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Post by ryanflanagan on Apr 14, 2015 10:50:26 GMT
Basically, I'm worried that I'm spending too much on my rabbit. How much do you think is enough to spend on a rabbit? I buy him his food & things, but his treats cost me around £30 a month. Am I spending too much, or is that about right?
Please help?!
Thanks,
Ryan
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Post by tonib on Apr 14, 2015 14:32:00 GMT
Welcome to the forum ryanflanagan. I hope someone else on the forum can help you as I've never had the pleasure of a pet rabbit. Good luck in getting your answer. |
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Post by alfiemummy on Apr 14, 2015 16:32:09 GMT
What sort of treats do you buy? It does sound like a lot compared to what I used to spend on my 2 rabbits. They didn't really get 'treats' as such but every week I would go to the supermarket and pick up discounted greens, veg & some fruit for their main source of food.
For 2 rabbits it probably cost me around £5 (probably less) a week. Then I would buy hay & pellet feed every month or two, which was only a few pounds each.
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Post by Roo on Apr 15, 2015 10:35:39 GMT
Depends on your rabbit breed!
I have one giant (French Lop) and a dwarf (mini lop). My giant eats me out of pocket, whereas my dwarf is considerably cheaper -especially when I take into consideration he doesn't actually eat any hay, very bizarre!
You shouldn't be feeding your rabbit a lot of treats, they are very sugary. My two get greens and occasionally some carrot pieces (again, full of sugar). Most rabbit experts/welfare guidelines state that rabbits need to be feed on a complete pellet food, and only a little a day. Muesli type foods are full of rubbish, sugars and unnecessary fats. This can also lead to fussy eaters. I feed mine on Burgess Excel rabbit food and an unlimited amount of hay - which is the most important part of their diet.
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Post by smilesbetter on Apr 15, 2015 20:53:11 GMT
Not a huge fan of rabbit foods here. All a rabbit needs is grass and some herbs/wild flowers, and hay if fresh options aren't available, but as getting the right mix is quite difficult then opt for one of the higher quality complete rabbit foods that is basically uniform pellets (with high grass content), as Roo says, as with the nice colourful ones are mostly just rubbish anyway and even with a good quality one you can't guarantee the rabbit is getting everything it needs, as they tend to just eat the tasty bits and leave the rest. But anyway treats for a rabbit should really consist of fresh greens as the previous two posts mentioned, it's the best thing for them and what they are designed to eat. Most commercial rabbit foods are just rubbish - you'd be better off eating them yourself haha, and from what I can see, most contain a huge amount of sugar, flavourings and colourants, all of which are unhealthy and can even cause behavioural problems in the rabbit. There is however a few companies who do quite good rabbit treats,but as those are basically dried versions of fresh greens, you'd be cheaper and better just buying fresh greens, haha. As alfiemummy mentioned, you can do quite well making the most of the discounted salad leaves in supermarkets haha, just make sure to get organic ones as you don't wanna be feeding your rabbit pesticides either! |
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