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Image JPEG image Almost empty bowl
This bowl shows the components of muesli mixes that rabbits seldom eat. Close inspection shows that pellets, whole grains, and husks are left behind. Most owners discard this food and replenish the bowl, so the rabbit never eats pellets and whole grains. The pellets often contain the vitamin and mineral supplement that is used to balance out the deficiencies (calcium, vitamins A and D) in other ingredients in the mixture. The husks of the grains contribute to the fibre content. Rejecting these food items mean that the rabbit is eating an unbalanced, fibre deficient diet despite the analysis on the side of the packet.
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Image Components of muesli mix
Muesli mixes tend to be composed of the same basic components (extrusions, flaked cereals, whole wheat and pellets) but in different quantities. Added ingredients, such as breakfast cereals may be added.
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Image Crossed muesli mix
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Image JPEG image Nuggets
'Nuggets' is the name that some manufacturers give to uniform pieces of extruded rabbit food. Food extrusion is a manufacturing technique during which a mixture of ingredients is pushed through a die and cooked to produce pieces that store well.
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Image JPEG image Muesli mix
Muesli mixes are a mixture of ingredients that are formulated by food companies according to cost, availability of ingredients, and the experience of the nutritionist. Nutritional data is obtained from analysis tables and extrapolated to formulate a feed based on the requirements of commercial rabbits. These mixes are responsible for many health problems in pet rabbits.
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Image JPEG image Another brand of nuggets
This picture shows nuggets that are in long pieces. Each brand of nugget has its own characteristic shape and colour.
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File text/texmacs Recommended diet for adult rabbits
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Image Baby rabbit eating grass
Although it is often recommended that young rabbits should not eat any leafy green foods until they are 6 months old, the advice doesn't make sense. It may apply to rabbits kept in crowded conditions with a low fibre diet and many environmental pathogens but for rabbits with access to leafy green plants, it does not apply. Wild rabbits start to eat grass and other plants as soon as they emerge from the nest.
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Image text/texmacs Eating freshly picked plants
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Image Watercress (11 bags)
Watercress is often considered to be a high calcium food. The calcium content is 1.2% but 95% of watercress is water. so a rabbit would have to eat approximately 830g to to ingest the recommended daily allowance of 500g. This equates to just 11 bags of watercress from the supermarket.
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