Safe vegetables

Do we have any lists anywhere of 'safe' vegetables for rabbits please?

The feeding section here is comprehensive and useful. Sorry - can't seem to post a direct link but the site is easy to navigate

www.medirabbit.com

That's a really good list Vanessa, I've looked at Medi rabbit before but not seen that one

I'll see if I can link it - clicky

Thanks guys, can we keep it close to hand for newbies?

Jay - I am in awe of your IT talents

It's a good guide because it has photographs of what each foodstuff is. That is really helpful, especially for our foreign members who may know items by a different name or just not be sure what the English word is.

What a fab list.

Oh that's really good - what a great site. It has a list of poisonous plants too which is useful. Nice one.

I've added the safe and unsafe foods articles to the How to Guide in the reference section of the forum. Thanks for the links Vanessa.

This IS really helpful!

I had no idea rabbits can eat oranges ?!?!?!

ElleyMay wrote:I had no idea rabbits can eat oranges ?!?!?!

Yeah, I wondered about that one. I thought citrus fruits were a no-no.

If you look around though, there's a lot of info to say it's ok and less say not so, but i wouldn't know for sure. As with all sweet things, just in small doses, and it seems to be the sugar that is the concern, and the peel & pips should be removed.

ETA: Our stomach Ph is 2-3 and oranges are an alkalizing fruit in small doses, for humans. Bunnies stomach ph is 1-2, so I don't see why they would be a problem for buns either? Does anyone know why Oranges are thought to be a no-no?

Oranges have been used in cottontail rehabilitation for weanlings going through a change from milk to solids, they have been used to help with the PH adjustment and minimise the risk of stomach upsets.

That's interesting Sooz, AFAIK, weanlings Ph is 4-5, so oranges must have quite an alkalizing effect, to bring i down to 1-2, and not an acidic one - which I would imagine would be a contending reason not give buns oranges.

Jay wrote:Does anyone know why Oranges are thought to be a no-no?

I have no basis for that one; it's just one of those things I thought I read somewhere once. Not very scientific, sorry!

I wouldn't have thought they could eat them either. Just shows you.

I noticed in the advert for Innocent Smoothies they have a bunny sitting next to an orange and I thought it was so wrong, but obviously they must have checked first. It's a cute little bun too.

What an amazing link. I had no idea bunnies could eat such a variety of foods. I don't give mine 3-6 different veg a day - and now feel a Bad Bunny Mummy.

Time to start introducing my buns to some new and exciting food - gradually - so I don't upset their little tums.

Rosie Rabbit wrote:

Jay wrote:Does anyone know why Oranges are thought to be a no-no?

I have no basis for that one; it's just one of those things I thought I read somewhere once. Not very scientific, sorry!

TBH, I thought exactly the same thing Helen. I'm starting to realise that there is a lot of wrong information given out on the web, with little or no science to back it up, so these days I check everything if I can, and then discover things like this