Bunny Care Guide: What To Feed Your Bunny Rabbit / What Do Rabbits Eat?
86Feeding your bunny is a more difficult task than it may seem at first. Popular lore has it that rabbits can be fed on carrots and lettuce, however the reality is that feeding a rabbit on lettuce and carrots would kill it pretty quickly, and in a rather unpleasant fashion. There are a wide range of foods that you should not feed your rabbit, and for or an extended list of what not to feed your bunnies, you can go HERE.
The point of this article however, is to discuss what is good for your bunnies to eat. It's actually pretty simple rabbits should be fed a diet mostly comprised of grass hay (the simple stuff, otherwise often known as timothy hay. Alfalfa hay can be used as a treat, but is too high in calcium for regular feeding. For more information on hay, why it is important, and what types to feed, go HERE) or just straight grass, although the grass should always be dry.
Grass and / or hay should make up the bulk of your rabbit's diet, and should always be available to it. Make sure if you do feed grass that it has not come from anywhere that has been treated with pesticides, or could have been.
Rabbits need to eat almost constantly whilst they are awake, and the roughage and long fibers in grass and hay are excellent for keeping their digestive systems moving. It is vital that a rabbit's digestive system is always moving, so please never let your rabbit go without food, even overnight. Rabbits are crepuscular creatures, which means they tend to be more active around dawn and dusk, but they can also be active at varying times through the day and the night. Therefore they always need to have food on hand, and it should be hay or grass.
Pellets can also make up part of a rabbit's diet, but be sparing in their feeding, especially brands that contain little treats and seeds mixed in with the pellets. These foods are the equivalent of loading your rabbits up on cheeseburgers and fries, so whilst they will almost always want to eat these foods, you need to be careful about how much you feed them. Straight pellets are slightly better for your rabbit, but they are still often quite concentrated food sources, so should be fed in smaller amounts, and never as a sole source of nutrition.
Fresh Vegetables and some fruit make a great addition to a rabbit's diet, but should be fed only from 6 months onwards, and then in small amounts and introduced one at a time to a bunny's diet. Sudden dietary changes can upset a rabbit's digestive system, resulting in sickness and diarrhea which is not pleasant for owner or bunny. Carrot fed in small amounts is good for your bunny as it contains Vitamin A. Portions of apple will also go down quite well with most bunnies. You do have to be quite careful with vegetables and avoid those which can cause gas or bloating. Cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli are all not a great idea. The reason you have to be so careful is the fact that a rabbit cannot pass gas or burp. This means that feeding foods which produce gas can result in bloating, pain, and even death.
Veges that are okay for bunnies include:
- Carrot
- Beet TOPS
- Watercress
- Sprouts
- Parsely
- Wheatgrass
There is some argument over leafy vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, spinach, and the like. Some say that they should never be fed to bunnies, others say that the darker leaf vegetables are okay in small amounts. Personally I find that it isn't worth the risk of accidentally harming the bunny simply in order to give it a wide variety of fresh vegetables. Stick with the safe foods and you can be sure that your bunny will be okay. They will not suffer if they don't become a vegetable connissuer, after all, the principle food of rabbits in the wild is simply various kinds of grass. There aren't too many vegetable gardens in the wild.
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I Thought that the information was great but you should add spinich to their diet as iron is a critical part of their diet ant they LOVE IT =)
Celery is fine but it needs to be peeled
My bunny only eats carrots, pellots, and t-hay. She lives in a huge pen, that goes across our basement. She is loved way to much, and she owns more stuff then i do. She is litter trained and does lots of cool tricks. Such as play dead, beg, fetch, and she also does Yoga with us. I could not believe my eyes when I started training her. She learned very fast. I have had about 5 other bunnies before, but none of them where this smart.
That's awesome, Amanda! How lucky you are to have such a special bunny!
I have removed celery from the list temporarily as I have read some conflicting reports regarding the high water content. I'd prefer to be safe rather than sorry, and accurate rather than misleading, so once I sort through the sources I will repost the safe foods list.
This is great info. It is my first time having a bunny. He is a mixed breed, about 10-12 weeks.
