Rabbits tend to be quite specific when it comes to their feeding requirements. It is very important to make sure that pet rabbits are always properly fed. It is very important to maximise the health and diet of the rabbit. The required diet is actually very simple and when you become aware of the rabbit food and requirements you will be able to understand the daily diet of the rabbit.
An extremely important part of the diet for a rabbit is fibre and this is really the main component of the daily feeding regime. A lack of fibre in the diet for a rabbit can lead to them becoming ill and this can sometimes be fatal for the rabbit.
Rabbits require two styles of fibre in order to maintain their digestive system and keep it working. The digestion system of a rabbit is unable to digest the fibre the first time round and therefore the rabbit needs to digest their droppings in order to digest the fibre completely.
It is possible to get food for the rabbit that has been specially designed and this is readily available within the market place nowadays. These prepared foods have been formulated carefully in order to ensure that all of the nutritional requirements are met within the food. It is very important that the prepared takes care of the digestible and indigestible fibres.
There are some prepared foods that resemble muesli and these are available within specialist shops and also at local suppliers of pet food. This style of food often comes in a very attractive pack but you need to be very careful with these feeds, as you never actually know what is in them. These foods will be fine to give as an occasional treat or as a supplementary food. Rabbits naturally like sweet foods and they can quickly become selective feeders if they are given the chance.
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