banana peels

[tomato]

When my Dutch angora was about 8 months old, it dragged a banana peel out of the garbage.

The next time I looked, the banana peel was gone.

So I figured that she liked banana peels.

I gave her banana peels regularly, and she relished them.

I tried giving her whole bananas, but she only ate the peels.

But more recently, she lets them spoil.



Has anyone else noticed that rabbits of a certain age like banana peels?

If you will, could you please offer a banana peel to your rabbit and report back.

 

[Kricket]

tomato wrote:

When my Dutch angora was about 8 months old, it dragged abanana peel out of the garbage.

The next time I looked, the banana peel was gone.

So I figured that she liked banana peels.

I gave her banana peels regularly, and she relished them.

I tried giving her whole bananas, but she only ate the peels.

But more recently, she lets them spoil.



Has anyone else noticed that rabbits of a certain age like banana peels?

If you will, could you please offer a banana peel to your rabbit and report back.

A friend of mine gives her buns whole bananas and they goNUTS!! Peel and all. I tried to give my buns aslice of nana still in the peel and they just gave me a dirty look:X(like that)

 

[Meganc731]

What is a dutch angora? Do you have pics?

 

most likely anangora /dutch cross Megan , but i bet sheis pretty .

i havent heard of givingrabbits banana peels I willreserve comment till Pamgives the Nay or Yea .

 

[Snuggys Mom]

Kricket wrote:

Itried to give my buns a slice of nana still in the peel and they justgave me a dirty look :X (like that)

LOL!

I know the look you're talking about!

Laura

 

[tomato]

Meganc, a Dutch angora is white and black.

I'll send a picture as soon as I finish my roll of film.

 

[rabbitluvr04]

I can't wait! she sounds so pretty

 

[honeybunnie8]

My bunny would eat the whole bananna, peel and all...But she also use to eat grapes stem and all also...

 

[BunBun Mom]

My guys didn't like banana.

 

[Pet_Bunny]

This is something new to me.........Well you heard it first on the Rabbits Only Forum!

Rainbows!

 

[dajeti2]

Apollo used to eat sliced nanas peel andall. I gave him some nana without the peel and no refuses to even touchit if it has the peel. I think that it's like everything, in a smallamount it doesn't hurt.

Tina

 

[TinysMom]

My breeder gave her buns bananas andpeels for treats.....not often ... but frequently enough that she toldme about it.

Tio LOVES the peels as does Kyo. I have to be careful becausethey'll drag the peel out of the trash if they can.

Tiny will eat the peel - but only after he's attacked me to get the banana inside it.

And let me tell you - a willful 8 or 9 pound bunny with big browneyes.....gets his way more often than not. However, I'mtrying to learn restraint so he'll be healthy in the longrun. But it is hard.

Peg

 

[tomato]

Meganc wanted to see what a Dutch angora looks like:

 

[Paulo]

honeybunnie8 wrote:

My bunny would eat the whole bananna, peel and all...But shealso use to eat grapes stem and all also...

So is it ok to feed bunnies a whole bananna ? or is it too much ?

 

[mygrl2k3]

I myself would think a whole banana would be too much for a bunny. I could be wrong though.

Cristy

 

[TinysMom]

Paulo,

I don't remember the size of your bunny - but a whole banana is WAY toomuch. I have a flemish giant who is 9 pounds and between allhis treats he used to eat about a banana a day (it is on another threadsomewhere) and others told me he needs to cut way back on that due tosugar overload. It would be like letting a little kid eat awhole package of minature chocolate bars (or something like that) inone sitting!

I think the recommended amount I've read (which I do for my NetherlandDwarfs) is one slice of banana....not too big. I do let themeat some banana peel too - Kyo loves the peels...Tio likes them alittle bit. Kyo likes old banana peels and has been known topull them out of the trash.

I'd "share" the banana with your bunny - one or two little slices for him - the rest for you!

Peg

 

[Paulo]

Ah, ok then, I feed each ofmy bunnies1/4 ofa bananna, Mia doesnt really like the bananna but lovesthe peels, while Neo on the other hand loves bananas, and thepeel!

 

[Meganc731]

tomato wrote:

Meganc wanted to see what a Dutch angora looks like:

Sorry for responding so late, I've been away and wanted to see what Ihad missed. Thanks for posting the picture. It's hard to see, is thehair real long like a regular Angora?

Megan

 

[mummybunny]

My 2 housebuns love nana, but do a funny thingto eat it, they sort of curl their lips and nose up so only their teethtouch the nana - I guess thay don't like 'nana lips'!!

mummybunny