Rabbits can eat a variety of hay's, such as oat, wheat and meadow and are usually in plentiful supply in Australia. Unlike timothy hay a expensive hay. Quality and freshness is more important.

We term this a muesli mix. Rabbits are not seed eaters. Rabbits have great difficulty in digesting seeds and starches. Sugars unless in prescribed amounts are not healthy for their gut. A grass based pellet is an ideal choice.

Gut stasis is not a disease, but a symptom. A common cause is fur blockage.

Brushing your rabbit regularly with some coats shedding more than others, requiring daily to weekly grooming. More important during seasonal shedding.

Feeding a higher hay diet helps reduce fur blockages, but does not replace grooming.

No. Rabbits are herbivores and as vets we often refer to them as 'fibrevores'. Sugars often upset the caecal microbiota upsetting their primary energy source - volatile fatty acids.

Fibre in vegetables is in low amounts and do not wear their continuously growing teeth. The fibre types in wild grasses and hays are essential for a healthy gut, dentition and wellbeing of your rabbit.

Plenty of fresh hay and water with a grass based pellet. An earful of pellets and an earful of suitable vegetable or herbs daily.