This is a specific conversation about Rabbit food and hay — getting the diet right — ask about yours and get one honest answer for your exact situation.
inparticular.ai
Living in a high-rise with a Mini English Angora means hay storage isn't just a convenience issue — it's a real quality-of-life problem when you can't open a window and a bale is sitting in your hallway. Quick bit of important context first: hay should make up around 80% of your rabbit's diet. Not as a nice extra — it's what keeps their gut moving and their teeth worn down correctly. Pellets are a small supplement on the side, not the main event. Now — how old is your Angora, is she in good health, and what's she currently eating day to day?
She's 3, healthy as far as I know — last vet check was fine. She gets a mix of hay, some pellets and the occasional leafy veg. The hay is the problem though, I'm buying it in big bags and the smell fills the whole flat within a day. I'm in a 7th floor flat with no outdoor storage at all.
inparticular.ai
Good — a 3-year-old Mini Angora in good health is straightforward to feed. The hay-to-pellet balance sounds roughly right as long as pellets are kept small (a tablespoon-sized portion daily is plenty at her size). The storage issue is very solvable. What are you storing the hay in at the moment — just the bag it comes in, or something else?
Just the bag, twisted shut. It's a big plastic-lined paper bag. The smell still gets out and the hay goes a bit dusty after a week or so.
inparticular.ai
That's the problem — those bags aren't sealed and the dust builds up quickly, which is actually a concern for an Angora specifically. They're more prone to respiratory sensitivity than shorter-coated breeds, so dusty or mouldy hay is something to take seriously, not just a smell issue. My recommendation is the Hagen Living World Hay Bag — it's a breathable canvas-style bag with a clip closure designed specifically for hay. It keeps the hay aired enough that it doesn't sweat and go dusty, but the canvas significantly dampens the smell compared to an open paper bag in an enclosed space. It hangs on the cage or sits freestanding, which also doubles as a feeder so there's less mess on the floor. Available on Amazon UK, usually under £15. For a flat with no outdoor storage, it's the most practical solution I'd point you to.
That sounds good. Should I still buy hay in bulk or would smaller bags make more sense in a flat?
inparticular.ai
For a single rabbit in a flat, smaller and more frequent is almost always better than bulk. A 1–2kg bag every couple of weeks will stay fresher, smell less, and reduce the dust problem at source. Oxbow Orchard Grass or Timothy hay in 1.13kg bags is a good flat-friendly option — it's compressed well, low dust, and Angoras tend to like the slightly softer texture of orchard grass. You get the freshness benefit without needing a spare room to store it in.
Perfect. One last thing — is there anything I should watch for diet-wise with an Angora that's different from other rabbits?
inparticular.ai
One thing worth knowing: Angoras ingest a lot of their own wool during grooming, which puts them at slightly higher risk of wool block — basically a hairball that the gut can't move through. Hay is your best defence against that because the fibre keeps everything moving. Make sure she always has unlimited access to hay, and if you ever notice she's eating less or her droppings get smaller or fewer, treat it as urgent and get to a vet quickly. Diet-wise, keep the pellets minimal, leafy greens in moderate portions, and hay front and centre — you're already doing the right things.
