| Re: Salt?
I suggest asking an exotics vet about this lapiscaviad, a knowledgeable exotics vet will never recommend them. This is my veiw on it: although they may seem healthy now, salt licks can cause major long-term problems. I'm not very rabbit-savvy, but I do know how something like this can affect all mammals. You've said you've owned rabbits for 5 years, what's the average life-span of a rabbit? Surely by the end of their lives, the effects of excess salt and minerals will have taken their toll. They may seem healthy right now, but so do all mammals when they eat junk food. Take a human, they may seem happy and healthy while guzzling down some McDonalds right now, but look later on in life. Obesity, bladder, kidney, etc. stones begin to form. It takes time for the health effects to build up. There is proven evidence that excess salt and minerals in salt wheel can form stones for example in the long run. If the proof is out there and they are not essential to live, why give it to them? |