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Switching from seed mix to pellets — how slow?

My dwarf refuses pellets completely. I have tried mixing them in at about 10% and he just picks around them.

How long did it take yours to accept a new food? Any tricks?

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Chloe B.

@peanut_butler

1 month ago

Fifteen centimetres across the whole base is the safe answer, but honestly if he is burrowing and not barbering, he is probably fine.

Emma W.

@emma_hamham

1 month ago

Bowl is better for hydration but you have to change the water daily. Bottle is more forgiving.

Sofia M.

@luna_the_hammy

1 month ago

Mine took about three weeks. What worked was cutting the pellets in half and scattering them in the bedding instead of the bowl.

Emma W.

@emma_hamham

1 month ago

Try soaking two pellets in water for a minute first, the smell changes completely and mine suddenly ate them.

Chloe B.

@peanut_butler

1 month ago

Mine was the same at 10%. It was 30% mixed with his old food that finally got him eating them.

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