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Rabbit eaten small section of unknown plant leaf

the plant you linked was green alkanet this should not be fed to bunnies but should be fine if it was only a small amount keep an eye on him make sure he is eating drinking and pooping. tbh he should be fine :thumb:
 
Neve said:
the plant you linked was green alkanet this should not be fed to bunnies but should be fine if it was only a small amount keep an eye on him make sure he is eating drinking and pooping. tbh he should be fine :thumb:
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I don't think the plant eaten was green alkanet due to the differing flower colours.

Thanks. :)
 
either way if it looks the same it was probably related if it was not a bulb plant or something like ivy and he only ate a small amount he should be fine just keep an eye on him
 
Neve said:
either way if it looks the same it was probably related if it was not a bulb plant or something like ivy and he only ate a small amount he should be fine just keep an eye on him
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so sorry to butt in here, but noticed you mention Ivy - I have spent a long time getting rid of ivy in the garden but both my bunnies managed to find a couple of loose leaves and ate them, this was over a week ago and they seem ok - is ivy really poisonous?

thanks
 
maggyrose said:
so sorry to butt in here, but noticed you mention Ivy - I have spent a long time getting rid of ivy in the garden but both my bunnies managed to find a couple of loose leaves and ate them, this was over a week ago and they seem ok - is ivy really poisonous?

thanks
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If it was a week ago I'd say they're fine, but ensure they don't find anymore leaves!
 
Azucena said:
If it was a week ago I'd say they're fine, but ensure they don't find anymore leaves!
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I've ripped it all out from the patio area, but there are 2 very big roots of it in a walled flower bed which is about 2 ft high around the patio edge- do you know what i can do to get rid of the roots? they are so big i cant dig them out! Ive used an axe and chopped it down as much as possible, ive heard you can use a chemical but dont want to use anything that is harmful to the buns :shock:
 
maggyrose said:
I've ripped it all out from the patio area, but there are 2 very big roots of it in a walled flower bed which is about 2 ft high around the patio edge- do you know what i can do to get rid of the roots? they are so big i cant dig them out! Ive used an axe and chopped it down as much as possible, ive heard you can use a chemical but dont want to use anything that is harmful to the buns :shock:
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Could you protect/block it off with mesh or similar?
 
Azucena said:
Could you protect/block it off with mesh or similar?
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thats the start of the wall in pic, to the left the flower bed starts and the root is in there, maybe I could fit a mesh grid over it?
 
if your bun was to sit and demolish a whole plant then it would definitely be a danger to them. i am sure there are far more poisonous plants out there but what you have done so far sounds good! personally i would kill it off completely you can get a poison that works in a different waysthat wont harm bunnies as long as you keep them away for a couple of days.
 
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