since i get few info reg feeding my holland lop,now i give unlimited hay and stopped pellets,do u agree with me ????

Pellets, just give a rationed amount each day. Hay should be unlimited for them to chew on.

I totally do not agree with you on limited feeding information. Rabbit diet information regardless of breeds (they are all rabbits), is all over the internet. you are not searching hard enough.

pellets do act as an agent to strike a balance in a rabbit's diet. Hay alone is not enough to sustain a rabbit nutritionally. You will still need to feed pellet because it is a guaranteed balance. In the wild, rabbits have much more to eat besides grasses (hay).

Please don't mislead yourself regarding diet. there is so much written on the 1st page of this forum and many more websites especially the House Rabbit Society website.

Holland Lop is a rabbit after all and they are not super rabbits that do not eat pellets.

Maybe I am misunderstanding your statement but you really need to read up on the basics.

yea i've read your info reg rabbit's menu in the first page,but since i was reading feeding unlimited hay,i misunderstood tht giving hay is more than enough...anyway thnks for guiding me @ sangterap and fyire.

Unlimited hay = present at all time. It does not mean you don't need pellets. How I wish they just eat grass and thrive, then I don't need to spend so much money on pellets. LOL!

Hi im new. Would like to get a rabbit soon. Is there any good breeders for Jersey Wooly or Lionheads? How much do they cost.....

So far there isn't any purebred Jersey Woolly or Lionheads in Msia. Those mixes should be below RM 80 so that you know and not get conned.

you try trendy pet shop at jalan gombak,they have a lot of varieties in their farm....dun judge by the rabbits at pet shop,insist on to have a look on farm. last time i saw an adult Lionhead in his farm.

Trendy pet shop

Owner : Mr.Lim

0123885628

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Added on January 25, 2010, 11:25 pmyea sangterap,i jus confirmed order with chubby pet garden for pellets.....LOL.

This post has been edited by malaysiangroup: Jan 25 2010, 11:25 PM

i understand some ppl are only interested in some special breed.. wonder why.. all are lovely. in my opinion, any rabbit, any breed will do.. as long as you like them, whatever breed doesn't matter..

i dun even know what breed is our Bit Bit, my brother rescued him from a rabbit meat farm 8yrs ago when my bro went to the farm to do some m&e works ... but we all love him nevertheless..

This post has been edited by chrysseng: Jan 25 2010, 11:46 PM

Eli and me surely agree with u..

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Added on January 26, 2010, 8:14 amhow ever i'm just not satisfied that some people tend to get their rabbits from seller who claim to be pure breeds and pay a high price for the bunny.what i'm saying is don't get con by these seller or else your just encouraging them more..do your own research and make right choices if u are opting for pure breeds.however if one really like the bunny and got his/her love at first sight i don't think anyone has the right to stop him/her from buying the bunny..

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Added on January 26, 2010, 8:15 amchrysseng i like your profile picture..is that bitbit?she has a nice chincilla colour

This post has been edited by yueyi5730: Jan 26 2010, 08:15 AM

Thanks for the heads up. I see that someone is selling a Woody Toy breed. When i google i see nothing. Does this mean its not a pure breed as the seller claims it is?

Thanks man. I'll probably go check it out.

Dear all,

my rabbit will be turning into 6 months soon. I know that the hay will need to change to timothy. But my concern here is for the pallet, i'm feeding her now with show rabbit feed that from Beh & Yo. Can i continue with it or i should change?? Please advice.

I've got 3 rabbits, 2 of them at 3.5 years old, and the 3rd one coming to 2 years old soon. All 3 are still on the Show Rabbit Feed till now. Only thing that I changed in their diet is the timothy hay.

No offense to the mixed bred but if you are looking for a pure bred rabbits, anything out of those on these 2 websites, most probably new hybrid or mixes:

1) http://www.thebrc.org/stds.htm (British Standard)
2) http://www.arba.net/Breeds.htm (American Standard)

Not to mention there are many Malaysian standards too, whatever specification they follow, I don't know....

Maybe just based on the CUTE factor....

In that case its gonna be tough to identify what genetics its got

anyways i really dont want to get conned. having a look at this now:
http://www.mudah.my/Pure-mini-holland-lop-5092078.htm

how do i tell if its mixed or pure bred

First of all, there is no MINI HOLLAND LOP. that shows how much the seller know about rabbits. I'll only pay RM 50 for those rabbits listed there. MAX.

If it is a pure bred, ask for 4 generations PEDIGREE that shows you the lineage. The Holland Lop world is very small, once you recognize the lines with RABBITRY names listed, you can double check with the breeders whether local or overseas to know if they have send their rabbits into Malaysia and this offspring is indeed from their lines.

That's the best you can do right now. If they can't prove their rabbits' lineage, that is definitely a non pedigree. here's the check list:

1) Ask for pedigree
Sample:




2) Ask for parents (they may have Tattoo on their left ear)


This post has been edited by sangterap: Jan 26 2010, 10:01 PM

With the babies or the juniors, it'll be really difficult to tell. Will be sort of easier if the seller can show you the parents of the rabbit though, as its easier to determine from a full grown.

lol ok ty. i dint know about this too......

ty. will note of that.

i think that rabbit feed is ok..just change the hay to timothy hay..u can give bit of alfafa hay as treats too even though u are using alfafa based pellets

Thanks fyire & yueyi for the advice, i just to confirm whether she can continue the pallet. She is really crazy for that, but i'll give only an amount and after she finish she will eat the hay~~
She is really lazy that she will lay beside the bowl and just eat with laying down there....feel really funny...hahahaha