Site listing Bun Safe plants

[Mickey328]

I found this: http://www.twincomics.com/garden.html It seems pretty comprehensive, but doesn't answer ALL my questions, LOL. I'm still wondering about walnuts, but figure I'd rather be safe than sorry and am letting DH and the chickens have 'em

 

[cowgirl9768]

Oh cool I've been looking for something like this

 

[MamaSheepdog]

We have a Sticky in the Natural Feeding forum as well.

safe-plants-for-rabbits-list-t55.html

 

[MaggieJ]

It is quite a good list, but it does not go quite far enough. It should include the botanical names of the plants and it also should have cautions on the feeding of certain medicial plants, especially herbs like lavender, sage and mint. Although these herbs are good for rabbits, they should not be fed to pregnant or nursing does. They may cause abortion or interfere with milk supply.

Bean vines and leaves are fine, but mature beans are not. Soybeans can be fed, but they must be steamed or roasted. I would not feed raw potatoes to my rabbits, but sometimes give them a bit of baked potato.

I suggest using the items on this list as suggestions for further research.

 

[WildWolf]

Thanks Maggie, for that clarification!

 

[Mickey328]

I quite agree, Maggie...and it doesn't always specify what parts of the plants but I thought it might be helpful as a start

 

[Julz]

I found this: http://www.twincomics.com/garden.html It seems pretty comprehensive, but doesn't answer ALL my questions, LOL. I'm still wondering about walnuts, but figure I'd rather be safe than sorry and am letting DH and the chickens have 'em

thanx mickey, wow lots on the toxic but i got up to reading 'c' on the toxic list and saw calendular which else where has noted it safe and they've put marigold which i thought was toxic as safe ? also comfrey as toxic when i thought it safe, impressed by the volume but bit puzzled too

 

[Mickey328]

What we commonly call "marigold" and "calendula" are related but aren't the same species. This is one of those things where, as Maggie pointed out, we need to be careful. I much prefer to use the latin names or things rather than the common names, particularly for weeds, since things are called by different names in different parts of the world and even in different parts of the country.

For instance, what most of us call a "geranium" is actually a pelargonium...an annual plant. True geraniums are different entirely and are perennials

 

[MaggieJ]

This is the problem with these lists. Maybe 80% of the information is good, but which 80% is that? We need both common and Latin names so we can be sure of the identification. We need information on the parts of the plant that may be fed and warnings if there is a part that is toxic. We need to check plants like comfrey to eliminate the possibility that we are overlooking a safe plant because someone took the warnings for humans too seriously.

I'd like to expand our own list because I believe it to be safe and well-researched. But time is short and I spend too much of it here on the forums.

 

[Julz]

yes i agree with maggie and mickey on the clear/botanical reference i made a note (up to 'c') of the plants from the link mickey which you gave and listed them as 'un-researched' and with experience like veiwing rabbit talks own list/forum discussion first we can compare links like this one and hopefully a full tried and safely tested list will emerge for us.