fresh bermuda grass

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I just gave my rabbit fresh bermuda grass (grown organic)she loved it can I give her this for the summer and go back to timothy hay for the winter? I looked on the kaytee website and the protein fiber minerals were the same but bermuda was lower in fat. Also does it need to be dried or is fresh ok? thanks
 
Bermuda grass is non toxic-- so fresh or dried, it is okay---Do not feed just the Bermuda-- do include other grasses and 'weeds' as the case may be-- to help ensure a balanced diet.

each plant, in Nature, provides different nutrients, different protein building amino acids, and, as you have seen by comparing timothy and Bermuda-- the fatty acids differ.
An example would be the deep rooted dandelion-- which can pull up nutrients from layers of clay/soil that are beyond the reach of alfalfa or timothy! Plants that grow in wet areas will have different mineral levels than those that grow in drier areas- even if it is the same plant! WHere a pkant gorws, ow it is managed during it's life cycles, and even how and when it is harvested, all affect the nutrient levels of the end product--whether fed fresh or dried, as a 'hay'
 
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