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Pet rabbits do need slightly different feeding for better long term health. They are not expending the energy on litters so they get fat quite easy. It would be best not to feed alfalfa or oats except maybe a little as treats. Both these things have higher nutrients that can make fat rabbits. The excess calcium and protein from alfalfa can stress the system because they don't have a use for it and must get rid of it. This may take more water and more peeing with stronger smelling urine. Also not desirable for pet rabbits even if it didn't have potential to cause harm.A 16% pellet (I think nutrena is) and grass hay is the best basis for the diet of a pet rabbit. You can also feed a variety of fresh foods if you adjust them to it carefully. Most of these have less fat and protein than pellets which is a good thing. When feeding meat or show rabbits you often get less performance from rabbits fed a lot of fresh foods because you aren't giving them the concentration of fat, protein, and kcals to produce litters and grow those litters fast. Some prefer this for a variety of reasons but aside from a few that is a major difference between typical meat rabbit feeding and typical pet rabbit feeding. You can find stickies and many threads on fresh foods in this section. You need to be extra careful feeding human fruits and vegetables to rabbits. Our foods have been developed for appealing high sugar content and contain little fiber. Fruits and vegetables instead of forages and herbs have an increased chance of causing digestive problems and are often less healthier when fed frequently compared to foods rabbits are more likely to find and eat in the wild.
Pet rabbits do need slightly different feeding for better long term health. They are not expending the energy on litters so they get fat quite easy. It would be best not to feed alfalfa or oats except maybe a little as treats. Both these things have higher nutrients that can make fat rabbits. The excess calcium and protein from alfalfa can stress the system because they don't have a use for it and must get rid of it. This may take more water and more peeing with stronger smelling urine. Also not desirable for pet rabbits even if it didn't have potential to cause harm.
A 16% pellet (I think nutrena is) and grass hay is the best basis for the diet of a pet rabbit. You can also feed a variety of fresh foods if you adjust them to it carefully. Most of these have less fat and protein than pellets which is a good thing. When feeding meat or show rabbits you often get less performance from rabbits fed a lot of fresh foods because you aren't giving them the concentration of fat, protein, and kcals to produce litters and grow those litters fast. Some prefer this for a variety of reasons but aside from a few that is a major difference between typical meat rabbit feeding and typical pet rabbit feeding. You can find stickies and many threads on fresh foods in this section. You need to be extra careful feeding human fruits and vegetables to rabbits. Our foods have been developed for appealing high sugar content and contain little fiber. Fruits and vegetables instead of forages and herbs have an increased chance of causing digestive problems and are often less healthier when fed frequently compared to foods rabbits are more likely to find and eat in the wild.
