i mean what are good snacks to give a rabbit like crackers etc whats good to give a rabbit that would get them sick or kill them?
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Here are some special treats that most rabbits love:
Raisins
Apples
Dandelion Leaves
Clovers
Peaches
Just make sure to feed these in moderation.
Bugs bunny seemed to like carrots
Fruits and vegtables!
Carrots. lol
I'm assuming you meant "that WOULDN'T get them sick or kill them"?
But anyway, they like assorted fruits and vegetables. Just be careful. Lettuce is generally a bad choice because certain types could kill them.
Go to rabbit.org for a complete list of veggies and fruits you can feed him.
also, make sure the fruits and veggies you give them are fresh and HAVE NOT been refrigerated. Lettuce isn't good for them either. They sometimes like to eat grass, but don't let them eat too much of that or they will get sick and their stool will get soft.
Another good choice which is fun and very healthy is alfalfa hay.
you do know that rabbits are not rodents right?
fruits veggies and some seeds like sunflower seeds
i like to give my little guy dried fruit but without added suger and persevatives. he loves it when i mix differnt kinds to gether and give him a dried fruit salad you sould try that he willl love it .all so my vet told me to give him th leaves off of dandy lions. my vet said that they were good for there tummies. but dont forget to wash them
Carrots
Bak Choi(its a chinese veggi but bunnies LOVE em)
Celery
...
yeah and some other Veggies
my rabbit loves broccoli and if you buy a bag of greens and give him/her the leaves they love that also, you can get some reallly nice little wheat treats from most pet shops nowadays but every bunny is different i think, you just need to experiment and see what they like, hope this helps :-).
if the rabbit is OVER 6 MONTHS OLD then there is a variety of things:
cherrios, club crackers, saltines, raisens, apples, and bananas. dont overfeed your rabbit on these though because it can cause very severe stomach problems.
i have 4 rabbits
we give them; carrots, apples, nectarines,, peaches, pears, lettuce, oatmeal flakes, cheerios, alfalfa hay, timothy hay, strawberries, dandelions from the yard, bananas
don not give them tomatoes, it causes diarrhea
Fruit, but not too much. You can buy rabbit snacks at pet stores. Carrots are good, too.
do you want to hurt youre animals?
well the bad foods are the real stringy foods or anytihng they can choak!
carrots,apples,crackers,oats,p... thats all I can remember that I give my rabbits.
fruits and veggies
Carrots or lettuce, or some from a store.
well i used to have a bunny and she LOVED alfalfa hay. its fairly cheap and they can eat it, and lay in it at the same time! also, like usual bunnies like to eat veggies and get a head of lettuce and break off the lettuce off of that and your bunny wont get sick.
Rabbits love fruits. However, you will need to limit their servings to about three a day to make sure they will not become obese.
The best snack for rabbits is hay, especially timothy grass. They can eat unlimited amounts and it insures that their digestive system will be maintained. However, limit the amount of alfalfa hay.
wat are really good, yogurt rolls drop some yogurt in those things where u put water to freeze to make ice put yogurt in there with a little bit of oats and freeze it then take it out cool it off then give it to him, or just buy it at the store...
carrots and crackers
fruit and veggies!
Don't feed bread to your house rabbit.
If your pet is like other rabbits (both wild and domesticated), they adore bread. But it's virtually void of nutrients they can use, provides no fiber ('fraid wheat bread won't do it for them, either), and can mess up their digestive system, leading to their death.
A lot of foods can harm their digestion, including one that you might not suspect -- commericial rabbit pellets. If you make these pellets the basis of your rabbit's diet, you can kill him. They generally contain more protein than adult rabbits need, have more calories than they can burn off, and don't provide them with enough fiber. As our vet told us, this type of feed was designed for laboratory rabbits, which don't have a life expectancy of more than a couple of years. While it's okay to feed commercial rabbit food to young bunnies who are still growing and can use the extra calories, once a rabbit hits maturity, it can't be the staple of his diet anymore.
The Bunster Gets Sick
We discovered this when our bunny got sick. He didn't have an appetite and his droppings were strange -- tiny, inky black, wet, and all stuck together. We took him into the vet, who asked what we were feeding Scwooey Wabbit. When he heard that the Bunster was eating primarily rabbit pellets, the vet shook his finger at us.
He told us horror stories about surgerically removing masses from various house rabbits' stomaches and intestines, masses that were primarily composed of commercial rabbit pellets. We were making our rabbit sick by feeding him too much commericial rabbit food, our vet said. Yikes!
Hay Is Not Just for Horses
What should we have been feeding our pet bunny? His primary staple should have been timothy hay. It has the fiber a rabbit needs to keep things moving through his digestive tract. Fresh timothy hay is what's needed and not alfafa, which is too rich. It also shouldn't be hay from a pet store, which tends to be of poor quality -- not fresh and low in fiber. We were directed to a local feed store to get good quality hay (fortunately, there was a feed store near us!), where we were able to buy the hay Rabbithead needed in quarter bales.
How do you recognize quality hay? We non-farm, non-horse people really don't know, so our vet had to fill us in. Quality hay has good color (light yellow, mixed with a tinge of green), a fresh scent, and long strands. (Compare that to the small bags of hay sold in most pet stores -- washed-out brownish color, little scent, and short pieces.) Our Bunster could eat as much timothy hay as he liked. And our vet told us we could supplement the Bunster's diet with a carefully measured amount of commericial rabbit pellets, which he really loves (he gets about 1/4 cup or less a day).
That's Good Eating!
Once we started feeding him good-quality timothy hay as the primary staple in his diet, Baby Bunny made a full recovery. We also feed him rolled oats (not instant oatmeal!) in moderation, along with carrots, and a bit of banana or apple as a treat, with a few yogurt drops (available at your local pet store). Our Bun-Bun won't touch greens, the spoiled thing.
Now, he also eats some foods that are clearly not good for him. He loves raisins. And he goes ape for chocolate. He also begs for ice cream (but not frozen yogurt or ice milk!), chocolate chip cookies, and brownies. One vet grudgingly told us that we could feed him a tiny bit of milk chocolate every once in a while, but not dark chocolate. Rabbitface doesn't get any of the latter, and probably too much of the former.
So what should you feed your bunny? Here's the list:
Good Rabbit Foods:
fresh timothy hay (lots of fiber, low calorie)
carrots
leafy green veggies (spinach, kale, chard, etc.)
Not Such Good Rabbit Foods:
alfafa (too rich)
commericial rabbit food (in moderation)
pet store hay (over-processed, without much fiber)
apples %26 bananas (they'll eat these all day long, but just give them a little)
Bad Rabbit Foods:
bread (no nutrients, no fiber, will gum up the digestive works)
cabbage (can cause them to bloat and develop gas, which they can't pass)
iceberg lettuce (can give small critters the runs)
chocolate
cookies and cake
ice cream
Apple tree branches are a great snack for your friendly furry freind. Also store bought Flavored chewsticks find plenty of helpful treats!
Don't feed them lettuce, it makes diahrrhea.
Don't give them peppers, like green peppers because they can't pass gas and it makes them very puffy. I would think sweet potato and cabbage would go in that category, too, but I don't know for sure. If you know a yard hasn't been sprayed with insecticide, a rabbit's favorite treat is sweet clover.
Rabbit Auntie
TX Mom
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