Is hay (timothy & grass) good for rabbits?
A rabbit’s diet is a pyramid with hay at the base: roughly 80% grass hay, 10–15% leafy greens, and a small daily pellet portion (House Rabbit Society model). Anything outside that pyramid is a treat — and sugar is the enemy of the gut flora that keeps a rabbit alive.
HRS is emphatic: hay keeps cecal flora balanced, grinds down continuously growing teeth, and provides the roughage that prevents hairballs and blockages. "Hay is the foundation of a healthy rabbit diet, not processed pellets." Grass hays (timothy, orchard, brome, oat) are best for adults.
How much hay (timothy & grass) can a rabbit have?
Unlimited fresh hay daily — refill before the bowl empties. Alfalfa is for growing kits only, too rich for adults.
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Eating hay all day also keeps a rabbit behaviorally busy — boredom chewing shrinks when hay is boring-present.
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Can rabbits eat hay (timothy & grass)?
Hay is not a side dish — it is the diet. HRS: about 80% grass hay, unlimited, every day.
How much hay (timothy & grass) can a rabbit have?
Unlimited fresh hay daily — refill before the bowl empties. Alfalfa is for growing kits only, too rich for adults.
What happens if a rabbit eats too much hay (timothy & grass)?
HRS is emphatic: hay keeps cecal flora balanced, grinds down continuously growing teeth, and provides the roughage that prevents hairballs and blockages. "Hay is the foundation of a healthy rabbit diet, not processed pellets." Grass hays (timothy, orchard, brome, oat) are best for adults. Overfeeding sugar- or starch-heavy food is the classic route to GI stasis — the most common rabbit emergency.