. Sherwood has written: 'Feeding alfalfa hay alone and with concentrates to dairy cows' -- subject(s): Feeding and feeds, Dairy cattle, Alfalfa as feed
Either alfalfa hay or grass hay but if would prefere alfalfa hay
Rabbits should have fresh hay available 24 hours a day. Rabbits less than 7 months old may have alfalfa hay, but older rabbits should have grass hays such as timothy or oat hay. Hay is essential to a rabbit's good health, providing the roughage that helps reduce the danger of hairballs and other blockages.
There is no such thing as providing too much hay to any rabbit, regardless of age. However, alfalfa hay is too high in protein for adult rabbits and should be reserved only for babies under 6 months. A better alternative for adult rabbits is timothy hay. Keep an ample supply of hay readily available to your rabbit at all times. It provides necessary fiber to your rabbit's diet and aids in digestion, and is something healthy for your rabbit to chew when it gets the urge to nibble.