Cold days requires foooooooooood

i saw cannonwoman's thread when she was feeding Precious porridge, and i thought I'd give it a try to Hermione.

She loved it!!

I put in chopped Apples and Cabbage, and a few chocolate drops and strirred it all together. she went nuts for it!!




watchoo lookin at?? :lol::lol:

awww

mine dont go for porridge

PLEASE tell me that you are kidding about the chocolate drops!!!!!!!!

You do know that chocolate is toxic for all animals don't you?????

do you use water instead of milk with the porridge? i might give it a go for my 2

The Duchess said:

PLEASE tell me that you are kidding about the chocolate drops!!!!!!!!

You do know that chocolate is toxic for all animals don't you?????

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oopsie. forgot to add that they were rabbit choccies!! the little ones you get from petshops. only added 4 in though

jenzel5 said:

do you use water instead of milk with the porridge? i might give it a go for my 2

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yep, i put in boiling water instead of milk. i didnt think the milk would have done her any good. i let it cool down until it was warmish/luke-warm and gave it to her

nummy nummy! i must try bunny porridge one day. (not for me, for the bunster!)

i tried it myself and it wasnt as good as Hermione made it out to be

The Duchess said:

PLEASE tell me that you are kidding about the chocolate drops!!!!!!!!

You do know that chocolate is toxic for all animals don't you?????

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Had she said cadburys buttons I'd understand the concern, but chocolate drops to me means animal chocolate

Lspacehopper said:

Had she said cadburys buttons I'd understand the concern, but chocolate drops to me means animal chocolate

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Rabbits aren't meant to eat chocolate full stop.

Porridge with cabbage and apple fine.

The Duchess said:

Rabbits aren't meant to eat chocolate full stop.

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not even the bunny ones?

why do people sell them then? :shock::evil:

coco1200 said:

not even the bunny ones?

why do people sell them then? :shock::evil:

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Hi there.

To make them profits.

Here's one link to a page about chocolate...

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/nochocolate.html

I guess it's like a lot of the other animal treats that are sold. The manufacturers are appealing to the owners who want to give everything wonderful to their pets. Most of it doesn't actually appeal to the animal at all.

When I got my first rabbits (and my cat come to that). I just went out and got everything in the way of treats that my local shops sold. After reading up a lot, I realised that a lot of the food treats sold for pets contain an awful lot of harmful stuff.

For example have a look on the back of your average 'manufactured' high street rabbit treat and it will contain a lot of sugar and probably colouring too.

Rabbit's don't give a monkeys about the colour. As carers we should restrict/regulate the amount of sugary vegetables like carrots and fruit like apples (and give as treats) and provide a good balance with green veg and the like. One of those treats can contain massive amounts of sugar, and when rabbit's have potential dental and kidney problems anyway, I think it just adds to the risk.

I like your idea of the porridge and with the fruit and veg, but I will only feed my bunnies what they would naturally eat, not man-made stuff.

Here are another link about treats.

http://www.wisconsinhrs.org/Articles/Rabbit%20Treat%20Foods.htm

By the way, your bunny is very cute. Love his ears!!!

:? hmmm good idea. i dont think ill continue to give her them anymore.

thank you for that! at least i know now.

how often do you think i should give her the porridge? i know its a treat but should it be weekly? or more likely monthly?

By the way, your bunny is very cute. Love his ears!!!

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and thank you i just cant wait to see how large those ears will get when shes older!!

The Duchess said:

Rabbits aren't meant to eat chocolate full stop.

Porridge with cabbage and apple fine.

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I'm sure a few animal choc drops aren't going to do any harm. Moderation is fine.

Real chocolate is dangerous to animals because it contains theobromine and animals cannot digest large amounts. Most animal treats are made from carob and doesn't contain theobromine.

To liken them to junk food is probably correct, but as with any junk food if given/comsumed only occasionally it's fine.