Kale - Safe or Unsafe?

[sparkyblue87]

Read on a few pages that Kale is safe for rabbits and on others that it is unsafe

Any advice?

 

[ripminnie]

It is safe, although may cause gas in some rabbits. And it is fairly high in calcium, so no good for buns prone to bladder sludge :wave:

 

[Shimmer]

Kale is a brassica - same as cabbage - so use exactly the same as cabbage. It is OK for rabbits in general, though some are sensitive to it.

 

[*Funny*Bunny*]

Introduce it slowly (like you would other foods to rabbits), I gave loads to Harvey and Lilly once, they loved it but Harvey was sensitive to it and it made him gassy (he went into stasis, I gave him gut stimulant as recommended by a vet, he released a lot of gas :shock: and slowly began eating again), Lilly on the other hand probably ate more of it than him and had no problems!

 

[Neill]

we have been giving kale to our resident rabbits and our boarding guests for years and no problems here . However they only really like it when its 1 day fresh , any older and they just wont eat it

 

[susie bun]

It is safe, although may cause gas in some rabbits. And it is fairly high in calcium, so no good for buns prone to bladder sludge :wave:

Exactly what I was going to say. :thumb: My Spenser loves kale but is rarely given it. He seems to favour all the high calcium veggies. :roll:

 

[thumps_]

It is safe, although may cause gas in some rabbits. And it is fairly high in calcium, so no good for buns prone to bladder sludge :wave:

Exactly :thumb:

 

[Mrs. Bunnykins]

It is safe, although may cause gas in some rabbits. And it is fairly high in calcium, so no good for buns prone to bladder sludge :wave:

In my experience.....the above applies.

 

[northmcqueen]

Rather unsafe in this house... Buster is obsessed with the stuff and will kill for it :roll: