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apple leaves?

breeze

Mama Doe
can rabbits and guinea pigs eat apple leaves?next door have a huge apple tree and they look lovely for the buns and piggies :oops: tried pick some blackberry leaves but they hurt too much :lol:
 
yes they can :D:D start off with only a few tho just like normal veg and build up to a bigger amount over time
 
I used nail scissors to cut off some blackberry leaves... and then i used them to cut all the sharp bits off the back of the leaves just in case :oops:
 
Both my bun and piggies love apple tree twigs/branches. We have a few trees, and my nan has about 10 so I just grab a few all growing season from people for them. They love them. My bun hides in the branch if I get a bushy ones and pounces out to see you as you come past. He chews all the bark off when its fresh, but if its more than about a week old he wont touch it. piggies only like fresh stuffs too.
 
Yes my buns and piggies like them too. Anyone know about other fruit trees I also have Pear, Hazel nut & Plum trees which I think are OK I haven't tried them yet. Is it right that Cherry is a big no no? I also have Red currant growing. As well as two different sages and mint and chives. I could do with a book identifying leaves which are safe for Buns and Piggies does anyone know of one?:)
 
Yes my buns and piggies like them too. Anyone know about other fruit trees I also have Pear, Hazel nut & Plum trees which I think are OK I haven't tried them yet. Is it right that Cherry is a big no no? I also have Red currant growing. As well as two different sages and mint and chives. I could do with a book identifying leaves which are safe for Buns and Piggies does anyone know of one?:)

Trees where the fruit has a stone are a no-no. So cherry, plum, stuff like that.
 
id be worried they hurt their mouths :oops:

Have a look at these baby wildies eating last year's brambles in spring.
I get quite worried they'll fall & hurt the other end on the big thorns on the briars.:oops:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6zRr_EpyNE

I think it's easier for them growing naturally on briars than lying flat.
I suspect it's more likely that they would hurt their lips. They can't see what theyare eating - they identify it by smell, & touch with lips.
Thumper won't eay thing which is downy (perhaps because many poisonous plants are downy eg buttercup); but he'll eat them happily if dried so the down disappears.
 
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