Can someone tell me how often should I feed my bunny and in what quantity?
Right now his diet includes Hay and Pellets.
Thanks for your suggestions.
I just got my bunny named thumper it is great i love he/she so much lol:)
This is great info!!!! I'm making a list of what my bunny piper can eat such as treats foods drinks and i heard pineapple juice is good for them to drink if thier sick.
I Rock and my rabbits eat carrots and apples
I JUST GOT A NEW BUNNY AND EVERYTIME I EAT PIZZA HE TRIES TO EAT IT... I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF ITS NORMAL FOR THEM TO DO THAT? AND HOW DO I KNOW WHAT TIMOTHY HAY IS FROM OTHER KINDS OF HAY?
I dont have a bunny but i Really really really want one. I have a dog and a cat also. I want to show my parents im responcable for one, but i dont know how. Im really big on bunnies, so if you can help me that would be cool.
We used to have a rabbit that just lived in a fenced in back yard. I assume he ate grass mostly, but we did put pellets out for him every day or so. After he was gone that corner of the yard was the greenest lawn on the whole property.
can someone tell me all the vegetables and fruits that a rabbit can eat?
goob to know
We are 4Hrs in rural area. Show quality rabbits. Pellets are the way to go. A healthy rabbit can be fed quite simply. NEVER feed lettuce as it can lead to COCSADOSIS (fatal diarrehia). Musty hay that has set on a store shelf should also be avoided. It can bring out "Snuffles" in your rabbit (sneezing/wheezing illness). Be sure to check the dates on your hay if possible. Better yet, weed someone's garden for grasses if you do not have land. It's free! You can get Show Rabbit, Purina, from Feed stores. We get it in bulk. Mustard greens are a fav our rabbit. We chop some veggies and include pear and apple clippings of twigs from our trees in the orchard. This manages the ALWAYS growing teeth. They must knaw or have a chewing ring. Some "teething" rings also are mineral/vitamin blocks. Rabbits do not need a salt lick, as do some other farm animals. Some companies like "PetCo." may have toy treats that include hard baked chew cookies and pine blocks. These are not desirable as the wood is usually treated with food colorings that can be harmful to your rabbit and definately do not want to be fed to breeding pairs as it can lead to problems down the genealogical line. Always ORGANIC, if you can. WE should be so carefull with OUR food!
i have a wild rabbit in my back, yard that eats anything that i throw out for the birds . i go out every morning and call here bunny, bunny and he comes running across the yard all the way to the bottom step of my porch where i stand . he eats bread, donuts , hamburgers,some lettuce or some of anything else i might throw.he's a beauty. !
can bunnies eat fresh corn???
I give my rabbit 1 bowl of mix of sweat medow evey night because he does not need to have 2 because my rabbit is all ways out in the garden have freash grass and he has in is hutch a hay rack . I give my rabbit half a bowl of freash veg 4 days a week . I give - carrots , cabbage and parsely copped up and in the ather half of his bowl he has his mix and i have not had a single problem he is fit a his fur is lovly !
I Have come across so many different things about what not to feed a rabbit ! One person says feeding lettuce can kill a rabbit pretty quickly and another person says it is ok in small quantitys. I own a very sweet lovable playful bunny, that does'nt eat much oF HIS pellets, He loves t- hay and apples and grapes, and a few other things to name a few. Will someONE please post a list of what to feed your rabbit that ALL OF US BUNNY LOVERS WILL FEEL SAFE WITH. Thanks!
I am getting a bunny and i don't know what to feed him.
i have feed my bunny all kinds of things. lots from do not list. he seemed healthy. i guess tough rabbit. bananna peels killed it. dont feed banna peels!
i breed rabbits and if you hve a garden you should pick dandilion leaves, dock leaves , grass and clover for your rabbits as they love them.if you do have a new bunney wait untill it is twelve week of age if you can because they can harm there systemsand give them bad tummies.
i think this tells a lot of great info. i am going to get a pet bunny soon.
My bunny eats carrots,apples,grass,and bread.My bunny is fine but just in case I wanted to know if bread is good for bunnies.
