rabbitapril
Mama Doe
For the last 12years i have gone out daily with a pair of scissors and cut carrier bags full of bramble to feed to my bunnies. I have always fed them fresh, complete with thorny stems. some eat the thorny stems but others deftly eat the leaves from the stems and leave them on the floor r for me to stand on (ouch) I always thought this is what rabbits naturaly eat, so i am a bit puzzled why its being suggested to dry them and remove thorns. at times when iv had a poorly bun bramble leaves was the only thing they would eat with the exception of raspberry leaves which all buns and guinea pigs love, but the problem with raspberry leaves is they only grow in summer months. Raspberry and bramble leaves also help prevent scours. I leant a lot from an exellent book that i got most of my information from. While i cant say i have never had a "tummy bun" this is definiltly the food they seem to crave most as they recover, this being my own personal experiance.