hows everyones rabbits doing?

[candice136]

Awww so cute tommy dosnt seem to lick us very much but loves his cuddles i'm sure cucumber didnt mean to nip you LOL Tommy nipped me about a month ago i was feeding him and i think he mistaked my finger for his pellets.

 

[MILU]

Can rabbits have cucumbers? I didn't know about that!

Candice, fruit should be given as treats, so just give tiny pieces every once in a while (I give it about once or 2x a day, then I spend some time without giving any 'cause my bunny is a little fat). Banana, mango, peaches, fresh plums, strawberries (and strawberry tops) are very appreciated by bunnies. My MILU also likes oranges, but I don't know how many rabbits would like it, since I myself am not a big fan of them.
Yes, lettuce shouldn't be given although I know people who give romaine lettuce to their bunnies. I try to stay away from trouble, so I only give what I know is safe.
Good veggies are carrot tops, broccoli leaves (or florets), cabbage....

 

[Azerane]

My rabbit tommy absolutely loves carrots any advice on what other fruit or vegetables rabbits can have we did an activity thing at pets at home and got told that they cant have lettuce we never got told what they can have x :apollo::big wink::big wink::big wink::big wink::big wink:

Lettuce is ok, as long as it's not iceberg lettuce. So you can give romaine lettuce and a couple of other dark leaf varieties. Other good greens are parsley, cilantro, celery leaves, basil. As far as I'm aware, cabbage is not good for buns, and any fruits and things like carrots, should only be given in very small amounts, like 1 tablespoon per day or something. So that includes carrot, banana, apple, strawberries etc. Than can cause tummy upsets if given too much of.

Got my first licks, tooth-purrs and nip from Cucumber today. The first two I got during a petting session, then he nipped me because I was apparently in his way, and two nosebumps clearly weren't enough to communicate as much. Silly rabbit.

Aww, after more than a month I still haven't gotten a lick from Bandit, though I get plenty of tooth purrs I've been nipped by him on multiple occasions, mostly early on, but never hard. It doesn't really hurt, just more surprises me, it's usually because I'm in his way, sometimes I have a hard time telling whether a nose bump is a "pet me" bump, or a "your hand is in my way" bump. If I bring him inside to run around and have him on my lap for too long before letting him run, he gets fidgety and has nipped me to tell me he wants to get down. He's never actually bitten me though. