The Dangers of Serving Food Pellets
According to some sources, high-quality of commercial rabbit food pellets provides good amount of nutrients and vitamins for your pet. In fact most experienced rabbit veterinarians are recommending food pellets but with the strict limited amount to be served regularly. It is recommended that you should be serving no more than 1/8 cup of quality pellets per 5 lbs. of rabbit on a daily basis.
At some point, food pellets can be a threat into your pet's health especially when you are serving pellets that contains malicious sorts of ingredients. You have to know that some pellets contains dried fruit, seeds, nuts and some food coloring that are attractable to the humans eyes but they are completely unhealthy for your pet to digest.
Thus, you have to make sure that that label of the product does not contain any of those. A good quality of pellet that is important for you to look for must have at least 22% crude fiber, 14% protein, 1% fat and 1.0% calcium.
Pellets are primary intended to be served as a mixture for hays or grasses. It isn't meant to be served as a full meal for your rabbit as its regular diet. No matter the quality of pellets that you are feeding to your pet, it will soon going to have a side effect.
Pellets are primary intended to be served as a mixture for hays or grasses. It isn't meant to be served as a full meal for your rabbit as its regular diet. No matter the quality of pellets that you are feeding to your pet, it will soon going to have a side effect.
You will begin to notice that your rabbit will be ignoring the hays and simply picking the pellets out. If you persist on serving such diet then your rabbit will suffer from health problems and obesity.
If you insist of feeding your rabbit with food pellets because your pet seems to enjoy it, little-by-little the unhealthy conditions will be observed. You will notice that your bunny will suddenly be very picky.
Unhealthy Conditions Contributed by Food Pellets
If you insist of feeding your rabbit with food pellets because your pet seems to enjoy it, little-by-little the unhealthy conditions will be observed. You will notice that your bunny will suddenly be very picky.
Even if you serve plenty of hays or grasses, your pet will only eat a small amount but the worst part is that it won't even touch it. In short, food pellets can ruin your rabbit's appetite that without pellets your rabbit won't be able to eat.
When your bunny is completely addicted to food pellets, your pet will have a deteriorating health because of the lack of natural nutrients which can only be provided by fresh hays and grasses. Most food pellets are actually high in sugar and starch which can lead into obesity. Apart from the sugar and starch, food pellets are difficult for rabbits to digest.
Sooner or later, your rabbit might be dead. So before its too late, you have to change your pet's regular diet by following the proper diet procedure that has already been discussed numerous times on this blog.
When your bunny is completely addicted to food pellets, your pet will have a deteriorating health because of the lack of natural nutrients which can only be provided by fresh hays and grasses. Most food pellets are actually high in sugar and starch which can lead into obesity. Apart from the sugar and starch, food pellets are difficult for rabbits to digest.
Sooner or later, your rabbit might be dead. So before its too late, you have to change your pet's regular diet by following the proper diet procedure that has already been discussed numerous times on this blog.
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