My bunny eats carrots,apples,grass,and bread.My bunny is fine but just in case I wanted to know if bread is good for bunnies.
My bunny eats carrots,apples,grass,and bread.My bunny is fine but just in case I wanted to know if bread is good for bunnies.
I was wondering about giving a netherland dwarf bunny oats? is this ok. and also cranberries He loves them but, I only give them every once in a while for a treat.
great info!!! but can u feed rabbits plums cuz my rabbit loves em and he trys anything once and will tomatoes harm my bunny RONNIE!!!! :)
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i am a new bunny owner and as well as another person's bunny...Daisy pretty much eats her hay and carrots. i've only had her for two days and i've introduced her to green apples. she seems to like them. i really should get twigs for her chewing, but being a vermont resident, they're all hidden in snow!! i love owning a bunny, she is such an adventure! This is good information but now i'm worried i am over feeding her!
my bunny eats carrotslettuce strawberries tomatoes cabbage an t hay but mostly she loves bannanas thats just a treat brocolli just once in a blu she is a very active bunny she jumps on and of the beds she is potty trained she runs all over the house like crazy
When is it a good time to start feeding bunnies vegetables and fruits? Mine is only a month and a half old, so I want to know what is safe for it at the moment.
I have a 18 pound flemish giant and he eats a wide variety of veges.He never gets diahria and has never been sick. I think that any vege in moderation combined with plenty of exercise is ok.
I read a list of food in another page, which listed Spinach as acceptable food...I have been giving my bunnies SPINACH...I've had them for two weeks. I also take them out to my backyard to run and play..they eat my grass, but i dont let them eat anything else out there..inside i feed them pallets, timothy hay, spinach, carrots, and cilantro and sometimes apples. Is there a way i can tell if they have gas??? and is there a way to help them?
i used to have to babby rabbits and they always ate lettuce i used to feed it milk by the bottle because the mom was no wher near us so we had to hand feed them and i had to do it all by myself and i really didnt no wat kind of rabit they were i thought they were dwarf rabbits because they are so small but i dont have them any more we had to move so we let them free after a year or 2. now im getting rabbits and ilike 3 rabbits when i go to egypt thats my home so i can breed rabbits and i am not sure but i have to by all this stuff for them before i go so i will or might not just get 3 imight get 4 because there they eat rabbits some people keep them as pets so i am going to save them and i was wondering wat t hay was
Hi I have a bunny her name is lulu and I was wondering if its ok for her to eat bannanas she is so cute but my friend deni lavoto is scarded of her eyes what should I do
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I like bunny soup with a loaf of bread mmmmm
Thank you for this info, though I have fed my bunnies fresh iceberg lettuce and they love it. They take it quite easy. Maybe add it to the list? ^^
I've got 3. :)
We just got a bunny and are clueless on how to take care of it but we've gotten some great advise.... internet helps!!
i got 2 1 pregnat
I have had a rabbit for about 3 years. Last year she got sick. I took her to a vet for treatment. The vet told me to keep my rabbit Oreo supplied with timothy hay. A little alfalfa hay is okay, but not alot because it is high in calories. She also told me not to give her much rabbit pellets because they are designed to fatten rabbits up for quick sale for meat. She told me that about 1/4 cup would be okay as a treat. This info was given to me by a vet from All Pets in Peoria Illinois.
I just got a new buny and named it bolt it is so cute!it loves to lick my finger!!
hey my bunny we just got it from SPCA its not really hand held but it is realy nice!
well i just got my first bunny ,and i have been feeding her lettuce,grass,andcarrots.she has been doing just fine but i was just wondering if there was any other foods i should be feeding her THANKS YOUR ARTICLE HAS BEEN A LOT OF HELP
i only got my rabbit today can you bath a rabbit.thank you
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I just found a bunny in my yard! no mother around....what do I feed it? It is very tiny.
my bunny is called coconut he does't really liked been picked up and i want to teach him tricks but i think he is abit old he is about 3 years old.im growing a garden for him too.:p
i actually need you to answer my question?
i got a bunnie and i read that baby bunnies can only eat pellets.
is that true?
thanks
i am going to have a bunnie soon and i dont know what to do
hi, im getting a bunny soon and I was wondering if you had to feed it hay? it is still yonug about 4 weeks old. I hav bought pellets and a bunny mix.
