Back during the spring my 3 and 5 year olds left my growout cage door open. I was able to catch all but 1 of them. It's still loose and I see it every now and then, a chocolate Rex cross. Near by rabbit cages is a ditch that was starting to wash and had a brush pile thrown into it. Perfect bunny hiding territory. My small garden is also near and I've been paying attention to what this rabbit chooses to eat from the plants.
1) Broccoli! This was the number #1 food of choice. It completely ate several plants. I was a bit surprised by this choice but given a conversation we had earlier about the sulphur amino acids, it may have been chosen for that reason. I only had a few broccoli plants and they are gone now.
2) Cantaloupe vines I saw quite a few nibbles in these even before the broccoli was gone and now it is even more interested.
3) Okra and Comfrey After the broccoli was gone I started seeing nibbles on these. I was surprised today to see an entire comfrey leaf that had been eaten.
4) Tomato plants (very little)
My sunflower plants haven't been touched as far as I can see. It may be that the best leaves are just too high to reach. I grew a bit of Sorghum just for fun and that wasn't touched either although my caged rabbits enjoyed eating leaves and the seed heads after I harvested it.
Anyway, I just thought these were interesting observations and I wanted to share. The rabbit also eats grass and other weeds since it hasn't completely decimated my small garden. Although I haven't been able to catch it for a good comparison, on the run, it isn't noticeably smaller than my other growouts that were raised on pellets.
1) Broccoli! This was the number #1 food of choice. It completely ate several plants. I was a bit surprised by this choice but given a conversation we had earlier about the sulphur amino acids, it may have been chosen for that reason. I only had a few broccoli plants and they are gone now.
2) Cantaloupe vines I saw quite a few nibbles in these even before the broccoli was gone and now it is even more interested.
3) Okra and Comfrey After the broccoli was gone I started seeing nibbles on these. I was surprised today to see an entire comfrey leaf that had been eaten.
4) Tomato plants (very little)
My sunflower plants haven't been touched as far as I can see. It may be that the best leaves are just too high to reach. I grew a bit of Sorghum just for fun and that wasn't touched either although my caged rabbits enjoyed eating leaves and the seed heads after I harvested it.
Anyway, I just thought these were interesting observations and I wanted to share. The rabbit also eats grass and other weeds since it hasn't completely decimated my small garden. Although I haven't been able to catch it for a good comparison, on the run, it isn't noticeably smaller than my other growouts that were raised on pellets.
