Rabbit Food?

[Argentra]

I would never use carefresh with an animal that urinates as much as a rabbit. That stuff starts out really dusty and absorbs a little too well, leaving soggy bedding and chances for mold. Petsmart uses the stuff for guinea pigs and rats, even though they shouldn't, and the poor dears suffer.

As for leafy tops, I use beet and radish tops from the store and wash REALLY well. No bad effects thus far. And you should leave water on the greens since it's a major source of water for them.
Just keep trying your bun on different food items to see what they like. Some can be really picky.

[GirDance]

I've found that "Yesterday's News" for the litter boxes works wonders, and no dust. Plus it somewhat "clumps" a bit when he goes. As for the rest of the enclosure, I don't use bedding. He has yet to relieve himself anywhere but in the litter boxes (although he does have three) and I tidy up the rest daily so there isn't a fear of him getting acid burn from sitting in it.

I had alway used it with the rats underneath their bedding, so with him I don't really have any other beddings to compare it to.

[GirDance]

Double post... On the food issue... I found this link very useful:

http://www.medirabbit.com/EN/GI_dise...feeding_en.pdf

[tartcake]

We have a dutch rabbit so she is a smaller breed, but I feed her "spring mix" I buy from the salad section of the grocery. Sometimes I get herb mix instead. The spring mix has baby spinach, arugula, romaine, mustard, tango, red romaine, chard, raccidio according to the package.

I also give her parsley (italian), pea pods, sometimes bussel sprouts (if they look fresh). I have given her turnip greens but I don't think she likes them as well as everything else. She loves strawberry tops. I give her timothy hay at all times and supplement with the pellets. She probably gets 1/4 to 1/2 a cup, depending on which brand I find. I generally use mazurati brand, but sometimes I use Peter's. I had to buy something differnet this trip, Kaytee. I don't know if I will buy it again or not. I just make sure it is made from timothy hay and doesn't have alot of alfafa since she is an adult, and I mix the pellets if I change brands.

I forget what veggies are okay from time to time so I've printed this list to take with me, in case I find something that is new in the produce section.
http://www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html

I use carefresh in her litter pan, with paper towels as a base in the pan, but I change it often because she doesn't like it too dirty. I have used shredded paper but I don't like it as well. I did use newspaper but she jerks it out and shreds it, so now the newspaper is just for her shredding pleasure only.

Does anyone else's rabbit like to be held? Ours hates it. She loves being petted, but doesn't tolerate being held.

[LostNFound]

mine doesn't mind being held ...

I HATE ... HATE carefresh or anyother stuff like it like keytee soft-sorbent ... so flipping messy I have to vaccum around the cage like 10 times a day. and it's dusty ... as soon as this bag is done I swear I am switching! Oh and she is liter trained SO she is just kicking it out ... crazy girl.