I got told that we should not feed ur bunnes lettuce and cabbage because it can kill them. we are wondering if they can eat bread?
I've been feeding my bunny lettuce,spinach,carrots,banana,parsley,cabbage,broccoli and much more since his life began and hes had a shinier coat then all the other bunnies that we see and he"s stronger.He's been alive for 4 years so im pretty sure hes used to it.He's been through alot of stuff like he had to see his wife die and all his kids taken away,we thought e would be tromotized and sometimes we think he is,is there any signs or tromotization??and today this morning when I normally take him out into his area he was acting strange,he was just sitting there in his be and shaking!! And i didnt feed him any different!! what did i do wrong!!???
no bread for bunnies, please! they do not grow on fields which is where bunnies normally look for their dinner. stick with hay; that's the best possible food- source for them. timothy hay is a must!
my bunnies love bananas and cherries are these ok for them to eat? what else can they eat that is just around the house?
to speaking of :)'s, bunnies can also eat apples, my bunny Lilo doesnt particuarly like them but most bunnies do.
i've fed Lilo the green part of the carrot, she doesnt like eating the actuall carrot. Maybe add carrot tops to the list?
i always fill my bunnies bowl up of pellets and the bunny mix. and im worried im over feeding it, but Lilo doesnt even eat half of it. Oh well.
I love my bunny Lilo, she is 7 weeks and is a half mini lop, quarter dwarf, and quarter himilayan.
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what do i do when my dog attacks my bunny?
how do i now when it is a kid are a dolt
get your dog away of your bunny?lol i bet your bunny is so scared!why do you let him with a dog?it can hurts him!
well i dont know how to know when the bunny is an adult!mine starting to hump his stuffed bunny lol so i think he is an adult!
can bunnies eat pears?
Daisy im not sure but they eat apple!i never saw that rabbits can eat Pears.so to be sure dont try..i give my rabbit apple and Watermelon and carrots and Strawberry!those what im sure of that he can have ^^hope i helped
I feed my bunny blueberries, banana, parsley, romaine, spring mix, peeled celery, yogurt drops, timothy hay, rabbit pellets with the bits mixed in, always fresh water, and I don't use wood chips in his cage - I use the papery kind of stuff instead. For toys he has paper tubes, rolled up paper balls, chew toys, lots of boxes to climb in and on and I have a harness I take him outside with.
this is a great website i am going to get a rabbit and this website teached me i am ten and my sister is 8
my rabbit Oreo,if she bites me will it be ok? or will i catch a diasese?
my rabbit, Izzy bits me will i be OK or will i get a diasese???
Lindsay and Emily my bunny bitem e small bites sometimes nothing happens they...unless your bunny is biting so hard and alot then maybe you should take him to the Vet..otherwise its normal for them to bite small bits.
my brother just won a rabbit at the luisburg pick nick his name is twich my dog and cat love him well they kind of love him. and i found out they do not like carotes they like carote tops insted.
do bunnys eat out of your hand yes they do. my bunny twich eats out of my hand it is so cutt cutt cutt! i love him so much i dont want enything to happen to him.
i was wondering how to feed my bunny do i put it in a foodbowl or something like that
hej Newbunyowner.....well you just out his food in a small ball or small plate then he will just know that its there..i put his food in small rabbits plate you can find them in pet shops!
hay,my bunny peed and it was red is there something rong w/ her???? im a little scared
Hej Hannah..well yea its not normal to pee red!i think you really should take her to the Vet..normally the pee should be yellow...just to be sure go to the vet!let me know when you come back if she is ok!
thx so much for the advice it really helped
your welcome ^^
i just got a bunny, she was a runt, she is SO small. i just got her compleately weaned off of milk TODAY. =)her name is Shivers. she was a big cage, and she isa Lionhead rabbit.
