list of veg please

Need a list of safe vegs, I am running out of veg on a daily basis and theres not enough variaty I can buy that keeps for most of the week, so have to go down daily which is just a pain.
I also need to stop buying the big bags of carrotts as its just to easy to give them to many, rosie has had to many lately so its time to take a break from carrott and find more options that keep for a good 3 - 4 days in the fridge. Any suggestions.
They like, corriander, parsly, spring onion, celery, lambs lettace, rocket saled, baby spinach which is not given often, I have tried kail but charlie turned his nose up at it. Can they eat red and green peppers, brocelli. I did have a list but cant find it.

http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/resources/content/info-sheets/safefoods.htm

Oh and also baby sweetcorn and greenbeans they seem to like them, I wont buy frozen and expect them to eat that to many presservatives added to freeze them. They also get a wee bit of fruit once a week, either apple which they just love or grapes, charlie likes a wee bit of banana but not tried that on other 2 yet.

Is little gem lettace and curly lettace safe, I know icebergs a no no but wasnt sure if the other 2 were same as they are available fresh not bagged so tend to keep longer too.

dizzylynn wrote:Is little gem lettace and curly lettace safe, I know icebergs a no no but wasnt sure if the other 2 were same as they are available fresh not bagged so tend to keep longer too.

Romaine lettuce is on the RWA list but we never fed lettuce at all to our buns.

My understanding is, that you shouldn't feed any kind of onion to buns. I don't think baby sweetcorn is good for them either.

Please someone, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

Thumper2001 wrote:My understanding is, that you shouldn't feed any kind of onion to buns. I don't think baby sweetcorn is good for them either.

Please someone, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

i think your right

I'm confused, I thought buns couldn't eat peas?

I think they are actually spring green. There long and thing sold in bunches, white end and green at other.

Rabbits can have Baby Sweetcorn it's the horrid dry hard treat ones they really shouldn't have as they can choke on the kernals.

I am talking about the tiny sweetcorn not the big ones and just a little as a change.

Dotdot wrote:I'm confused, I thought buns couldn't eat peas?

Our buns have peas in the pod often.

Baby corns are on the safe list, they get them once a month, and green beans once a month, mostly they get the leavy rocket saled bags, parsley bags, corriander bunches and carrats, but feel its not giving them enough variaty and they also dont keep long I use a full bag + 2/3rds of salad and a few hand fulls of the herbs in one day, rudy (my beardie) gets the other 1/3rd of the bag thats left. But the dates are usually only a day or 2 and i find if I keep them close to there dates they dont look nice and fresh.

They treats are full of sugar anyway I dont use any of them at all, I try to give them fresh veg, if they get a treat its a special bag of hay with the dandiloins in it from pets at home, or a wee tiny bit of fruit.

Thumper2001 wrote:My understanding is, that you shouldn't feed any kind of onion to buns. I don't think baby sweetcorn is good for them either.

Please someone, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

Onions are poisonous to most animals, and in rabbits onions can cause anaphlaxis ( allergic reaction that can cause death)

I actually read that tomatos were dangerous but there on the list, I dont offer them tho. I dont worry about fruit they dont need it that often and the kids eat tones of fruit so always got fruit when its time to give them a wee treat of fruit. I also thought citris food would be too acidic fo them too.

http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/catalog/sectionpagecontainer.jsp?departmentid=1214921923758

Its them the wee ones like, they not had any bother with them, only eat teh green bit tho dont eat the ends, I take that away when I check on them later on in day.

Well!! I never knew about the baby sweet corn! You learn something new every day

Dotdot wrote:I'm confused, I thought buns couldn't eat peas?

Peas straight from pods made Thumper really ill once, it was scary. I wouldn't personally feed them now

Thumper2001 wrote:Well!! I never knew about the baby sweet corn! You learn something new every day

Dotdot wrote:I'm confused, I thought buns couldn't eat peas?

Peas straight from pods made Thumper really ill once, it was scary. I wouldn't personally feed them now

Our's have never had any problems with them at all. We use to give them as a change.

It was horrible. The vet thought at the time that it was the start of a blockage, but because she didn't get too many they managed to sort her out with meds.

That was the first time my boss came to the vet with me, because I really thought she was going to die

Maybe it was just a freak situation. She was a very old lady after all.

