2006-06-16 12:21:55 · 10 answers · asked by salihah i 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
because thats they favorite and own food
2006-06-17 18:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Private 3 · 8⤊ 4⤋
Not all rabbits like carrots, just like all people don't like to eat steak. It's just that many people believe that rabbits like carrots and that they are good for them because they were brainwashed by Warner Brothers and Bugs Bunny cartoons. Actually, carrots can be bad for rabbits. The sugars in the carrot can cause the rabbit to get diahrrea if the rabbit is given too much of carrots to eat. Diahrrea is the number one killer of domesticated rabbits.
Have been raising rabbits for 24 years and studied animal nutrition science.
2006-06-17 00:04:44 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I've seen, yes. Carrots are good for them (high in vitamins), but they are also high in sugar. I don't give my rabbit a carrot everyday; usually every 2 days (and only half of a carrot).
2006-06-16 19:51:02 · answer #3 · answered by loloshorty9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bunnies love to munch on hard foods -- so much so that pet rabbits might chew on something you don't want them to, like the wood holding their pens together.
Rabbits aren't being destructive on purpose, though. Their teeth never stop growing, and the rabbits have to eat hard stuff so their teeth don't grow out of control.
It all goes back to their wild ancestors. Rabbits are herbivores -- that means they only eat plants and veggies. They have front teeth, called incisors, that they use to cut off grass and gnaw on bark. The back teeth, or cheek teeth, grind the food into tiny bits so it's easier to swallow and digest.
Right behind the incisors are a second set of teeth, called peg teeth, that the bottom teeth rub against. Rabbits have a big gap in their mouths along the sides. That's where the canine teeth are in meat-eating animals. (Canine teeth are the pointy pairs of teeth in dogs and cats -- those teeth help them bite into their food.)
In the wild, rabbits wear down their teeth as they gnaw on their dinner of bark and plants and as they grind against each other. But pet rabbits are often served soft foods that they don't have to chew very much. If this happens too much, the teeth don't wear down enough.
So, feed a rabbit a carrot -- and help keep its teeth in shape!
Scientifically yours,
Twig
2006-06-16 19:29:18 · answer #4 · answered by priyapriteshpatel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually i never saw a rabbit eating carrots except bugs bunny! lol
2006-06-16 19:25:01 · answer #5 · answered by csimax007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, not all rabbits like carrots...two of mine don't eat them, and my other one is a trash bucket; she eats everything!
2006-06-16 19:24:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRULY IT DEPENDS ON THE RABBIT. some rabbits are alergic to carots lol
2006-06-16 19:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by Angel M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they taste good I like them too
2006-06-16 19:25:01 · answer #8 · answered by brenda4ever 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you like Whatever you like? You just do.
2006-06-16 19:24:09 · answer #9 · answered by April 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't. They like lettuce...
2006-06-16 19:25:19 · answer #10 · answered by PoPo's Ho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