hi i read your article on rabbit diets. i have owned rabbits for over 9 years. and been studying rabbits for over 3 years. your info is mostly correct. but i have to point out a few things. first i have to say that lettuce has no nutrition for your rabbit, so you should rarely feed it to your rabbit, secondly, you can feed your rabbit broccoli, but only the bottom stick and not the head of the broccoli. the average life span of a rabbit is usually 4 to 6 years. but if the rabbit is healthy and happy they can live up to 15 years! most people who have rabbitries tend to try different foods for their rabbit. so some information that you get can be very different because of different experiences that people have with their rabbit. rabbits can be complex and will try to hid their sickness as best as they can. it is instinct to show the predators that nothing is wrong with them. but overall i am impress with your knowledge on rabbits since not many people who own them do not know much about the animal.
sorry i am not done spreading my knowledge. someone asked how much food you should feed your rabbit. for a baby under 4 months you should give them as much as they want cause they need a lot to grow. but the measurements for rabbits is to multiply the weight of the rabbit by 4. then that sum is the amount you should give your rabbit in ounces. if it is a cross bred rabbit then you should give it a cup to two cups a day. but do not give them too much or else the can get obese. plus rabbits are expected to be feed around the same time everyday just like other farm animals and humans. so try not to feed your rabbit a different time each day. otherwise they can get mad and possibly sick because of the uneven times you give the rabbit food, because their stomachs has to be filled up on a regular schedule.
can a rabbit eat the green on a watermelon piece?
so when i pick my rabbit up he starts wheezing and panting and i think its because hes horny but im not sure. haha. any suggestions?
i think that bunny rabbits are soo cute i hav a little 2 mont old engk[idshh lpo
hej meeshwah..no dont feed him the green on the watermelon!its not good
hej coco puff LOL well rabbits in general doesnt like to be picked up so maybe he is horny maybe just doesnt want to be picked up!i have a stuffd animal i put with my rabbit whenever he is horny he just hump it lol so buy a stuffd animal for him it would be better if the stuffed animal is a rabbit too and then your rabbit with hump it hehe
and do not wash the stuffed animal with sopa..JUST water when its kinda dirty..try this and let me know if it worked
Hey bunny Snowball is 3 weeks old. What should I feed him? He lives outside so he always has grass, and I feed him pellets and timothy hay. He doesn't seem to like the t-hay though.
Hej Lalalalanda...well baby bunny normally doesnt like some kinda foods but when he grow up little he will eat Hay..my Bunny did not eat Pellets when he was a baby now he does...just buy him rabbits food and Pellets from the pet store thatas the most important thing to feed him for now...give him small pieces of apple..WITHOUT the skin or the seeds..peel it first and take ALL the seeds out and feed him small pieces..give him strawberry..without the green thingy ofcourse..small piece of carrot also peel it first.he should eat the hay someday soon its kinda important in bunny diet!hope i helped
thanks viking! your stuffed animal suggestion was a miracle it worked like a charm! haha!
thanks viking! your stuffed animal suggestion was a miracle it worked like a charm! haha!
hey thanks viking for your comment on the watermelon :D
hej Coco puff hehe glad i could help.good to hear ^^ so now your bunny has a girlfriend haha
hej meeswah ...no problem your more then welcome! ^^
I'm getting a bunny, and I wanna make sure she'll be healthy so what should I feed her in the morning, afternoon and evening? Also is my bunny ok when my family leaves for work and school? plz answer!!!
my bunny thumper lovessss blueberries grass timothy hay strawberries and carrots. :)
Hej tugie
its totaly fine when you and your family out as long as its not for days and as long as your bunny has enough food
buy to your bunny Rabbits food from the pet store..the rabbits food should also contain Pellets...and put to your bunny enough hay its also important...and when your home you can give him some treats like small piece of carrot or apple or strawberry...peel the carrot and the apple and take the seeds off before feed it to the bunny coz its NOT good for them to eat the skin or the seeds...ánd take off the green thing from the strawberry before give it to him...also you can buy him rabbits snacks from the pet store most rabbits like them alot..and ofcourse FRESH water is important to the bunny...just change his water once a day..i hope i helped
we got 2 bunnies about 2 weeks ago and one died this morning. they were living in a big kennel and just last night we were finishin their home made bunny hutch, my question is should i replace the bunny that died because they have always been a pair and i dont want to loose this one too.
awww im sorry...well if your other bunny is sad and like not eating and not playing then you could buy another one for him..if he is doing fine then you dont have to buy him another bunny..
