Kayla@LWR
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Questions and comments about plant safety for rabbits.
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Missy
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Anyone know if oats with their hulls intact would be okay?
Missy, oats with the hulls intact are fine, but some rabbits don't like them. The ones that do just leave the hulls behind and it can look like the oats are still in the bowl.
I feed whole oats sometimes, I have seen no problems with feeding them [as long as they also have hay to provide the fiber they need with them, as oats are kind of rich, and low on fiber]
GoldenApple
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I've searrched through Google as well as on this forum and couldn't find an answer, so thought I'd ask here... Are Caragana trimmings safe to feed to rabbits? Latin name caragana arborescens. We have tons of them around the farm here and we usually cut them back every fall - so I'm wondering if I can give the branches to the rabbits.
Thanks!
Thanks!
ramblingrabbit
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Have you seen this? Although it doesn't mention feeding leaves to rabbits specifically, only other herbivores.
Says the seeds are a great poultry feed as well as a human food source. It also has lots of other uses, apparently...
https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duk ... scens.html
Says the seeds are a great poultry feed as well as a human food source. It also has lots of other uses, apparently...
https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duk ... scens.html
I feed young thistles to my rabbits, when I weed the garden, [and eat the root myself]-- but-- I have no idea if they are OK, and just because I get away with it should not be an taken as an endorsement.
I remember Miss M posting that she feeds thistles to her rabbits and they love them. I don't know if all types of thistles are safe or not.
happy-st-patrick-s-day-from-green-bunny-lips-t20496.html
happy-st-patrick-s-day-from-green-bunny-lips-t20496.html
Any one heard of feeding Mertensia paniculata, also known as the tall lungwort, tall bluebells, or northern bluebells? It is in the same plant family as Borago officinalis, Borage (family, Boraginaceae). I have come across quite a bit of it while foraging for the buns and was curious if it was ok for them. I did some research yesterday and it seems that the wild snowshoe hares up here eat it. And I found this about it too; "While the Tall Bluebell's organs are not edible whole, it has been used in the past as a pot-herb in the north and in areas of Scotland, due to its place in the borage family. It also has been used for medicinal purposes. The dried leaves of the plant could be made into an herbal tea to stimulate the respiratory system."
Any idea what this red-seeded plant is? I thought amaranth at a distance, but the leaves are wrong. Would like to know what it is, since it's all over.
http://imgur.com/IMcCpUr
Also, can rabbits eat fig leaves?
http://imgur.com/IMcCpUr
Also, can rabbits eat fig leaves?
Cspr":z73o41lz said:
dock [probly ,yellow dock]
Yes, I agree, it is dock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex_crispus
You can feed the young leaves in moderation, but it contains a lot of oxalic acid and the older leaves are not recommended. Once it puts up its flower stalk, I remove it from the rabbits' menu. But it is very useful in spring, when a lot of other plants are slow to start.
Feeding a variety of plants is your best safeguard against the rabbits getting too much of any one thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex_crispus
You can feed the young leaves in moderation, but it contains a lot of oxalic acid and the older leaves are not recommended. Once it puts up its flower stalk, I remove it from the rabbits' menu. But it is very useful in spring, when a lot of other plants are slow to start.
Feeding a variety of plants is your best safeguard against the rabbits getting too much of any one thing.
On another thread Lilac was asked about [as rabbit feed] does / has anyone here feed it successfully ??
As far as I can tell they seem to LOVE parsley.
Parsley is good rabbit food, [just start them out slow so you don't get runny poop.]
craneman54
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I was just looking to see if pecan tree leave's and bark are toxic to rabbits and found this info. This may help answer some questions here.
http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/toxic.html
http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/toxic.html
craneman54":32i672q6 said:
Toxic plant lists can be a starting point, but there are several problems with them.
1. They rarely list the Latin names for plants and common names often vary regionally. Confusion as to what plant is meant can be dangerous for our rabbits.
2. They are not comprehensive (how can they be?) and people tend to assume if a plant is not on the toxic list it must be okay for their rabbits. Not necessarily so.
3. They often contain inaccuracies. In this list sweet potatoes are listed as toxic. If they mean the sweet potato whose Latin name is Ipomoea batatas, they are not toxic to rabbits and both the greens and the tubers can be fed in moderation. They are a rich food, but useful, especially in winter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato
Another error is listing wild carrot as toxic. Again, assuming they mean the plant a lot of us call Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) it is botanically the same plant as garden carrots and all parts are safe for rabbits, except the seeds. The seeds have strong contraceptive properties.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_carota
There may be other inaccuracies in this list that I did not notice at a glance. Please use lists like this with extreme caution.
it also lists Morning Glory, my rabbits love morning glory. and eat a large amount of it when I weed the garden , they like it better then Lambsquarters, Cheese weed [malva neglecta] ,or amaranth , and they eat a lot of those also.---
I think-- people who come up with lists of toxic plants for rabbits, sometimes- just do a search for plants that are toxic to something, or could be toxic in large amounts, they often have never really raised rabbits, and tried feeding different questionable plants to them. I do see the need for caution, I believe moderation is the key to many problems, -as feeding too much of a lot of "relatively safe" plants [like Lambsquarters] can become a big problem- --, - I see Garlic is not on the "toxic plant list" but it was probly just an oversight.
I think-- people who come up with lists of toxic plants for rabbits, sometimes- just do a search for plants that are toxic to something, or could be toxic in large amounts, they often have never really raised rabbits, and tried feeding different questionable plants to them. I do see the need for caution, I believe moderation is the key to many problems, -as feeding too much of a lot of "relatively safe" plants [like Lambsquarters] can become a big problem- --, - I see Garlic is not on the "toxic plant list" but it was probly just an oversight.
