Oxbow Essentials Young Rabbit Food
by Oxbow
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Essentials Young Rabbit is made with premium, purposeful ingredients to support healthy growth and development.
We start with high fiber, protein-rich Oxbow Alfalfa hay for energy and healthy digestion and add balanced sources of protein and calcium to help support muscle and bone development. Essentials Young Rabbit provides 100% of your pet’s daily recommended vitamins and minerals with no artificial preservatives, colours or flavours.
Key Benefits:
- Oxbow EVERYBite foods deliver complete nutrition in every serving
- #1 ingredient is high fiber, protein rich alfalfa hay to help support digestive health & muscle development
- Contains balanced sources of protein and calcium to help support muscle and bone development
- No artificial preservatives, colours, or flavours – just genuine, purposeful ingredients
- Contains 100% of your pet’s daily recommended vitamins & minerals to help support whole body health
- Formulated with the guidance of top veterinarians and nutritionists
Ingredients:
Alfalfa Meal, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Hulls, Soybean Oil, Salt, Cane Molasses, Lignin Sulfonate, Sodium Bentonite, Hydrolyzed Yeast, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Yeast Culture, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Magnesium Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Vitamin A Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Manganese Proteinate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Cobalt Carbonate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Iodate
Nutritional Analysis:
| Crude Protein (min) | 15.00% |
| Crude Fat (min) | 2.50% |
| Crude Fiber (min) | 22.00% |
| Crude Fiber (max) | 25.00% |
| Moisture (max) | 10.00% |
| Calcium (min) | 0.60% |
| Calcium (max) | 1.10% |
| Phosphorus (min) | 0.25% |
| Vitamin A (min) | 10,000 IU/kg |
| Vitamin D (min) | 900 IU/kg |
| Vitamin E (min) | 190 IU/kg |
Directions:
Growing (under one year): Unlimited pellets daily in addition to unlimited grass hay.
Pregnant/Nursing: Unlimited pellets daily in addition to unlimited grass hay. Alfalfa hay may be given in small quantities. *Please note that these are guidelines. If your rabbit is overweight or underweight, please contact your veterinarian or Oxbow for more specific feeding information.
Transitioning to a New Food: Week 1, mix 3 parts current food with 1 part new food. Week 2, mix 2 parts current food with 2 parts new food. Week 3, mix 1 part current food with 3 parts new food. Week four, feed Oxbow Essentials Young Rabbit Food exclusively.
All orders are dispatched from Petdirect’s Auckland and Christchurch warehouses, offering fast, reliable delivery throughout New Zealand.
Standard Shipping
- Next working day delivery for most main centres
- 2 business days to regional areas
- 3 business days to rural addresses
Free shipping on orders $79.00 and over
Flat $5.90 delivery for smaller orders
Evening Express
This is ideal for urgent pet supply needs within the Auckland and Christchurch regions.
Available in eligible Auckland and Christchurch suburbs only.
- Same-day delivery if you order before 2pm Monday–Friday.
- Cost is $15.95 per order.
- Orders placed after 2pm or during weekends/public holidays will be delivered the next business evening.
- Eligible addresses can select evening express shipping at checkout.
See our shipping & delivery page for more information
You have 30 days to return products in original condition if you change your mind. Courier costs apply for change-of-mind returns.
If we made a mistake or your order is faulty or damaged, we’ll make it right — and cover the return shipping.
In-person returns are welcome at our Auckland store or Christchurch warehouse (by appointment).
See our full returns & refunds policy for more detail