Rabbits
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have you tried dry rabbit food an lettuce carrots stuff like that or talk to your vet
rabbit pellets
they like carrots, lettuce, green peppers.ect they like veggies
Plant a garden and you'll find out. Leaves, carrots, crunchy veggies.
They like carrots, cabbage and more greens.
Carrots, lettuce, celery, green leafy stuff.
carrots, not much lettuce, rabbit pellets,
i have a rabbit, hes down in the basemet right now lol well anyways they eat all kinds of stuff , carrots, lettuce, cellery, dandylions, grass, and i even put the toilet paper roll thingy when its all done in their for him .it doesnt hert him at all its very good . Trust me on this ive had him for a while.they also eat rabbit pellots but who likes to eat plain stuff like that lol well i hope i was very helpful
carrots
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hmmm. rabbit food! Just kidding, not just that, although that is purchasable at many pet stores. Just like other critters, rabbits love veggies (sometimes even fruit, mostly veggies) such as the classic stereotype, carrots! Carrots are a great treat for rabbits.
bunny food you can buy it anywhere at any pet store(most likely petsmart and petco)and why wouldnt you know this already?(im not trying to be mean but its really not that hard to think of)and if you cant buy that (wich i think you can because you aparnetly have a computer)they eat grass vegies and flowers.but if you cant even get that,i dont know what to tell you!but really why wouldnt you know that!do you even have the bunny yet i mean you cant have a bunny without bunny food!
Carrots
Timothy Hay Pellets (Alfalfa pellets are too rich)
Timothy Hay (once again, alfalfa hay is too rich)
Greens (either bought from the store, or you can pick dandelion leaves from your yard unless they've been sprayed with chemicals)
Fresh veggies
Fresh fruits (our two bunnies LOVE small bites of bananas!)
Bunny treats or small animal treats from pet store or pet area in a store
Papaya tablets (one per day, to improve digestion and prevent hairballs-- find them in vitamin aisle)
IMPORTANT!!
Many people think they can feed their rabbits nothing but pellets and maybe a carrot. This isn't healthy for the bunny, and rather boring too. Rabbits NEED hay to, once again, improve digestion.
And as always, make sure your bun has plenty of clean water to drink.
Hope this all helps! If you need any other info, the site below is really good:
http://www.rabbit.org/behavior/index.htm.
(This is, of course, if you have an indoor bunny, but I think it gives some info on outdoor bunnies too.)
rabbit pellets and grass. But my rabbit also likes crackers, chocolate chip cookies, and cheerios.
rabbits need pellets due to the protein in them. you can also offer fresh fruits and veggies,sometypes of flowers plants, leaves, and twigs. however, alot of green veggies cause gas, diahreah, and other stomach and digestive track problems. beware of certain plants, flowers, and trees they can be deadly to a bunny. the best thing to do is go to a pet store and purchase a book on rabbit care because they will have a list of safe foods and safe amonts for your rabbit.
THEY EAT PELLETS,GRASS,CARROTS,LETTUCE,. WATERMELON, GRAPES[SEEDS ARE TOXIC],PEACH, YOU CAN GIVE THEM TREATS ETC
]grass , rabbit pellet's . [compressed alfalfa . grain's , carrot's . corn, depending on if he's running loose in the yard or caged .
Wow! So many bad answers that it amazes me! Please don't give your rabbits fruits, vegetables or grass. They can be given in regulated amounts, but you are just asking to give your rabbit diahrrea or to unbalance its nutritional diet. You want to stick to mainly the rabbit pellets and water. The rabbit pellets have been formulated to give the rabbit a proper nutritional balance. Also avoid feeding wide-leafed hays such as alfalfa or clover, too much wide leafed hay can also cause diahrrea or give the rabbit too much protein. Another thing not to feed is shelled corn, especially in the summer. Corn has a lot of crude protein in it and it also causes heat to build up inside the animal, which you don't want to happen in the summer when the rabbit is already hot. Corn can also cause your rabbit to create a lot of excess fat.
Below are some better things besides just rabbit pellets that are more suitable for rabbits:
Sunflower seeds - teaspoon
Rolled Oats - teaspoon
Rolled Barley - teaspoon
Timothy hay (a stemmy hay) - a small handful
Orchard grass hay (a stemmy hay) - a small handful
Flax seed (no more than a small pinch a day - used for fur sheen)
Bread - no more than a half piece per day - B Vitamins
Comfrey (an herb used by early settlers) - medicinal - one leaf
Calf Manna - extra protein for does with babies - tablespoon
Wheat germ oil - used for Vitamin E and fertility - small squirt
Peanut oil - used for fur sheen - small squirt
Sunflower oil - used for fur sheen - small squirt
These are some of the ingredients that rabbit breeders use for their show rabbits to get good fur condition and flesh condition. Many of these ingredients have been added and tested in rabbit diets since the 1920's before rabbit pellets were even invented. So many people think of rabbit nutrition like a human diet. Rabbits aren't humans! So you can't think of their nutrition like that or like a Bugs Bunny cartoon. Just because they like to eat it doesn't mean it is good for them. Some vegetables over time can cause not only diahrrea but a toxic effect to the rabbit.
With the ingredients I listed I also tried giving some good maximum one day portions. You at least want to have 2/3's to 3/4's of your rabbit's food diet to consist of it's rabbit pellets. A small rabbit (5 lbs and under) should get about 4 ounces of total food a day. A medium size rabbit (5-11 lbs) should get about 6 ounces of total food a day. A large rabbit (12 lbs or over) should get about 8 ounces a day. Those weights should include not only the rabbit pellets but the hay and whatever else you are feeding it. So a small rabbit should only get about 1 ounce or so of snacks or food besides rabbit pellets a day, meaning if you gave it 1 ounce of snacks it would get 3 ounces of rabbit pellets. The weights can be figured using a dietary scale. One cup of rabbit pellets equals approximately 6 ounces of feed.
The general rule to feeding rabbits is to give it just what it will finish up in 24 hours. The rabbit's food should just barely be cleaned up at the end of 24 hours.
If you give too much food or if the diet is improperly balanced, your rabbit will start feeling fat around the shoulders so that you can grab loose hide. If you give too little food or your rabbit is not eating like it should or it is sick, the back of the rabbit will feel bony when you run your hand over the back or sometimes the loin will have a sunk in spot right above the hips.
I've been raising and showing rabbits for over 24 years. I compete at a national level with New Zealand Whites. For New Zealands especially, you have to know how to properly feed them and understand many of the different facets of rabbit nutrition. If the condition of a New Zealand's fur or flesh is not quite right, you are not going to stand a chance at winning a Best in Show or even winning the class. I also studied animal nutrition as part of my college degree, so I'm more suited to correctly answer your question than most.
Ditto on the above.
The best rabbit pellets are feeds such as Purina and Heinhold that are about $10 per 50 lbs and can be found at feed stores that carry livestock feed or Co-ops.
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