There is no such thing as a ‘complete’ food for rabbits – that is, no single rabbit food that can be fed to the exclusion of every other, whether it’s hay, nuggets or Muesli.Any kind and caring pet owner will want what is best for their rabbit. However, many do not realise which types of food are good for their rabbit and which are bad and this can lead to all types of health problems for your pet.

No one food on its own can provide enough of the essential nutrients and fibre that rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas need.Please don’t simply believe that glossy packets and convincing marketing hype means there is a healthy and balanced meal within the bag.You need to always remember that when feeding a rabbit you need to offer a “complimentary” meal, which combines vegetables with fibre and water.

Varied meals will ensure that your rabbits eats the right amount of vitamins, nutrients and minerals and this will go along way towards improving your pets quality of life.Did you know that by feeding your rabbit a museli based diet you are encouraging a sweet tooth and more than likely your rabbit will become a fussy eater?Rabbits actually have thousands more tastebuds than humans, so they can easily pick the sweet and tasty bits out of the museli and leave the rest.This selective feeding will lead to an imbalanced diet, lacking in calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D.Don’t dismiss your rabbit’s fussy eating habits – feeding them a sugary diet that is lacking in fibre can be potentially fatal.

Sugar and starch are the main elements of rabbit museli and neither are essential to a rabbits diet.These are difficult for rabbits to digest and can lead to health problems and obesity.The problem can be avoided by following a varied and nutritious feeding plan, and by ensuring that the right proportions of herbage, forage, beneficial fibre nuggets, fibre-rich snacks, fresh greens and fresh water are fed to your pet rabbit daily.