Fresh food for rabbits?

Question

I have recently gotten a rabbit and we have been hiving her a carrot as a treat once a day. I heard that lettuce and cabbage aren't good for their stomachs. So what sort of fresh food would be good for the rabbit? Are there any other fresh food that are hazzordous? Thanks.

P.S. I have another open question on rabbits and if you know about or own a rabbit, your answers would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi it is recommended that you introduce fruits and vegetables one at a time quantities under 1/2 oz for a 12 weeks old rabbit.

Here's a list of suggested fruits & veggies:

http://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego/diet/foods.html

And finally this is a list of what your rabbit should not eat:

http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/toxic.html

If your rabbit is less than 12 weeks old then I think you should feed it treats when it gets older. So far my rabbit has only tried strawberries, apples, carrots, and it's fine with them.

Answer 2

When my family had rabbits, we gave them carrots every day. It wasn't a sort of "treat" thing...we used that as part of their main diet. We also fed them alfalfa, and yogurt drops, which you can find at any pet food supply store. (those two things would be treats, though) Also, they loved munching on grass. You can buy a bunny harness and actually "walk" them all over the lawn and they will sniff around and graze...or you can pull up some fresh grass and just lay it in the cage and they'll munch away on it. I wouldn't think lettuce would be a problem for them, because if you think about it, bunnies that are wild go nuts in vegetable gardens, don't they? We've fed them lettuce and they do just fine. Rabbits just love any sort of leafy green....if it's not good for them, they'll know to stay away from it. It's instict.

If you're just undecided about what to feed them as far as fresh things go, regular rabbit pellets always work great...and they come in small or huge bags, and the rabbits go to town on them. Those are also at pet supply stores. Good luck with your bunny!

Answer 3

At this age you ought to no longer feed any clean ingredients on your rabbit. a youthful rabbit's digestive gadget isn't stepped forward adequate to preserve those issues. ingesting issues like greens and fruit can bring about diarrhea or enteritis. the two a sort of ilnesses can kill a youthful rabbit right this moment. I by no ability provide clean ingredients to any rabbit under the age of 6 months. additionally certainly NO LETTUCE , it particularly is not something yet water and is a diuretic as is celery. until eventually that factor they must have pellets and robust hay. The pellets ought to have a minimum of sixteen% protein in them and NO corn. the 1st component indexed ought to be alfalfa or alfalfa meal. A nutrition with yucca in it is likewise effective. do no longer feed the ingredients with brightly colored "treats" in it. those contain sugar and synthetic colorings that are the two very undesirable for rabbits. while they are 6 months previous an occasionl piece of apple or carrot as a small take care of is okay. yet do no longer overfeed any clean nutrition to a rabbit. fairly of giving treats on your rabbit how approximately some "toys" fairly. make helpful the bunny has a timber block to chew on, rabbit's the teeth by no ability stop starting to be so as that they must chew. My rabbits get- golfing balls, plastic baseballs, wiffle balls, plastic easter eggs, wood blocks, plastic toddler key jewelry, cardboard tubes. They like to %. issues up and throw them around. the main suitable concern to advantages your rabbit is your interest and love, too lots nutrition and treats could make a rabbit fat and unsafe good success including your bunny- they are super pets. basically rememberthey are no longer a dogs or cat. they do no longer act or study the comparable way those animals do.

Answer 4

we feed our rabbit a commercial rabbit food that we buy from WalMart every day. he gets apple, carrot, and tomato once in a while. once a week I give him raw pumpkin from a can. like pumpkin pie filling, but just the plain pumpkin. rabbits get hairballs but can't get rid of them like cats do. the pumpkin helps them. we have yogurt drops, too. and once in a while, I put a half teaspoon of mineral oil in his pumpkin to also help the hair work its way through. lettuce and celery aren't that good for rabbits as they have no nutrition and the stringy celery can choke them. we also have timothy hay for him.