I already know about watermelon, apple, corn and stuff
2006-08-08 04:55:07 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
strawberries, celery, carrots, and dandelions
2006-08-08 04:59:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should primarily feed it hay. If it is more than a year old, feed it timothy hay, not alfalfa. Rabbits need LOTS of fiber and don't usually get enough. Next they need vegatables, introduced one at a time and monitor their poops. Any diahrehhea you should stop that veggie. Carrot Tops and Carrots are good along with Collard greens, turnip greens romaine lettuce. U can feed spinach in moderation only. They also eat parsley and love it!
Finally you would give them a few pellets a day. 1/2 cups for a 6 pound rabbit is good. Don't feed too much they are high in calories. I don't recommend the stuff with dried fruit in it unless you're not going to ever feed treats.
Treats are optional, and should be extemely limited. (fruit). One small slice of apple, etc is Ok, but no more than that. Giving a rabbit fruit is like giving a two year old candy. You don't need to and probably shoudn't, but it's ok in very small amounts.
They have very sensitive stomachs and are also very prone to getting fat (watch the pellets), so try to stick mostly with the timothy hay. You can get a hay-dispenser that attaches to the side of the cage to keep it clean.
2006-08-08 05:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feed Requirements
You should use rabbit pellets from a reputable source that has been supplying rabbit feed for many years. Each day, a rabbit will eat approximately one fluid ounce of feed per pound of weight. There are 8 fl oz in one cup. So a four pound rabbit will eat about 4 oz or 1/2 cup of feed. An eight pound rabbit, about 1 cup. Do not feed a rabbit more than one day's supply of feed at a time unless you will be gone the weekend. If you allow your rabbit to get fat, it will not breed very well, the judge will disqualify it in shows, and the rabbit will have a much higher risk of dying.
Every now and then supplement the rabbit's diet with alfalfa hay. This will supply it with good roughage. You can also use the hay to line the nest boxes when they are ready to give birth. Make sure the rabbits have fresh water in front of them at all times. Never feed your rabbits lettuce or cole family vegetables such as cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, or broccoli. They can get enteritis and possibly die. Never feed them meat. The safest thing to do is to just stick to rabbit pellets and alfalfa hay.
2006-08-08 04:59:13 · answer #3 · answered by cheryl h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bunny (in captivity) needs rabbit pellets, water and hay available at all times. The pet stores sell alfalfa and timothy hay. My bunnies love alfalfa, but wont touch timothy. Pellets are a super food, by this I mean, that if all you ever fed was pellets and hay it would be nutritively sound, but very boring for the bunny. From experience, I have found that my bunny will eat any vegetable matter offered. Mine love apple peels and celery the best. I pick them fresh hackberry, peach, and mullberry leaves and twigs (the twigs are good because it helps keep their teeth smoothed down). They are gnawers. If you do not give them something to gnaw on, their teeth, which continuially grow, will eventually become too long for them to eat, and they will starve. If you do not have trees available that are safe for them, then buy the gnawing wood pieces available at your pet store. Also, I see that everyone has added to feed them lettuce... well yes they like lettuce, but remember this if you do not remember anything else I tell you,, iceberg lettuce has absolutely no nutritive value. it is bad for bunnies. Also do not feed potato peels as they contain a toxin, which is harmful to a bunny, and if feeding cabbage or broccoli do so in small quantities. I pick dandelions, wild fennel, and other weed type plants occasionally. Stay away from milkweed!! They like clover, and thistles, but not in large quantities, as it causes diarrhea. Also you can toast wheat bread for them in the oven, make it really dry, they like the texture and it is also a good gnawing source. Rabbits are herbivores, do not feed them meat products. for further suggestions go to your local library and check out books on rabbit care.. I did. Well, obviously!
2006-08-08 17:05:32 · answer #4 · answered by kalabear1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits need a varity of foods they need pellets that you can buy at the store, I like to get the kind with the dried fruit and vegetables. They also need a lot of hay which really helps their digestion. Then they need fresh green veggies or herbs, like parsley, clover sprouts, cilantro, rabbits.org has a very nice list of veggies for rabbits. Fruits like watermelon, or apples have a lot of sugar ans should only be given in small amounts as a treat or your rabbit might get sick.
2006-08-08 05:01:56 · answer #5 · answered by Lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When bunnies are out in the wild they eat sitcks, bark, dried up leaves and things you would find on the forest floor. It is extremely important to give him Timothy hay, Alfafa is just too rich. And believe it or not, I pick up leaves( just make sure not a poisionous type like oleander)My bunny just loves the dead rose leaves and letals from my plant. Lettuce and carrots are good as a snack, but too much can cause runny bowels. Bunnies really need the dry roughage that hay or leaves and sticks can give them.
2006-08-08 05:03:19 · answer #6 · answered by Rox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't feed your bunny lettuce!
The lady I bought my bunny from said that lettuce has like too much water in it and it's not good for your bunny
You can go to petsmart and get food there and they also have a lot of rabbit treats that you can get.
You can also feed your bunny carrots and alfalfa(sp?) hay
2006-08-08 05:49:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really need to start reading up about rabbits. Don't feed your rabbit too many fruits they shouldn't have a lot of sugar. You need to go to these websites and read the book The House Rabbit Handbook. At the HRS website do a search on what to feed your rabbit.
2006-08-08 05:04:38 · answer #8 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a bunny too. At first he is very shy.. i let it roam around the house till I went to bed.
He is a glutton, whenever I am eating he would beg for some, standing up on 2 legs and sniffing!
I would give him very little bites of my crackers, fruits that I am eating. But not chocolates, he'll be sick once he had taken that. And nothing cold from the fridge.
2006-08-08 04:59:22 · answer #9 · answered by Lucky♣Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No watermelon or corn!! You need to feed it pelleted rabbit food and hay, and give SMALL treats of things like apple, oatmeal, bread, banana, etc.
2006-08-08 08:06:05 · answer #10 · answered by BB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbit pellets are important because they contain all the necessary nutrients for your bunny. Don't only feed it stuff around the house. Rabbits also love red clover, dandelions, grass, carrots, and lettuce.
2006-08-08 04:58:40 · answer #11 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