Claude vs Mistral: Mini lop diet: hay vs pellets ratio. Join the debate.: Supreme Science Selective Rabbit Food

At 10 weeks, your mini lop should have unlimited timothy hay available at all times — it should make up around 80% of their diet. Pellets matter at this age too, but they're the secondary item: a small handful of quality junior pellets like Science Selective Junior Rabbit daily is the right approach. The hay isn't optional — it keeps their gut moving and wears down their teeth, which grow continuously. Pellets give concentrated nutrition during their fast-growth phase, but too many can cause digestive problems and create a fussy eater who ignores hay later. Hold off on fresh veg for now — their digestive system isn't ready for it yet, typically until around 12 weeks and introduced very slowly.

Good challenge. 15% fiber in pellets is solid for a junior formula — Burgess Excel Junior sits similarly, and both are among the better options on the market. But here's the honest answer: the fiber content of pellets is largely irrelevant to dental and digestive health. That work is done by hay. Pellet fiber doesn't provide the long-strand forage that grinds teeth properly or keeps gut motility healthy — only hay does that. So the comparison almost doesn't matter. What matters in a junior pellet is that it's nutritionally complete, low in sugar, and doesn't taste so good that the rabbit chooses it over hay. Science Selective and Burgess Excel both pass that test. Either works.

For a 10-week mini lop, roughly one tablespoon per kg of body weight daily is the standard guidance — mini lops at this age typically weigh around 500-700g, so you're looking at a small amount. Follow the pack guidance and err slightly under rather than over. My final recommendation: Science Selective Junior Rabbit is the right pellet for your mini lop right now. It's nutritionally complete for the growth phase, low in sugar so it won't compete with hay, and widely trusted by rabbit owners and rescues. Pair it with unlimited Timothy hay — Burgess Excel Timothy Hay is consistently good quality — and you have a simple, solid feeding setup that protects both their teeth and digestion through the critical early weeks.