Diet

Making Winter Forage

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Drying leaves from rabbit safe plants is a good way to storage tasty plants from summer to feed through the winter.

Making Your Own Hay

Friday, July 1st, 2011

I wonder how many thousands of bunny owners wake up on a Saturday morning, mow their lawn, throw away or compost the clippings, and then pop into the pet shop and tut over the price of hay, that in some cases has been shipped half way around the world. Now the obvious thing would be […]

Apple Branches

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

It’s probably the wrong time of year for pruning, but we missed at the end of last year so the apple tree is rather overgrown. I’ve whipped off a few branches and used them to decorate Scamp’s corner. Before: After: Doesn’t it look nicer with a bit of greenery! Of course it won’t stay that […]

Rabbit Diet & Nutrition

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

We’re having a brief break in toilet tubes toys whilst we restock! Instead I’ve been writing about feeding bunnies. I originally intended to use this website to write about rabbit housing but it’s hard to write about one thing without relating to another. So I’ve added a section on diet & nutrition. I’ve got the […]

Rabbit Food – Don’t Believe the Marketing

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

Rabbit food manufacturers inundate us with colourful labels that promise to keep our rabbit happy and healthy by providing foods that are ‘complete’, ‘natural’ and ‘full of vitamins’ but some foods are much to low in fibre and some companies don’t even mention the need to feed grass or hay (the most natural and important component of a rabbits diet).