rabbits eat apple cores????

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AmberUK

Alpha Buck

• Sep 7, 2004

• #1

I know the pips are posionious so surely feeding the core is a bit of a risk esp if you don't say to watch out for the pips?

 

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bunnyhuggger

Warren Veteran

• Sep 7, 2004

• #2

Yes I would have thought so too Amber. Personally, I don't give my buns apple core, only the actual fleshy bits that I would eat.

 

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Lazylops

Alpha Buck

• Sep 7, 2004

• #3

Possibly to be on the safe side, just feed the bits without pips.

 

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AmberUK

Alpha Buck

• Sep 7, 2004

• #4

just on http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/rwf/articles/feeding.htm it listed it plus some veggie peelings! Gosh in my house the peelings are for the wormery.

 

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Sage

Warren Scout

• Sep 9, 2004

• #5

We always take the pips out of apples, and don't worry too much about cores because Branwen doesn't seem to like it, so she always eats around it.

 

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AmberUK

Alpha Buck

• Sep 9, 2004

• #6

Sensible bunnie

 

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taylor v 109

Mama Doe

• Sep 9, 2004

• #7

I know someone who has continental giants and his rabbits have whole apples regularly and have never come to any harm. val

 

Tamsin

Administrator

Staff member

• Sep 9, 2004

• #8

I think the reason behind the warning is that apple pips contain cyanide (or something that turns into it on digestion). However I don't know what levels they contain, what levels are dangerous or how fast it breaks down.

The pips also taste bitter so its quite possible that a rabbit would nibble at an apple and ignore the pips.

I feed apple cores, but take out the pips.

Tam