What do angora rabbits like to eat?

Answer 1

Angora rabbits eat a slightly different diet from regular rabbits. Like all pet rabbits, Angoras eat hay, pellets, and fresh veggies and fruit, but since they produce fiber (their fur coat), quantities of food and dietary needs are different. Angoras need at least 18% protein in their feed (pellets) to grow healthy fiber, and if they have a condition called "wool - block" (fur ball) you feed them papaya (fruit) to clear the blockage.

Hay is the most important part of a pet rabbit's diet - especially angoras, because their long fur makes fur balls more likely. Fur balls can be deadly in rabbits (GI stasis). Hay helps keep a bunny's digestive system moving, and it usually leads to more water drinking, which is also good for digestion.

To help prevent fur balls, you should brush your angora regularly, and once or twice a day when the bunny is molting.

Papaya has a digestive enzyme (papain) that may help your bunny, but it's not enough to get rid of a fur ball or any blockage. A bunny in GI stasis needs medicine from the vet, subcutaneous fluids, possibly hand-feeding, and lots of belly massage. See the related questions below for more info.

Leafy green vegetables are good for rabbits on a daily basis, including angoras. Non-leafy vegetables (like carrot) and fruit are high in starch and sugar, so they should be limited as treats. Too many treats will make your bunny sick or unhealthy. A bite or two a day of treat food is fine.

See the related question below for more info about a healthy rabbit diet: it's true of angoras, too (excepting, as noted above, you might choose a pellet higher in protein for an angora than you would another bunnies).

Answer 2

Angora's need extra protein for their fur because their fur produces wool. Feed them 18% protein commercial rabbit pellets with Timothy hay. You can feed them full time any time till 5 months. After 6 months they are an adult and their feeding needs to be cut back. A good daily formula to follow for pellets is; approx. 1/2-3/4 cups of feed for English Angoras and approx. 3/4-1 cups of feed for French, German and Satin Angoras.

Answer 3

There is no such things as wild angora rabbits. They were created in captivity and can only be pets. To feed your pet angora rabbit give it, rabbit pellets, veggies, fruits, and unlimited hay!

Answer 4

All pet rabbit breeds like the same foods. Pet rabbit are individuals, though, just like humans, and they have unique tastes. (Just like how some people like vanilla ice-cream best, and others prefer chocolate.) Angoras, as a breed, like all the same foods as other pet rabbits, but each individual bunny will have its own likes and dislikes.

Most pet rabbits like foods that are high in carbohydrates (sugar, starch), but these foods aren't healthy for them, and they aren't part of their natural diet (which means they can't digest them very well). Rabbit pellets have grains/seeds in their ingredients, so you shouldn't give them any more of those foods. If you want to give your bunny a treat, stick to fresh fruits and non-leafy vegetables, like carrot, blueberry, apple, squash. A bite or two is enough! Too many treats can lead to many different kinds of illness.

Rabbits also like to eat hay, pellets, and dark leafy greens. These foods represent the natural diet and are healthy for your bunny to eat.

Hay is the most important part of the diet, because it serves many functions: it keeps the gut healthy, the teeth healthy, and provides mental stimulation/entertainment. Most adult rabbits should eat only grass hay (like timothy): legume hay (like alfalfa) is only healthy for juvenile bunnies, nursing/pregnant bunnies, and in some special medical cases (under direction of a vet).

Pellets provide the right balanced of nutrients for your bunny. Pellets are also high in carbs, so don't let your rabbit over-eat them. Avoid pellets mixed with whole grains, seeds, dried veggies/fruit, and other things: these are too high in sugars, starches, and proteins, and they encourage selective eating (which means an unbalanced diet). Look for plain pellets instead.

Fresh dark leafy greens are good on a daily basis, and they provide a nice variation in your bunny's diet. Imagine if you had to eat the same thing every day! This is the most fun part of the diet, because you get to experiment and learn what your bunny likes best. For instance, one bunny's favourite might be carrot greens, while another bunny might prefer basil!

This has been a brief review of the rabbit diet. See the related questions below for more details and helpful links.