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Forum DIET & CARE What’s your bunny’s favorite type of hay?

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    • FluffyBunny
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        I’m just curious. I was looking at all of the exotic types of hay at Petco the other day, and I started wondering how many bunnies actually like brome hay or bluegrass hay. I think timothy is probably the most popular, but I think it would be nice to see what other hays are popular.

        I get all of my hay from my local HRS chapter. Mr. Bunny and Ms. Rabbit both love the timothy hay that they sell – it’s soft, leafy, and sweet smelling hay. They eat 1-2 flakes (equivalent of maybe 1-2 90oz bags) per week. I happen to have a worsening hay allergy (I can’t handle timothy without breaking out in a rash and almost passing out), so I’m trying to switch them to orchard hay (which I’m also allergic to, but not quite as bad). Mr. Bunny likes it, but Ms. Rabbit doesn’t seem to eat it, so I guess I’m still looking for a type of hay that works for all three of us.


      • TriBun
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           My bunny’s have just discovered wheat hay and they LOVE it. I went through an entire minibail in a week when usually it takes two. A close second is oat hay. They seem to like the stiff, yellow types of hay.

          I have a really bad Timothy hay allergy too, FluffyBunny. I have to use a mask if I feed it to them and if it pokes me I swell up like crazy. I’ve had the least reaction to oat hay, but it’s kind of hard to find right now. Anything you do find is full of burs. You might also want to try Timothy 2nd cut. I had less of a reaction to that one and it’s soft so it doesn’t poke you. However, 2nd cut can’t be fed exclusively.


        • LittlePuffyTail
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            My buns have never had brome or blue grass. They’ve only had Timothy and Orchard and they prefer Orchard. Although this last bag I got from Oxbow has a lot of brown and dust in it and they are not crazy about it.


          • Sam and Lady's Human
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              My girls prefer orchard, but I do too since I’m allergic to timothy. I do still give them timothy so they have a selection, but I basically have a large box in each pen I stuff with timothy once a week (with a mask on) and I’m generally ok. We run an air filter in their area so I think that helps. I also buy oat and botanical and mix those with the orchard and timothy, they are a huge hit.


            • kinggoblin
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                Mine likes Orchard or Botanical hay the most, he usually just eats timothy though.


              • Monkeybun
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                  orchard, followed closely by oat, especially the BB stuff lol.


                • Bumblebunny
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                    Bumblebunny love a mixture. He gets BB Bunnyblend and Oat and Wheat. When he gets a new basket of hay he jumps in and digs for his favorites, but he does eat everything in the basket.


                  • Rabbit lover
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                      My bunnies go crazy for orchard grass they adore it!

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