At Burgess, all of our food, feeding hay and healthy treats for rabbits are made at our own factory in the heart of Yorkshire. Remember that good quality hay and/or grass should make up 85-90% of your small animal’s diet and should be available at all times. It should be fed freely and provided fresh each day alongside a small portion of Burgess Excel Nuggets.

This point is difficult to put into figures, but an increase is obvious in the case of previously moderate forage quality. Increased feed intake through quality hay is becoming more important as animal performance increases.By contrast, high quality meadow hay for rabbits is fresh and fragrant, barn dried, dust extracted and rich in nutrients. Junior rabbits have a higher metabolic rate than adults, so look for a junior rabbit food with a higher protein level. Besides saving on concentrate, hay has a higher protein stability than grass or silage, which means that more protein reaches the small intestine without detours and is available to the animal, thus reducing metabolic stress.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. We give you the choice to Accept or Reject the non-necessary cookies and you can always change your mind later on. This should be supplemented with a small portion of Excel nuggets, the occasional Excel Nature Treat, a small handful of fresh greens and plenty of fresh water. When offered muesli style diets rabbits are likely to select the high starch and sugary components of the food, leaving the higher fibre pieces. Operating through a UK-wide network of 48 Pet Hospitals, PDSA provides free veterinary care to the sick and injured pets of people in need and promotes responsible pet ownership.Excel Feeding Hay with Dandelion and Marigold is a natural field-grown product produced in the countryside. Safety note: It is the responsibility of the rabbit owner to assess the suitability of any treat, toy, or other product. That’s why all of our adult cat foods include a specialist ingredient which helps to support healthy teeth and gums. HAY PROVIDES VITAL FIBRE:Top quality feeding hay is an excellent source of fibre and plays a vital part in digestion.

Founded in 1917 by animal welfare pioneer, Maria Dickin CBE, PDSA is the UK’s leading veterinary charity.Good points: I love the fact its compressed, not only does it take up less space, it makes less mess and most importantly for me they hay keeps its flavour for longer so my animals keep loving it right to the bottom of the bag. Excel Nature Snacks: Natural snacks – such as our Excel Fruity Feasts – can be fed in small amounts either by hand to help bonding, left in housing to keep your rabbits occupied or sprinkled through the hay to encourage foraging. Compared to ground hay, increased milk yields of up to 1,000 liters per cow per year are often possible. Feeding hay for rabbits has to be specially grown, harvested at just the right time to capture all the goodness, and full of flavour so that your rabbits really enjoy eating it. He comprado este heno y ha llegado con la mayoría de hebras secas y marrones, he tenido que tirarlo e ir a comprar otro porque mi conejo ni lo miraba.

You should also note that the picture images show only our serving suggestions of how to prepare your food - all table accessories and additional items and/or ingredients pictured with the product you are purchasing are not included. We’re experts in hay, and all our feeding hay is vet-approved so you can rest assured that you’re feeding your little friend the best there is! You should also include a small portion of Excel nuggets and an occasional Excel Nature Snack into your rabbit or guinea pig's diet to help add variety and emotional support. Burgess Excel Long Stem Feeding Hay for Rabbits is a nutritionally rich Timothy Hay that provides many benefits for your rabbit.Rabbits generally prefer to munch on hay while they’re resting and they also like to ‘poo and chew’, so put a pile of hay in their favourite resting places and hang a hay rack above their litter tray.