I knowen people that have tryed to feed there rabbits lettuce..but the rabbits would never eat it...i made sure when i got my rabbit to know what to feed her and what to not feed her...but i do know that you can feed them cabbige(never the light sutf because they can't digest it) but the dark of cabbige is good...ive never risk giving her lettuce
I am getting a mini rex bunny 6 weeks old either tonight or tomorrow. I just went out to the pet store to get the , pan for litter training the timothy hay and water bottle and a small bell ball for it to play with. I also bought boxo shavings without wood or anything. it is also oder free.
I am getting it from a breeder so she is supplying the cage and bunny and food.
Do you think if I feed it timothy hay and pellets it will be okay?
Can i feed it fruit and veges at 6 months?
how much pellets should i give it ... its only 6 weeks!
hello sweetpea...yes its fine to feed your rabbit pellets and hay..he might not eat the pellets in the begining ..my bunny did not like that when he was young..but he will eat it sooner or later..you also need to give him mix bunny food not only pellets and hay..but yes those two are important for rabbits..also fresh water ofcourse..provide pellets and food and hay to your rabbit all the time..make sure his bowl not empty..i fill his bowl with food every morning..altho no SO FULL just 3quarts the bowl is good..and before i sleep i put to him more if he ate what he had already..so 2times a day check on his food and once a day for the water..and ofcourse you can give him small pieces of carrots and apple with no skin or seeds do that once a day,,just small mounts that should make him happy^^
PLZ SOMEONE, type up an A-Z order of foods I can feed my bunny (Snicker, 8 months) .
I wuz wondering if I can feed the cutey bananas.
Melina
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brooke roxs hard core and roxs the house down
Is corn on the cob a good food to feed them(sweet or field)
bunnies are like the cutest animals ever but do they give u rabies because alot of my friends are saying they do and they are saying they get to big and it is not a good idea to have one. so im thinking when it gets about 14 years old ill let it free
hey i love my rabbit so much ive had her for 3 years how cam i get my rabbit to live a realy long life like 15 years? please answer!!!!!!
hello melinda...feed your bunny right..and take a good care of him play with him and pet him and give him food and fresh water and clean his cage..he should be happy and his health will be good..
We just got a rabbit from someone who couldn't take care of it anymore. I noticed she does not like any veg.'s or fruit i put in her cage. I have tried carrot celery apple and romain lettuce and she won't touch it yet! she did run over to the t-hay when i put it in her cage and i see her eating it sometimes but not often. I wonder if she has gotten to used to eating "rabbit food" from a bag that she doesn't know what to do with anything else. Should i keep trying with the veggies? Or should i just stick to hay and pellets. I'm going to try a few other things like parsley and mustard greens but i can't keep buying this just to through it out the next day. Please Advise
hello Jenny-rabbit
stick with the apple..my rabbit did not eat pellets in the begining he did not touch it..now he does! most of rabbits like apple trust me..just cut some for her and dont force it on her just put the in her cage and leave her deal with it..she will eat it if not today then tomorrow.hay is important and pellets as well so just keep on feeding her those two beside the apple..you do take the skin outa apples and the seeds before giving them to her right?
lemmeh know later if she eats her apple..
