DogCatMom
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I looked on previous threads about rose hips, and the consensus seemed to be that dried rose hips are OK for rabbits. However, I have them available 12 months a year (when I'm behind in my pruning, that is 
), and at least 6 to 8 months a year no matter what....
This climate zone (Sunset climate zone 17, for those of you familiar with the Sunset system) almost never freezes. In some ways this is nice, but what it really means is that the fleas are never frost-killed and I have a 10- to 14-day window in late December/early January when the roses and blackberries must be cut back. If I miss that window, too bad! The plants have started up for the next year, and tender new growth is everywhere.
My new gardening assistant will help me in a consistent, small way by EATING the crossing branches, at least from the roses. When I cut branches off the roses for His Bunniness (not his name, just a go-by), is it safe for him if I leave the rose hips on the branches as an extra, or should I snip them off and dry them first?
If fresh is OK, do the rose hips count as a sugar/treat? as a vegetable? as a fiber? In short, how do I account for rose hips in the Daily Diet of the Lagomorph? How many should I give him in one day? (I can, of course, experiment, but if this knowledge is already available, I thought I'd simply ask here first.)
Thank you!
), and at least 6 to 8 months a year no matter what.... This climate zone (Sunset climate zone 17, for those of you familiar with the Sunset system) almost never freezes. In some ways this is nice, but what it really means is that the fleas are never frost-killed and I have a 10- to 14-day window in late December/early January when the roses and blackberries must be cut back. If I miss that window, too bad! The plants have started up for the next year, and tender new growth is everywhere.
My new gardening assistant will help me in a consistent, small way by EATING the crossing branches, at least from the roses. When I cut branches off the roses for His Bunniness (not his name, just a go-by), is it safe for him if I leave the rose hips on the branches as an extra, or should I snip them off and dry them first?
If fresh is OK, do the rose hips count as a sugar/treat? as a vegetable? as a fiber? In short, how do I account for rose hips in the Daily Diet of the Lagomorph? How many should I give him in one day? (I can, of course, experiment, but if this knowledge is already available, I thought I'd simply ask here first.)
Thank you!
