SAFE FRUIT, VEGETABLES, HERBS AND PLANTS SUITABLE FOR RABBITS

When introducing any food, always do so slowly over a few weeks. We recommend to start giving green leaves and vegetables when bunnies over 2-3 months old and fruits when bunnies over 6 months old. Give a small amount and wait 24 hours, if you noticed that your bunny produces soft poo, withdraw the food and try different type of vegetables later when everything comes to normal. Always wash food first and don’t feed plants from roadsides or that contain pesticides. Organic vegetables, fruit and leafs from farmers market or your own garden is recommended. All our bunnies are introduced to greens. because we give greens to our adults daily.

If you live in the areas with RHDV exposure and/or don’t have your own garden, small garden is a great option to have at home for your bunnies.

It is just an example of small gardens, there are many examples on the internet.

Which vegetables can rabbits eat?

A good guideline is to feed a minimum of 1 cup of vegetables for each 4 lbs of body weight per day.

• Artichoke leaves

• Asparagus

• Baby Sweetcorns (but not full size ones)

• Beetroot (care with leafy tops as high levels of oxalic acid) - can cause gas so limit

• Broccoli (and its leaves, including purple sprouting varieties) - can cause gas so limit

• Brussel Sprouts (leaves and sprouts) - can cause gas so limit

• Cabbage (can sometimes cause digestive upsets) - can cause gas so limit

  Carrots (& carrot tops) – not the roots as they are high in sugars. Carrots should be limited due to high sugar content.

• Cauliflower (and the leaves)

• Celeriac

• Celery leaves

• Chicory

• Courgette (and flowers)

• Cucumber

• Curly Kale

• Fennel

• Green beans

• Kohl rabi

• Peas (including the leaves and pods)

• Peppers (red, green and yellow)

• Pumpkin

• Radish Tops - can cause gas so limit

• Rocket (also known as Arugula)

• Romaine lettuce (not Iceberg or light coloured leaf)

• Spinach (only occasional)

• Spring Greens

• Squash (e.g. Butternut)

• Swede

• Turnip (only occasional)

• Watercress

  Which fruits can rabbits eat?

  Fruits should be fed in moderation due to sugar content (up to 2 tablespoons worth per day). 
  Do not feed the pips, stones, plants etc of fruits unless otherwise stated, as most of the time they are poisonous! Rabbits love sugary fruit and will eat too much of it, which is bad for them. Therefore it's up to you to limit it!
  

  • Apple (not the pips - they are poisonous!)

  • Apricot

  • Banana (high in potassium)

  • Blackberries (and leaves – excellent astringent properties)

  • Blueberries

  • Cherries (not the pits and plant - they contain cyanide and are therefore poisonous!)

  • Grapes

  • Kiwi Fruit

  • Mango

  • Melon

  • Nectarines

  • Papaya

  • Peaches

  • Pears

  • Pineapple

  • Plums

  • Raspberries (and leaves – excellent astringent properties)

  • Strawberries (and leaves)

  • Tomatoes (NOT the leaves)

• Safe herbs for bunnies

  They can taste very strong so offer a little to start with to get your bunnies used to them. 
  

  • Basil

  • Coriander (also known as Cilantro

  • Dill

  • Mint (peppermint)

  • Parsley - not too much as high in calcium

  • Oregano

  • Rosemary

  • Sage

  • Thyme

  Wild garden herbs, weeds and flowers that rabbits can eat

  Double-check which plants are in your garden before letting your bunnies loose!

  • 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

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  Please Read about some poisonous plants here.