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Mouldy food touching non mouldy food, how bad is it ?

Barn Yard Bunnies

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Babydarling had apple from the fridge.

I had no idea the rest of the animals had an apple from the fruit bowl which had a very mouldy nectarine in there. James didn't wash it, I'm so cross.

If the apple had touched the black mouldy nectarine, is there any risk ?

I have thrown everything away now. I should not have let James fed the animals, I usually do it and check everything.
 
Hopefully any risk will be minimal. They will only have ingested a small amount and it was a one off event. Problems would be far more likely to occur if they had long term ingestion of a contaminated food.

Just keep an eye on poo output and encourage a good intake of hay and water. If I were you I would give them a probiotic such as Fibreplex for 5 days and some Milk Thistle. The latter can act as a Liver protectant.

Try not to stress and overthink things too much. Rich, coming from me I know !!
 
That's a great help. It probably happens more often than we think.

I was making a salad this week and the shop bought parsley had a ladybird on it, sadly gone. Could have easily not noticed and eaten the poor thing.
 
I agree with Jane and that it's very unlikely to be a issue with a small amount. I also agree with you that it will be happening a lot more often than people are aware of.

We garden organically and so a lot of the green food that our rabbits and chickens eat will not be absolutely problem free.
 
I agree with Jane and that it's very unlikely to be a issue with a small amount. I also agree with you that it will be happening a lot more often than people are aware of.

We garden organically and so a lot of the green food that our rabbits and chickens eat will not be absolutely problem free.

Thanks x
 
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