Tessie
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Can I give my bun corn on the cob the hard kind :?I did give her one and she loved it but I took it away till I know it is safe.
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Tessie
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Tessie
Yes - in small amounts. Especially small amounts if the rabbit is on pellets and the weather is hot.So you are saying it is ok? It seems that it would be good for there teeth.
I wouldn't feed it. I believe the carb level is too high and they can't digest the hulls. It can be very dangerous if they get an impaction from the hulls.
I've also read that the hulls are not digestible and remain in the system, rather than passing through as indigestible fiber does.
I still fully agree with Claire's post above:
"The hull of corn kernels is composed of a complex polysaccharide (not cellulose and pectin, of which plant cell walls are more commonly composed, and which a rabbit can digest) which rabbits cannot digest"
Not all complex polysaccharides are cellulose.
Not all complex polysaccharides are cellulose.
There are few people in the rabbit world I trust, but Dana Krempels is one of them. If she says corn isn't safe, I believe her.
Just the point I was going to make. Seriously? If it's not on the list as safe and you haven't researched further, just stick to the safe stuff!Ah, talk about being confusing! :lookaround
I personally just wouldn't feed it since it sounds like a very debatable subject.