Oxbow Essentials Adult Rabbit Food All Natural Adult Rabbit Pellets, 5-lb bag

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  • Made from timothy grass meal, Essentials - Adult Rabbit is specifically designed to meet the particular nutritional needs of adult rabbits. Adult nutritional needs are lower than those of animals in the growth stage of life
  • Rabbits are designed to eat and digest fiber found in plant material. Timothy grass hay provides the fiber necessary to maintain intestinal health, and makes Essentials - Adult Rabbit the veterinarian's number one choice for your adult rabbit.
  • Specifically designed to meet nutritional needs of adults rabbits with its timothy-hay based formula and optimum protein levels.
  • Made with natural ingredients, this product is fresh and straight from the farm!
  • This product is not intended for growing, active, pregnant or nursing rabbits. Seventy-five percent of your rabbit's diet should be grass hay.

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About Oxbow Essentials Food Treats

Oxbow's Flagship Line

Oxbow's Essentials line is the diet that set the bar for today's small pet nutrition. There's a unique food for a variety of small animals—chinchillas, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, rats, hamsters and gerbils. These uniform pellets provide the right nutrients for each species with no artificial preservatives, colors or flavors.

Treats for Enrichment

In addition to their foods, Oxbow's healthy treats are rewarding for small animals and their owners. Simple Rewards are made with wholesome, natural ingredients like freeze-dried fruits and veggies, Timothy hay, and aromatic herbs. They're great for training, bonding or simply adding a little variety.

The Gold Standard of Small Pet Nutrition

An ideal small animal diet includes 20% fortified foods for herbivores and 75% for omnivores for essential vitamins and micronutrients. Oxbow's three fortified food lines are recommended by veterinarians worldwide because they're specially formulated to meet the unique needs of small animals—a true gold standard of nutrition.

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NATURAL SCIENCE: INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION

Adult guinea pigs and rabbits can benefit from individualized maintenance diets with novel ingredients for variety and long-strand fiber from three grass hays.

BENE TERRA: AWARD-WINNING ORGANIC FOOD

Gives rabbits and guinea pigs the nutrients they would find in their natural environment with ingredients that come from certified organic farmers.

About Oxbow

Family-owned and operated, Oxbow is passionately committed to helping small animals lead longer, healthier lives. Grown by experts on Oxbow's family of farms, their formulas and life-staged diets have defined the way small animals are fed today. From plant to pet, Oxbow products meet the highest standards time and time again.

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Questions & Answers

10 Customer Questions


Is this something to be fed isntead of hay or do you put it with? Like can this be fed as primary food for adult rabbits.

Answer by ChewyMar 29, 2019
The manufacturer recommends that 75% of a rabbits diet be grass hay, 20% be a fortified food (such as this) and 5% be treats and greens.

what's the difference between this food and the oxbow garden select? Is this food heathier?

Answer by ChewyJul 21, 2019
The Oxbow Essentials Bunny Basics/T Adult Rabbit Food specifically designed to meet the particular nutritional needs of adult rabbits. The Oxbow Garden Select Adult Rabbit Food includes yellow pea, tomato, rosemary and thyme for a tasty variety. The ingredients in both foods are different and enhances your rabbits diet in different ways. For a complete list of ingredients, click on the 'Nutritional Info' tab, next to the 'Description' tab, below the product photos.

Does it expire

Answer by ChewyAug 19, 2018
This food will have an expiration date. Every expiration date will be different for each bag, as different batches are constantly being produced. The expiration date will be stamped on the bag to reference.

How soon can my bunny start this? He is 2 months old.

Answer by ChewyApr 27, 2018
This food is intended for rabbits 1 years old and up.

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651 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Cecilia on Jan 18, 2026

Rabbit pellets

Switched his food this month. First day he tipped it over. I let him eat it off the bottom until it was gone. He has to done it again. I do give him fresh romaine

Switched his food this month. First day he tipped it over. I let him eat it off the bottom until it was gone. He has to done it again. I do give him fresh romaine lettuce and half a carrot as well. He’s an excellent tame bunny.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Melissa on Jan 22, 2026

Quality

Our bunnies love their pellets! We have never had a problem with them, and I like that they’re all the same shape and product so they can’t pick and choose the pieces

Our bunnies love their pellets! We have never had a problem with them, and I like that they’re all the same shape and product so they can’t pick and choose the pieces they eat


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Jennifer on Oct 10, 2025

Product not packaged carefully. Ripped open, was spilling out of the box.

It is unclear how much product even arrived. For certain the entire bag DID NOT arrive. The bag had a huge hole. It was half empty, food was all over the bottom

It is unclear how much product even arrived. For certain the entire bag DID NOT arrive. The bag had a huge hole. It was half empty, food was all over the bottom of the box, it was spilling out the bottom as I attempted to carry it perfectly level into the house. Once again Chewy didn't put any real packaging in to protect the product. Shipping the product with no regard for successful and safe delivery. Prices are good and the coupons are good, but products always arrive whole from other vendors and this is not my first poor shipping


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Chloe on Jan 23, 2026

Fast delivery!

I had an issue with my address because I entered it wrong. Chewy was fast to notify me and get it changed so my package wouldn’t be very delayed!

I had an issue with my address because I entered it wrong. Chewy was fast to notify me and get it changed so my package wouldn’t be very delayed!


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Cathy on Oct 4, 2025

Consistently problematic

Packaging and shipping have consistently been problematic. Every bag of pellet food arrives open, this time with the top fully unsealed. FedEx disregards delivery

Packaging and shipping have consistently been problematic. Every bag of pellet food arrives open, this time with the top fully unsealed. FedEx disregards delivery instructions, resulting in boxes that are often crushed upon arrival, contents damaged. (The issue is not with the Oxbow product itself.)


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Allison on Jan 17, 2026

Brand I’ve always used

I enjoy buying in bulk and saving when I can! Oxbow is a reliable bunny brand for food

I enjoy buying in bulk and saving when I can! Oxbow is a reliable bunny brand for food


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Amanda on Jan 12, 2026

Bag Damaged and Torn when Arrived

Rabbits love the food, but it was damaged when I received it and spilled everywhere.

Rabbits love the food, but it was damaged when I received it and spilled everywhere.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Kimberly on Dec 1, 2025

Healthy and tasty rabbit pellets

All the bunnies love these pellets and I love that they are healthy and nutritious without any artificially colored junk added

All the bunnies love these pellets and I love that they are healthy and nutritious without any artificially colored junk added


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Peggy on Nov 27, 2025

Rabbit Food

This food is complete with all the vitamins & minerals our vet recommended for our miniature rabbit. Plus, she truly likes it.

This food is complete with all the vitamins & minerals our vet recommended for our miniature rabbit. Plus, she truly likes it.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Phyllis on Nov 16, 2025
Top 100 Contributor

Good food, rabbit eats well.

Most of the rescues I deal with and my exotics vet all recommend this food. I have used it for all my rabbit for many years. Never an issue

Most of the rescues I deal with and my exotics vet all recommend this food. I have used it for all my rabbit for many years. Never an issue