Rabbits are herbivores who live on a plant-based diet. Our nuggets are full of fibre and contain natural ingredients, and when used as part of our Excel Feeding Plan — can help form a key part of a healthy diet. Unlike hares, to which they are closely related, rabbits are social animals, living in small groups of up to 20 individuals in the wild with concrete dominance hierarchies. It is no surprise that they long for companionship, even when domesticated, which is why they should always live in pairs or groups.
Though they can show great affection to their owners, it is best to avoid picking rabbits up, as they tend to much prefer being handled on the floor where they feel safer. At Burgess, our range of tasty nuggets are high in beneficial fibre, contain prebiotics for supported health, and include tasty ingredients to make feeding time fun.
All of our rabbit food is made with natural ingredients, and we work with farmers to help ensure our range is of the best quality and supports the overall diet of your bunnies. Backed by research from our dedicated staff, we have created a range of rabbit nuggets that can help to meet the needs of your buns. Excel Adult Rabbit Nuggets with Mint is fortified with vitamins and minerals and supports digestive health.
Excel Adult Rabbit Nuggets with Oregano is rich in natural antioxidants and is high in beneficial fibre to help maintain digestive health. Excel Light Rabbit Nuggets with Mint is a great calorie-controlled rabbit food specially formulated for rabbits prone to weight gain, while also providing useful vitamins and minerals.
Excel Indoor Rabbit Nuggets contains prebiotics to support the immune system, as well as vitamin D to help support healthy skin, teeth and bones.
At Burgess, we know that there is a lot of choice when it comes to commercial nuggets and rabbit food pellets. We also know how important it is that your rabbits have a diet full of nutrients, vitamins and minerals that aid their diet, and keep them happy and healthy.
Providing them with a good fibre content, as well as ingredients that aid growth and development in our baby rabbit food , and the needs of ageing rabbits in our mature option , our range of Burgess rabbit nuggets can cater to them all.
RAW brings together retailers, vets and charities to encourage the right rabbit diet, health and environment in order to improve rabbit wellbeing. It also aims to educate owners on the need for companionship and risks related to inadequate accommodation and diet. Is your rabbit a Burgess rabbit? Join the Burgess Pet Club for exclusive offers and rewards. Our range of rabbit nuggets includes those suitable for baby buns, adults, mature and indoor rabbits — ensuring there is something for everyone.
A tasty complementary food to rabbit hay and fresh greens, all of our rabbit nuggets are fortified with vitamins and minerals to help support a healthy rabbit. Because young rabbits and dwarf rabbits have higher metabolic rates than adult rabbits, our specially created recipe offers a high nutrient level for growing and developing animals.
Our adult rabbit food is suitable from aged 4 months to 5 years. Excel Adult Rabbit Nuggets with Mint :. Excel Adult Rabbit Nuggets with Oregano :. Excel Light Rabbit Nuggets with Mint :. Just like in humans, age can bring with it health issues for mature rabbits. Our senior rabbit food can help them cope with some of the problems that age brings, such as joint stiffness and a lack of energy, as well as weight gain due to reduced activity and a slowing metabolism.
Although indoor rabbits may be more used to the living room carpet than the great outdoors, they still need a diet full of the helpful nutrients they would find by grazing outside.
Excel Indoor Rabbit Nuggets :. Discover our Excel Indoor Rabbit Nuggets. Alternatively, you can use our online form to get in touch. At Burgess Pet Care, our entire range not only meets these requirements, but also contains other great ingredients that support rabbits.
For example, natural prebiotics help develop young digestive systems and keep mature ones functioning correctly. Our nuggets also prevent selective feeding — a common issue with muesli style food.
Selective feeding is where rabbits can select the bits of the food they like the most, leaving the more nutritious parts. This can be a great danger to their health. Therefore, a tasty and healthy nugget — such as those found in our range — is a safer choice. The Excel Feeding Plan is a 5-part dietary recommendation for your rabbits, based on industry advice, and our own research.
It comprises:. If your rabbit is currently eating a muesli diet, we recommend gradually switching them onto a hay and nugget-based diet over a period of between 14 and 28 days. You can do this by gradually reducing the amount of muesli and increasing the proportion of nuggets until you have fully replaced the mix.
