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Do rabbits eat any of the following: - Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital

Grass?

Grass hay, yes. Just be careful if you're picking grass outside, and make sure it's not treated with anything. Tomatoes? In very tiny amounts.

Pineapples?

Pineapples have a lot of sugar, so we probably want to minimize that. There is an old wive's tale that some people swear by that it can decrease hairballs and stuff in their stomachs, but we're really finding that all the sugar in there can actually be bad for their GI tract, so I would minimize that.

Strawberries?

Tiny mouth, tiny amounts.

Apples?

Tiny amounts.

Celery?

Celery's okay; it's a good veggie. Sometimes the strings can be a bit weird, but it's okay for them in small amounts. It depends upon your specific rabbit and what they can tolerate.

Corn?

We don't want to give corn to rabbits, please.

Cucumbers?

Small amounts of cucumbers.

Petunias?

It's safe for them, and they can eat a little bit of the flowers, but once again, just be careful that it's not been treated with any growth supplements or weed killer or anything like that. Every rabbit's digestive tract is a little different. Some rabbits can have a little bit of all this, and other rabbits have an issue. So definitely listen to what your rabbit is telling you and their guts are telling you. The poop tells a story.

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Do rabbits like carrots? - Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital

Most rabbits love carrots, akin to the cartoon of Bugs Bunny. We just, once again, want to make sure it's in small amounts.

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Do rabbits eat hay, straw, or alfalfa? - Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital

Great question. I mentioned alfalfa hay for the baby ones and then grass hays, but they don't actually eat straw. It can be good for them to lay on in a straw bed in some circumstances, but they're not going to eat that.

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Are rabbits herbivores, or do rabbits eat meat? - Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital

They're herbivores, so we don't want to feed any meat to our rabbits.

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What fruits can my rabbits eat? - Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital

As long as it's very small amounts, maybe once a week as a little treat, they could have little pieces of banana or apple. We really want to keep the fruits to a minimum.

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