Will hay make my rabbit fatter?

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- 10/19/2013 at 2:15 AM
  Melissa
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  I understand that rabbits are suppose to have unlimited hay for their digestive system, but would it make them gain weight from how much they eat hay?
  
  it’s quite a newbie question, but I am just curious :0
- 10/19/2013 at 2:19 AM
  bpash89
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  Nope. Regular hay (not alfalfa) has next to no nutritional value. It would be like a human eating plain popcorn all day long. It makes you feel full but doesn’t actually do anything for you.
  Rabbits are designed to live on a low-nutrition diet and they need hay to wear down their teeth and keep their digestive track constantly moving. They definitely won’t get fat from it though.
- 10/19/2013 at 10:34 AM
  tanlover14
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  Bpash is correct. Hay will not make them fat and the more they eat – the happier you should be!
  
  Alfalfa should definitely be avoided after 7 months old unless given as a treat.
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