Overfeeding pellets in mature rabbits can lead to obesity and other medical conditions. Hay : Rabbits should have fresh hay available 24 hours a day. Rabbits less than 7 months old may have alfalfa hay, but older rabbits should have grass hays such as timothy or oat hay. Hay is essential to a rabbit's good health, providing the roughage that helps reduce the danger of hairballs and other blockages.
Water : Fresh water should be available to your pet around the clock, as well. Each day, change the water in the dish or water bottle with fresh water. Vegetables : Vegetables provide valuable roughage, as well as essential vitamins. As early as 3 months of age, you can begin to offer vegetables.
Introduce new vegetables one at a time. This way, if a digestive upset occurs, you will know which food may be the culprit. Eliminate those that cause soft stools or diarrhea.
Continue to add new varieties, including both dark leafy vegetables and root vegetables, and serve vegetables of different colors. Once your rabbit is used to several vegetables, feed him or her at least three different kinds daily for a mix of nutrients.
Include a variety of vegetables from the list below. Feed at least one of these each day. Kale, mustard greens, and spinach contain high levels of oxalates the salts of oxalic acid , which can accumulate in the system and cause toxicity over time. Rather than eliminating these veggies from your list because they are highly nutritious and loved by most rabbits , limit your use of them to 1 or 2 meals per week.
Rabbit chewing items : In addition to nutrition, hay and vegetables are also important to your rabbit's dental health. A diet that requires little chewing produces uneven tooth wear, causing enamel to grow on the sides of the teeth. These spikes can cause severe oral pain and excessive salivation often called "slobbers".
They also cause reluctance to chew, inability to close the mouth, and reduced food intake. The situation deteriorates as the teeth continue to grow, and, if it is not treated, results in severe malnutrition. In addition to hay and vegetables, you will want to provide your rabbit with chew sticks or gnaw "bones" of untreated wood of various sizes and shapes.
Cardboard tubes and untreated wicker can also be used. Rabbit treats : Treats, including fresh fruits, should be given sparingly because of their calorie content. Rabbits can digest small quantities of oats and barley, but again, they generally provide more calories than necessary.
And, too much carbohydrate has been associated with enteritis in rabbits. Like human beings, rabbits need to be fed differently at different stages of their growth to ensure healthy development, digestion, and weight.
Throughout a rabbit's life, avoid any sudden changes in diet; new foods should always be introduced gradually. Remember to keep fresh clean water available at all times, too. Water bottles versus dishes are recommended. Our vets don't recommend muesli-style mixes for your rabbits. Muesli-style rabbit food contains a mixture of seeds and flakes and can cause serious health problems because:.
If you feed your rabbits muesli-style food, we recommend slowly changing their diet over to a healthier option of hay with small amounts of rabbit pellets or nuggets. If you want to give your rabbits something special, or something exciting for them to forage for, then a tasty treat is perfect. We'd recommend using some rabbit-safe fresh veggies remember to mix up which veg you use as these are both tasty and healthy for our bunnies. You can buy rabbit treats from pet shops, but do be aware that, just like the treats we give ourselves, these often have a lot of sugar in them.
This can be bad for bunny teeth and digestion as well as their waistlines! Always try to feed your bunnies a natural treat as part of their everyday food allowance. Find out which veggies are rabbit-safe.
Rabbits need to stay active and eat a diet appropriate for them. Rabbits with the wrong diet can also lose weight, which can be just as dangerous. Pets that have a poor diet can put on weight and even become obese.
The diet recommended above may be different to the way you are feeding your rabbits at the moment. If so, you should change their food. Feed a small amount of the new food on the first day, mixed into their normal food. Gradually increase how much of the new food you are feeding and reduce the old food day-by-day until your rabbits have adjusted to their new diet. Constant access to a large exercise run on grass will encourage rabbits to graze, while also letting them get the exercise they need.
Offer it to them fresh every day and try different types of hay to tempt them. Download our handy guide to your rabbit's diet and fitness, packed with the information you need to keep your rabbit's weight in check. Read expert advice on what you should and shouldn't be feeding your rabbits, with extra advice on keeping their teeth healthy. Learn all the basics about keeping an eye on your rabbits' health, including how to give them a quick health check and important things to look out for.
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