What veg can be feed to a young bun?

[Poppy <3]

Was wondering :? (6weeks kinda age?)

 

[VickiP]

With my baby buns I introduced spring greens first at 8 weeks and about a tablespoon of dark leafy green twice a day wet, I kept to that for about 2-3 weeks and as no problems introduced a sprig of basil aswell and increased the spring green to two tablespoons, it has to be done carefully and gradually as a treat as baby buns are better eating lots of hay hay hay, here is a list of safe foods but, it must be as bland as possible till they are about 6 months, good ones are spring greens, basil, dill, flat leaf parsley, carrot tops, you can literally count the sprigs and just increase by one sprig every fortnight providing the bunny is eating lots of hay and the poops are nice and golden and round and no excess caecatrophs are left, if the poops are getting left over or looking loose then reduce back down the quantity. Introduce a tiny piece of fruit as a treat really providing the bun is tolerating the veg alright for a couple of months, small piece of apple / banana is a good natural 'treat'.

Vegetables:
• Artichoke leaves
• Asparagus
• Baby Sweetcorns (but not full size ones)
• Beetroot (care with leafy tops as high levels of oxalic acid)
• Broccoli (and its leaves, including purple sprouting varieties (can * cause gas in some rabbits quite high calcium)
• Brussel Sprouts (leaves and sprouts)
• Cabbage (can sometimes cause digestive upsets/gas)
• Carrots (and carrot tops) – roots do contain sugar
• Cauliflower (and the leaves)
• Celeriac
• Celery (and its leaves)
• Chicory
• Courgette (and flowers)
• Cucumber
• Curly Kale (high calcium)
• Fennel
• Green beans
• Kohl rabi
• Parsnip
• Peas (including the leaves and pods)
• Peppers (red, green and yellow)
• Pumpkin
• Radish Tops
• Rocket
• Romaine lettuce (not Iceberg or light coloured leaf)
• Spinach (only occasional)
• Spring Greens
• Squash (e.g. Butternut)
• Swede
• Turnip (only occasional)
• Watercress

Herbs (often powerful tastes so may take some getting used to):
• Basil
• Coriander
• Dill
• Mint (peppermint)
• Parsley
• Oregano
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Thyme

Fruits (should be fed in moderation, due to sugar content – up to 2 tablespoons worth per day):
•
Apple
• Apricot
• Banana (high in potassium)
• Blackberries (and leaves – excellent astringent properties)
• Blueberries
• Cherries
• Grapes
• Kiwi Fruit
• Mango
• Melon
• Nectarines
• Oranges (not the peel)
• Papaya
• Peaches
• Pears
• Pineapple
• Plums
• Raspberries (and leaves – excellent astringent properties)
• Strawberries (and leaves)
• Tomatoes (not the leaves)
Wild Garden Herbs/Weeds/Flowers:
• Borage
• Calendula
• Camomile
• Chickweed (astringent)
• Clover (leaves and flowers)
• Coltsfoot
• Comfrey
• Dandelion (diuretic properties)
• Goosegrass (cleavers) but may stick to coat!
• Lavender
• Mallow
• Nettle
• Nasturtium (leaves and flowers)
• Shepherd’s purse
• Sow Thistle
• Plantain
• Yarrow