can rabbits eat Parsnips?

[uniqueanneek]

I've just read a list of things that rabbits cannot eat here http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/toxic.html

and it says that rabbits should not eat parsnips? This is contrary to what I have heard and read before and now I'm worried because I have fed Rocky a couple of pieces :shock:

PS he had his Myxi injection today and was such a good little boy. FYI he is under 9 months but my vet accepted the national vaccine months voucher anyway and gave me £10 discount for both vaccines so its worth checking with your vet if anyone's in the same boat!

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[Jocelyn]

I have read in some places that it's toxic, and fine in others :? I don't really know the truth - I gave a piece to my old bun Jessica before I read it might be toxic and she just ignored it anyway.. I don't feed it just to be on the safe side [and it means more for me! :lol:]

[Olibobs]

Oooooooooh spooky! Was just coming on to ask the same thing! Last night DH felt Freddie looked sad after his medicine (he was probably furious!!) so he popped in some parsnip!

So I freaked cos I didn't check on the list!!

In the reference section, there is a section on food, on page 2 there is a huge list of good foods, and parsnip is on there............apparently they gobbled it down and they looked ok this morning :? Going forward, parsnips may be taken away though!

[uniqueanneek]

I checked the reference section on RU before I posted but I actually didn't see it ... that's probably me just not being able to see the wood for the trees!

After reading that it's a no-no i decided to google it and came back with mixed responses. To be on the safe side I will just not feed it as noone seems to be able to give a conclusive answer.

[CRBevis]

NO NO NO they cannot have parsnip!!!:)

[Olibobs]

I just popped on to check for you. I'm the same so going forward, parsnip is off the menu :)

[Tamsin]

Mine have parsnip :D

[Olibobs]

lol - arrggghhhhhhh!!! ;)

[CRBevis]

Wild parsnip the same as wild celery is toxic!

shop parsnip is not but it is very high in sugar, more than carrot apparently!

In vet books they advise it should not be given!:)

[Sarah86]

The list I had said it was okay, Charlie doesn't like it and Poppy isn't bothered so they don't get it, I'd only give it as a treat though, they've been having fun with blackberries and cherry tomatoes recently, I got a video of Charlie with the juice all over his face- so funny :lol:

[Kay]

Arthur won't touch Parsnips so I don't give them anymore. He stands looking furious at them and kicks them out of the way. :lol:

[capel]

Mine have parsnip peelings now and then.

[Sarah86]

Arthur won't touch Parsnips so I don't give them anymore. He stands looking furious at them and kicks them out of the way. :lol:

:lol::lol: Charlie looks at me like i'm trying to poison him

[SOAD]

Mine have parships all the time, where have people got that they can't have them from, Beatrix loves them :D

[Fairy13]

I've tried mine with parsnips and not one of the 12 would eat them. They just looked disgusted :roll::lol:

[Lea-Anne]

I didn't think they could have them either... :?

[CRBevis]

Mine have parships all the time, where have people got that they can't have them from, Beatrix loves them :D

Some books written by vets say yes some say no as they are high in sugar!

It is the wild parsnip that is toxic the same as wild celery!:)

[SOAD]

Ah I am with you, mine do love them. :D

[jpp]

I'd seen it on a 'safe' list, but mine wouldn't touch it.

[Steph]

Mine only have "tame parsnips" from the greengrocers ;) I have never seen a wild parsnip :) Only a few bunnies like them though :roll:

[Phoebesmummy9]

Im not suprised bunbuns wont eat them - there GROSE :lol:
My 3 pretty much kick the veg they dont like around the cage till i remove it :shock:

[Jocelyn]

I think I read it in the House Rabbit Handbook [don't quote me on that though, I do own a fair few bunny books!] - although it didn't specify if it referred to wild parsnip or normal bog standard parsnip :) I've also read it on a couple of websites I think :?

[FriskyClover]

I love parsnips :lol:!

My lot have had them on occasion, Smokey quite likes them Inky is not so sure.

I think that they are OK as a treat (if they like them that is).

[ecudc]

I would never feed my bun wild parnip because of it's similarity to hemlock. The roots aren't toxic though and can be eaten by humans but the leaf can give you a nasty rash. Cultivated parsnip ok in small doses but high in sugar like carrots.

[Siona]

Weird, I just read that Clematis is toxic, and yet Nigel absolutely destroyed the one I had growing and even went back for more without any ill effects!

As he runs free in the garden, I just kind of assume that they know what to eat and what not to, because both he and my two little ones - Dougal and Doris - seem to pick and choose which plants they will nibble on. I had never been worried before, I wonder whether sometimes these sites can scare more than help?

[Deelove]

Weird, I just read that Clematis is toxic, and yet Nigel absolutely destroyed the one I had growing and even went back for more without any ill effects!

As he runs free in the garden, I just kind of assume that they know what to eat and what not to, because both he and my two little ones - Dougal and Doris - seem to pick and choose which plants they will nibble on. I had never been worried before, I wonder whether sometimes these sites can scare more than help?

I think most things that are toxic wont cause your bun to drop down dead immediately, but if they keep eating it the build up of toxins in their system can cause problems such as kidney failure.

[Siona]

AH OK, i'll keep him away from it in future then. Im protecting all my plants with cut off plastic bottles anyway, just so they stand a chance!

[Pipstrel]

mine have it all the time but not a lto as i figured it must be high in sugar :)