Best forage for bunny tummies?

[susie bun]

I think I remember being told brambles were particularly good for bunny digestion. Does anyone know if there is a pecking order of best forage for bunny tummies?

 

[tonibun]

I seem to remember Thumps recommending Blackthorn?

 

[weedug]

I think the blackthorn was to be picked at a certain time, or maybe I'm remembering wrong.

Apple leaves and rose leaves are good to make sure everything keeps working.

 

[Santa]

I don't know if there's a 'hierarchy' of good foods as such, but I'm also finding that hawthorn and willow is doing wonders for my little ones' underdeveloped tummies.

 

[susie bun]

Thanks for replies. Apple and hawthorn should be quite easy for me to access. In fact I have a good supply of apple leaves in stock. Does anyone know if raspberry and strawberry leaves count as forage or veg?

 

[weedug]

I would count them as forage. I only class veg as stuff we would eat or buy from the supermarket :wave:

 

[Santa]

Yes I would count them more as forage because although they are cultivated, they're being grown to maximise the fruit, not the leaves. So the leaves themselves won't have been 'engineered' in the same way as leaves grown for us to eat. They're not true forage, but they're more forage than veg, in my humble opinion!

 

[susie bun]

Thanks again for replies - I thought they would count, but this all makes sense. :thumb: