Rabbits and grass

Re: Rabbits and grass

Vicky RVN — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:13:21 GMT

My piglets eat the runs area of grass every day! Like little lawn mowers! It's not growing back that well though with the weather being so dry, so having to water it a bit every day!

Re: Rabbits and grass

NorthernLass — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:09:53 GMT

I get my chopped grass (Readigrass/JustGrass) from the local petfood/animal feed and horse feed suppliers

I'm in North London, so I go to a place near Harlow whose name escapes me at the moment, plus a Rare Breeds Farm in North Finchley. I hate to recommend them. but Jollyes also do it...

Hope you find some!

Re: Rabbits and grass

Ju_xx — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:45:10 GMT

Does anyone know where I can get readigrass from?

Re: Rabbits and grass

NorthernLass — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:15:22 GMT

I buy both bales of hay and bales of chopped dry grass (packaged up for horses)

Burgess Excel do 'posh' dry grass mixtures too...which are more expensive, but popular (try when NVS has promotional offers like during rabbit week)

I agree, don't go mad with the wet food(grass, veggies etc): they'll get the runs if you're not careful, not something you want, esp in summer. We've all dug maggots out of bottoms haven't we?

Lots and lots of dry hay and grass is much better....

Re: Rabbits and grass

Ju_xx — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:44:40 GMT

i got some soluble lawn feed the other day where you dissolve 4 scoops in 9 litres. is this the right stuff? total grass and plant growing noob! I prefer it when they have 4 legs lol

Re: Rabbits and grass

Gillian Mostyn — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:47:26 GMT

Just get some cheap grass seed (Wilkos is good for it cos you can buy whatever amount you want) and sprinkle it over the bare areas. In spring to autumn, you'll be surprised how quick it grows! (Water it in dry spells though.) As long as you are restricting them to a run, and moving it before they actually kill the grass, you should be fine for the summer. In Winter, however, you'll have to restrict them to one area and feed hay or you'll have no lawn by next year....

Re: Rabbits and grass

Ju_xx — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:40:40 GMT

ok i'll watch out for that. Not sure how often they were on grass at the rescue place. They are little hay monsters too! It's good but i'm really not used to it :p

Re: Rabbits and grass

Nikki Morris — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:36:49 GMT

Hiya!! I have two very grass hungry bunnies! Unfortunately due to weather we are having grass won't be growing very much, so it may not take them long to munch through it!! Replacing with hay is good, and watch that they dont get diarrhoea if they have not been used to going on grass before - it can be a bit of a novelty!!

Nik x