thanks viking i put some apple peeled and cut into 1 inch chuncks (no seeds) in her cage a on Wednesday morning and i don't think she ate any by thursday night so i took it out. I'm just afraid to let it get old i put some romaine lettuce in their yest and if she doesn't eat any by tonight i will take it out. I know that the lettuce is not the best for them but i just want to find something she likes and i would only give it to her once a week if she does like it but don't worry i don't think she's even touched the stuff i'm gonna try parsley and mustard greens this weekend and keep putting in apple maybe a different type i have been giving her Macowans (think i sp that wrong, oh well) so maybe i'll try green apple since it has a stronger sent. I'll keep trying but if after a month she rejects everything i give her i'm just gonna give up and let her just eat the hay and 1/4 cup of pellets a day. She is a little chuby from her previous owners letting her eat all the pellets she wanted so maybe when she get's hungry she'll eat better. I'll keep you posted and thanks for the advice. Do any of you use Yesterday's New's litter it sounds like the best option and i'm gonna try it out just wondered if anyone else uses it.
hello again Jenny-rabbit..i hope she will eat what you give her soon..maybe leave the vegtables more then one day like maybe put it today then take it out the day after in the morning...normally rabbits stay awake at night so maybe she would touch it that night maybe she likes junk food only lol..i dont know whats a yesterday's news i googled it i think its a rabbits food brand?well im from the Netherland so im not sure if we have that thingy here lol...if your rabbit wont eat vegtables at all for a month..well nothing rong with just pellets and normal bunny food right?best of luck Jenny..if she ate any vegtables wrinte me here and lemmeh know lol
hi all, my vet says that all dark green veges are fine, just keep away from iceberg lettuce and light green cabbage the dark leaves are fine, small amounts of fruit are fine dont feed rubarb,raddish tops are fine just not raddishes, rabbits are fine with most foods its just trial and error always give small amount of a new vege wait 12 hrs if no diareah then the vege is fine!oh and a great toy for them is an old phone book they love it!!oh and my rabbit is fine with carrots not peeled. my vet says i dont need to peel them, and be careful of rabbit treat foods mine had violent direah from this.
good morning,
Well my rabbit ate a few pieces of apple and i think a tinny bit of kale. She also nibbled on a piece of pare. she doesn't eat much of it though. The only way i could get her to try it was to hand feed it to her then she ate a piece of apple but wouldn't eat another. I think i need to switch her to regular pellets. Right now i am finishing off the rabit food mix that we first bought before i read not to give that to them, but since she had already been eating that brand for months i figured i finish off the bag before switching her to just t-hay pellets. So we'll see maybe when she stops getting spoiled with junk she will eat her fruits and veggies. Wow that's sad i am a mother with 2 kids and it took me this long to think of that. That's how my kids are if they are hungry enough they will eat their fruits and veg's but if they are full of junk they wont. duh blonde moment i guess Thanks for all the help!
Yesterday's New's is a litter made from recycled newspaper turned into pellets. I bought it a few days ago and my rabbit wont use it. She poops on the floor right next to it. It looks like food and maybe she doesn't want to poop on food! I don't know but it is what they recommend for rabbits b/c they can't use cedar or pine and carefresh just looked too messy for me. What do you guys use?
Melina or anyone else who wants this info,
This is the list from the Rabbit House Society of what to feed your rabbit the foods with (*) high in vit A and your rabbit should have at least one these a day the one's with (!)use sparingly b/c large amounts are toxic
Alfalfa, radish & clover sprouts
Basil
Beet greens (tops)*
Bok choy
Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems)*
Brussels sprouts
Carrot & carrot tops*
Celery
Cilantro
Clover
Collard greens*
Dandelion greens and flowers (no pesticides)*
Endive*
Escarole
Green peppers
Kale (!)*
Mint
Mustard greens*
Parsley*
Pea pods (the flat edible kind)*
Peppermint leaves
Raddichio
Radish tops
Raspberry leaves
Romaine lettuce (no iceberg or light colored leaf)*
Spinach (!)*
Watercress*
Wheat grass
(!)=Use sparingly. High in either oxalates or goitrogens and may be toxic in accumulated quantities over a period of time
Here are fruits to give but remember not to give more than a tablespoon a day b/c fruit is like candy to a rabbit
Apple (remove stem and seeds)
Blueberries
Melon
Orange (without the peel)
Papaya
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Plums
Raspberries
Strawberries
Sugary fruits such as bananas and grapes should be used only sparingly, as occasional treats. Bunnies have a sweet tooth and if left to their own devices will devour sugary foods to the exclusion of healthful ones.
forgot the most import thing:
DEFINITE
NO-NO’S
These are
foods that
should NOT be
given at any
time.
