Not eating alot of hay

[Winnie]

My 4-months old, 2.5lb holland lop has recently been introduced to veggies. I’ve been giving him just shy of a cup of veggies a day. The problem is, ever since I’ve started giving him veggies, he’s stopped eating hay. I mean he’ll munch on a strand every now and then but for the most part, he is really not eating much hay. He used to eat about a handful (which isn’t very much… definitely not the 70% of diet as suggested by the House Rabbit Society) but now I don’t even have to refill his hay rack every day. I know some people say that I should cut back on his pellets but when I went to the vet he was very adamant that I give him unlimited pellets until he gets a little older. I’ve tried giving him timothy hay, meadow grass, botanical hay, and putting some of the hay topper that I bought from binkybunny… He won’t eat it!! What should I do? Thanks!!

Little guy definitely loves his veggies…

[HotGinRun]

I am having the exact same problem. I’m kind of worried. So far, I have been able to tempt my baby bun with alfalfa hay. I know it’s really high in protein and calcium, but I think some roughage is better than no roughage at all. I try to give him more of the stalks than anything else.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Totally alfalfa is hay too and fine to give especially to young bunnies mix some in with other hays to entice. You can also add a flower mix (like that sold on this site) to encourage eating. Adding less hay more often will make it seem like a limited resource, and is often a successful way to excite them about eating it. And lastly yes you can reduce pellets

[HotGinRun]

Oh and he also seems more inclined to eat hay if I put a great bunch of it in his litter box.

[luvmyhunybuny]

The only hay my picky buns will eat is the Sierra Valley Sunset Sweetness. I would give alfalfa since he is so young.

[Winnie]

Would giving him alfalfa hay make it hard to stop feeding it to him once he gets older? Cinnabun is soooooo stubborn, I feel like once he tastes something better he’s never going back to good old timothy hay :/

[Sarita]

I wouldn’t do the alfalfa – it’s not really a grass hay and he is getting alfalfa pellets anyway isn’t he?

I think I would decrease the veggies a bit and see if that helps.

[Winnie]

It’s as if Cinnabun knew I was going to cut his veggies or something because last night he ate ALL of his hay!! smart bunny <3

[tanlover14]

I would suggest just trying a different hay. My buns are picky and REFUSE to eat timothy hay. They literally go on strike when it goes in the hay bin. Orchard Grass and Oat Hay is a big favorite in my house!

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