Charlie LOVEEEEEEEEEEES his baby corns, but dont give them often, I always check them after add new veg, spot clean in mornings so know if theres any changes.

Well thats me just offered small pieces of brocolli, rosie finished hers before even got to smokey, he ate it slower, charlie however just looked at me as if to say whats that rubbish, hes eating it but still not made his mind up if he likes it, I did cut 1 small bunch o colliflower as well, its very small to see if they would eat it, and rosie grabbed it off me, it was only about the size of a penny piece, the rats got the rest of the cut up bunch which they snatched out my hands greedy beggers.

dizzylynn wrote:I use a full bag + 2/3rds of salad and a few hand fulls of the herbs in one day

Between three buns, it sounds to me like you are giving them far too much veg, to be honest.

From 3 Bunnies Rescue:
Foods to avoid feeding your rabbit:
Beets (sugary)
Breakfast cereals
Chocolate (NEVER give this to any pet - it is poisonous to most)
Corn (rabbits can't digest the hulls of the corn kernels)
Diatomaceous Earth - this is made from finely ground shells, and even the highest quality can have edges which act like razor blades against the thin lining of a rabbits stomach lining. Do not use for food or litter.
Fresh peas
Grains
Green beans (can cause gas)
Iceberg lettuce (and any light green lettuce leaves - they are high in water content but low in nutrients and may cause diahrrea) - can be gven in small amounts or when you have no other greens to offer, but watch the output for soft stools
Legumes
Nuts
Onions (see this page)
Pelleted food with seeds mixed in (it's a treat to the bunnies but the seeds cause stomach problems)
Potatoes (white or red)
Seeds of any kind
Starches of any kind
sugar, in any form (small quantities of treats are allowed, but no more than a tablespoon of fruit or raisins or anything containing any types of sugar)
Foods that contain compounds that destroy nutrients:

Sweet potato
Cassava
Bamboo shoots
Maize
Lima beans
Millet
Bracken fern
Tea leaves
Coffee plants
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Foods that are toxic to rabbits:
Note: do not allow your rabbit to eat dried leaves from any trees - too many types are very toxic and some can cause cyanide poisoning (this includes specifically apple tree leaves, oak leaves, maple leaves, etc). If you allow your rabbit an outdoor run, please clear the area of leaves as the rabbit may find them very tasty, but they are very dangerous!! (see also this page on cyanide poisoning)
Generally toxic:
Rhubarb leaves
Raw lima, kidney or soy beans
Onions
Citrus peels
Oxalates (causes pain and swelling of mouth and throat, swollen tissue can restrict breathing or cause suffocation.)
Begonia
Caladium
Calla lily
Diffenbachia
Dumbcane
Jack in the pulpit
Philodendron
Schefflera
Minor Toxicities (causes vomiting, diarrhea, nausea)
Aloe vera
Amaryllis
Bird of paradise
Birch
Boxwood
Cedar
Chrysanthemum
Daffodil
Daisy
Eucalyptus
Galiola
Hydrangea
Haycinth
Iris
Juniper
Redwood tree
Rananculus
Sweet pea
Swwet william
Violas
Extremely Toxic (one leaf can kill)
Angels Trumpet
Azalea
Black Acacia and Locast
Bleeding Heart
Carmellia
Carnation
Carolinia Jasmine
Castor Beans
Christmas Beans
China Berry
Clementis
Coffee Tree Plant
Cyclamen
Daphne
Delphinium
Easter Lily
Elderberry
Flax
Four-o-clocks
Geranium
Heavenly Bamboo
Hemlock
Holly Berries
Ivy
Jerusalem cherry
Lantana
Larkspur
Licorice plant
Lily of the valley
Lobelia
Milkvetch
Monkshood
Morning glory
Mountain laurel
Narcissus
NightshadeLoeander
Pea family
Pig weed
Potato plant
Pivet
Rhododendron
String of pearls
Thorn apple
Toyon
Vinca
Wintergreen
Wisteria
Tew

I agree on the no onions, not even salad onions. It is variety daily that is the best for buns. Mine have a small amount of greens, a little bit of rocket, a little bit each of parsley, coriander, sometimes chervil, mint, basil or tarragon. usually a slice of fennel. I expect a packet of rocket and the packets of herbs to last 4 days. This time of year is a good time to go out foraging for fresh shoots of bramble etc as well.