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Rabbit Foods - Whats Safe and Whats Dangerous

Safe foods:

Agrimony
Alfalfa
Apple
Avens
Balm
Banana
Barley
Basil
Beetroot
Blackberry
Borage
Broccoli
Buckwheat
Burnet
Camomile
Caraway
Carrot
Celery
Celeriac
Chervil
Chicory
Chickweed
Chinese leaf
Cleavers
Clover, WHITE
Coltsfoot
Comfrey WILTED SLIGHTLY
Coriander
Corn marigold
Corn spurrey
Cow parsnip
Crosswort
Cucumber
Dandelion
Dead-Nettles
Dill
Dock BEFORE FLOWERING
Endive
Fat hen
Fennel
Goosefoot
Goosegrass
Goutweed BEFORE FLOWERING
Ground elder BEFORE FLOWERING
Hawkbit
Hawkweed
Heather
Hedge parsley
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichoke
Knapweed
Knotgrass
Kohlrabi
Lavender
Lovage
Mallow
Marjoram
Mayweed
Maywort
Meadowsweet
Melon
Milk thistle
Mugwort
Nipplewort
Oats
Orache
Oxeye daisy
Parsley
Parsnip
Pear
Peppermint
Pigweed
Plantain
Pumpkin
Radish GREENS
Raspberry
Sage
Savory
Sanfoin
Shepherd's purse
Silverweed
Sow thistle
Soya
Strawberry
Swiss Chard
Tare
Tomatoes
Trefoil
Vetch
Vine leaves
Watercress
Watermelon
Wheat
Yarrow

Safe in moderation:

Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Corn
Groundsel
Kale
Lettuce
Molasses
Mustard greens
Spinach
Tallow
Turnip

NOT SAFE:


Arum
Bigwort
Bindweed
Bluebell
Bryony
Buttercup
Celandine
Clover RED
Colchicum
Corncockle
Cowslip
Cuckoo pint
Dog's Mercury
Elder after flowering
Euphorbia
Evergreens
Fool's parsley
Foxglove
Ground ivy
Hemlock
Henbane
Kingcup
Meadow Saffron
Milkweed
Nightshade
Ragwort
Scarlet Pimpernel
Spurge
Toadflax
Tomato LEAVES
Traveller's joy
Beans
Peach leaves
Plum leaves
Potato SPROUTS
Rhubarb
Wood sorrel

Safe tree and shrub leaves:

Should always be fresh young leaves:


Acacia
Apple
Beech
Birch
Blackberry
Cherry
Hazel
Horse Chestnut
Lime
Mountain Ash
Mulberry
Pear
Poplar (not black)
Raspberry
Strawberry

Safe twigs:


Apple
Birch
Blackberry
Fir
Hazel
Hawthorn
Maple
Pear
Raspberry
Spruce
Willow

Unsafe twigs:

Acacia
Apricot
Azalea
Beech
Box
Cherry
Clematis
Elder
Holly
Ivy
Laburnum
Mistletoe
Nux vomica
Oak
Oleander
Peach
Periwinkle
Plum
Privet
Rhododendron
Rosewood
Snowberry
Spindleberry
Thorn apple
Waxplant
Wisteria
Yew
All evergreens not mentioned in safe twig list

Safe flowers:

Aster
Carnation
Daisy
Geranium
Geum
Helenium
Hollyhock
Honesty
Marguerite
Marigold
Michaelmas daisy
Nasturtium
Rose
Stock
Sunflower
Wallflower

Unsafe flowers:


Acacia
Aconite
Antirrhinum
Anemone
Brugmansia
Columbine
Crocus
Daffodil
Dahlia
Delphinium
Feverfew
Gypsophila
Hellebore
Hyacinth
Iris
Larkspur
Lily of the Valley
Lobelia
Love-in-a-mist
Lupin
Narcissus
Poppy
Primrose
Snowdrop
Tulip
Any bulbs
 
I think you need to change your signature - selling or advertising selling rabbits on RU isn't acceptable.
 
I have been looking for a list like this for ages as I've had some random bulbs pop up in my back garden... my mum came over today and said they look like crocuses, which are on the unsafe list.

Will I need to get rid of them? I live in a rented house so the bulbs must have been put in by the landlord or a previous tenant.
 
do you let you rabbits free range in the garden? If so it might be wise to take them out - bunnies don't seem to know what's poisonous and what's not. Having said that it depends on your garden - in some, if you took out everything they couldn't eat, there'd be nothign left.
 
No, they don't free range as such - I always supervise them when they go out - mainly because our garage is at the bottom of the garden, and because there is a brick wall at the end, not much sun gets on to the grass at the back, which in turn means it's damp, and we get some funny mushrooms growing there. I don't really think I can stop them from growing there though.

The crocuses have just sprouted up randomly in the middle of the grass, not in any specific area, just randomly!
 
I read some place that it was ok to give rabbits weetabix?? Pickles loves them. Do you think it is ok. I read it on some rabbit website. I suppose it is good for her wee teeth gnawing on them.
 
Weetabix are not a good idea, they have sugar in. Stick to plants as treats, fresh herbs go down really well. :)
 
Weetabix will do nothing for teeth except rot them as they're very soft compared to safe twigs and plant matter :wave:
 
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