Can i give my dutch rabbit grass from my back yard to substitute hay?
It’s normally best to feed hay and it’s not the best idea to feed fresh grass. As the one person said, fresh grass doesn’t have much fiber and if the rabbit is given too much it can give diarrhea. The one person is right also on the part about the grass fermenting, but that is only the case if the grass is not dried properly. If you feed grass, the best way to feed it would be to spread out the grass and let it dry properly in the sun. If it is left in clumps it will start fermenting and growing mold and it could make your rabbit sick. If the grass is dried and cured properly it is not as bad for you rabbit. In some ways, grass is not a good substitute for hay. The stem of the hay is what the rabbit gets fiber from. The woody/stiffer portion of the plant is where the rabbit gets its fiber from. Fiber is the less digestible portion of the hay. A rabbit needs a certain amount of that to keep their digestive system regular and to avoid getting diarrhea. The leaf portion of the hay contain