• No Chocolate
(poisonous!)
• Cookies
• Crackers
• Breakfast Cereal
• Yogurt Drops
• Pasta
• Bread
• Most “human”
Since a lot of you have ?'s about feeding rabbits but don't say how old they are i am going to put this up here as well b/c you don't feed a baby the same as an adult this also came from the House of Rabbit Society:
What quantities of food should I feed babies and "teenagers"?
Birth to 3 weeks--mother's milk
3 to 4 weeks--mother's milk, nibbles of alfalfa and pellets
4 to 7 weeks--mother's milk, access to alfalfa and pellets
7 weeks to 7 months--unlimited pellets, unlimited hay (plus see 12 weeks below)
12 weeks--introduce vegetables (one at a time, quantities under 1/2 oz.)
What quantities of food should I feed young adults? (7 months to 1 year)
introduce timothy hay, grass hay, and oat hays, decrease alfalfa
decrease pellets to 1/2 cup per 6 lbs. body weight
increase daily vegetables gradually
fruit daily ration no more than 1 oz. to 2 oz. per 6 lbs. body weight (because of calories)
What quantities of food should I feed mature adults? (1 to 5 years)
Unlimited timothy, grass hay, oat hay, straw
1/4 to 1/2 cup pellets per 6 lbs. body weight (depending on metabolism and/or proportionate to veggies)
Minimum 2 cups chopped vegetables per 6 lbs. body weight
fruit daily ration no more than 2 oz. (2 TBL) per 6 lbs. body weight.
What quantities of food should I feed senior rabbits? (Over 6 years)
If sufficient weight is maintained, continue adult diet
Frail, older rabbits may need unrestricted pellets to keep weight up. Alfalfa can be given to underweight rabbits, only if calcium levels are normal. Annual blood workups are highly recommended for geriatric rabbits.
My rabbit finally ate a decent amount of apple. Hopefully she will move on to other fruits and vegs now!
hej Jenny-rabbit
yeeeyyyy i told you they like apple lol good for her! ^^
I have a beautifull 15 week old bunny called Crystal. She is doing very well with the litter training and is becoming a very cheeky and playfull friend. She eats a constant supply of Meadow Hay and I give her (As advised by my Vet) a meal ONLY in the evenings. She has about half a cup of good quality pelletts and a small amount of carrot, brocoli and as a occassional treat I give her a very small piece of apple. Im going to start to feed her a more mixed diet. Ideally I think Thistles, Dandelion and dot leaves are an essential part of a rabbits diet. Only pick these outdoors if you are 100% sure there has been no use of pestisides. She loves to eat that's for sure, but I think if she could have a say in the matter she would rather opt to eat the tassels on the edge of my Girlfriend expensive rug:-)
Make sure your Rabbitt has a constant supply of fresh water.
Sounds like your are a smart rabbit owner. Nice to see there are a few on this site. (I think most, yes most a few of you do seem like smart rabbit owners, of the people on her are under the age of 13 who's parents got them a rabbit for a pet, have no clue what to do and most don't seem very interested in finding out what to do unless it's fun for them) Sorry if that sounds harsh to some of you but if you think it sounds harsh to you then you are one of them and I think it is very sad to think of these poor animals suffering b/c they are being raised by people who got a rabbit b/c they thought it would be a cute easy pet to have.
OOOPs Geoff Joyce did not write that last comment i meant to write it to Geoff Joyce! Sorry!
lol@ jenny
lol@ jenny
there are some really good magazines out there just about rabbits and the oxbow website has great info regarding feeding. personally the list provided here is very small compared to what the house rabbit society, my vet and many other resources consider rabbit friendly foods. you wouldn't like eating the same thing every day so why would your pet.
N33lye says:
2 years ago
I heard that celary is bad for your bunnies because the celeary stings will get stuck in their throughts. So i dont use celary