Science Selective Rabbit food review

From their website

Vets believe that high fibre is most important when recommending a rabbit food*. Wild rabbits mainly eat grass, which naturally contains 20-25% fibre and rabbits’ digestive systems have evolved to need a high fibre diet. Supreme has raised the levels of fibre in Science Selective to 25% so you can provide your rabbits with an even higher fibre, tasty diet that will help to keep them in the very best of health, naturally.

With forage as the main source of fibre, Selective contains lots of other tasty, natural ingredients too – linseed with Omega 3 & 6 that help to keep your rabbit’s skin and coat in tip top condition, as well as natural prebiotics to help promote friendly bacteria.

My verdict:
My pets's usual food is the "Excel rabbit food" so I hoped my bunnies were excited to try a different brand of nuggets.  The size of the nugget is  bigger than Excel ones are, I prefer the larger size, there is less possibility for  your rabbit  to choke on a nugget. There were a few small holes punched at the bottom of the packaging and the powder which was at the bottom of the bag made a mess all over the place.

I mixed some nuggets of" selective" in with their usual food, it did not upset  their tummies and they didn't seem to have a preference.

Excel ingredients.                

Nutritional ValuesBeneficial 

Fibre39%

Crude Fibre19%

Protein13%

Vitamin C50mg/kg 

Vitamin D3 *1,500 iu/ kg

Vitamin E *120mg/ kg

Copper **12mg/ kg

Vitamin A *15,000 iu/kg

Oils3%Ash5.5%

Calcium0.90%

Phosphorous0.51%

Ingredients

Grass, Oat Bran, Wheat, Soya Bean Hulls, Lucerne, Peas, Yeast, Molasses, Mint, Soya Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Ligno-Cellulose, Fructo-oligosaccharides 0.25%, Salt, Vitamins and Minerals, Contains Natural Antioxidants. No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. Vitamins are guaranteed until Best Before date.

Selective ingredients.

Alfalfa meal, soybean hulls, wheat, wheatfeed, flaked peas, linseed, beet pulp, soybeanmeal, soya oil, monocalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate.

NUTRITIONAL ADDITIVES/Kg

Vitamin A 15000 IU, Vitamin D3 1500 IU

ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS

Crude protein 14.0%, Crude fibre 25.0%, Crude oils and fats 4.0%, Crude ash 8.0%, Calcium 0.6%, Sodium 0.3%, Phosphorus 0.4%.

The ingredients list seems quite similar on both brands, but we can note that "selective" has 25.0% crude fibre compared to 'Excel"with 19%.

As time went on I added more and more "selective" to their usual food, they  enjoyed crunching on the larger nuggets . " Excel" have different flavoured nuggets such as mint, oregano etc but" selective" only have one flavour.

I prefer a selection of  flavoured nuggets  for picky bunnies .

 My rabbits agree "supreme selective rabbit food" is a good all-round nugget rabbit food.

It s available in Science Selective Junior Rabbit, Science Selective Rabbit,Science Selective Rabbit Mature, 4 years+.

So it comes down to your bunny tastes.

 

Thank you to Science pet food for supplying me with a sample of their Science Selective Rabbit food.

Living World Teach N Treat 3 in 1 Interactive Game

 

  suki playing with her new toy.

When I saw this toy in the pet shop  I thought  £15.99 was too much for a piece of plastic, but when the price was reduced to £10.78 I bought it . I was  a little worried that the rabbits would turn their noses up at it and I'd wasted my money. I've used banana, my rabbits favourite treat but Winston immediately grabbed the toy and chucked it in the air,hmmm... unfortunately the suckers on the base of the product don't stick to wood flooring or tiles .

Level One: the bunnies have to move the disk to reach the treats. At first they didn't get it. Suki try digging, Winston managed to lift the disk out. I tried again and they both got it but  they  had different ideas of which direction they wanted the disk to go.

Level two: the bunnies have to lift and nudge the cuts out of the way to get the treats. They liked this level much better , Winston liked picking up the cups, they didn't really understand that the treats were underneath it, they  rolled the cups instead.

Level three :it gets harder ,the cups are held down by a plastic piece. The Bunnies have to manoeuvre the cups around the board to get the treats. Suki is the only one that can do level three [see Video],Winston  gets frustrated,he chucks the board around and tries to destroy it.

Hold on  what about Lilly? Lilly is too shy she won't go near it… 

pros 

This toy is great for the food orientated rabbit .It provides mental stimulation which pet rabbits really need. It is easy to clean.I really like all the different levels, it makes the toy more versatile and keeps your rabbit on its toes. Winston hasn't managed to chew anything off yet, this is one of the  toys that provide mental stimulation for rabbits.

Cons

 The  plastic board scratches easily,(note; the cups and the disk are  thick plastic bite proof).The bunnies find the white part on the board  slippery. I'm not sure how durable this product will be, only time will tell ,but I would not recommend it if my bunnies were bigger or a giant breed.

If you have any more questions on rabbit care just leave a comment and I'll try my best to answer it.