can rabbits eat sunflower seeds?

[Dr. Valerie Hodkiewicz]

Hey everyone,
I accidentally dropped a few sunflower seeds in my rabbit hutch. I'm worried that my bunny ate some. Is it safe for my bunny to eat sunflower seeds or should I collect them from inside its hutch?

 

[tambayo]

I feed them to my nursing does and all buns in winter, they think it's candy and are all still fine, fertile and happy after a whole winter of a few every day.
Note, these are still in their shell.

 

[Rabbit Warren Man]

Hey everyone,
I accidentally dropped a few sunflower seeds in my rabbit hutch. I'm worried that my bunny ate some. Is it safe for my bunny to eat sunflower seeds or should I collect them from inside its hutch?

I feed them to my colony in winter as it gives them extra energy. I feed whole oats all year long.

 

[judymac]

Whole black oil sunflower seeds are part of my regular whole-grain feed mix. Many breeders put a teaspoonful of sunflower seeds (in the shell) on top of their pellets.

 

[Sagebrush]

My question would be where they meant for human consumption (aka Salted and roasted) or where they just the seeds? If salted I would not worry to much and just make sure that they never got the salted ones again. Too much salt in their diet can lead to bladder stones which means no peeing if they get to big. A one time occurrence will not cause this. I do offer free choice salt/mineral blocks to my breeding does. I also offer BOS to all of the rabbits along with whole oats to them during the winter.

 

[Dr. Valerie Hodkiewicz]

My question would be where they meant for human consumption (aka Salted and roasted) or where they just the seeds? If salted I would not worry to much and just make sure that they never got the salted ones again. Too much salt in their diet can lead to bladder stones which means no peeing if they get to big. A one time occurrence will not cause this. I do offer free choice salt/mineral blocks to my breeding does. I also offer BOS to all of the rabbits along with whole oats to them during the winter.

No, thankfully they were plain seeds not salted ones.

 

[Sagebrush]

No, thankfully they were plain seeds not salted ones.

Then you should be fine with them eating the ones they got.