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My rabbit won't eat hay after eating too many pellets. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Female | spayed | 1.5 lbs

When I first got my rabbit, I fed it unlimited pellets, but then I realised that they need unlimited hay. They are immune to pellets and don't eat hay even if I remove pellets from their diets

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on October 16th, 2018

It's a very big issue with rabbits that have been fed pellets rather than hay, i would recommend trying different types of hay, if it doesn't help just make sure you buy pellets that contain a high quantity of hay in them.

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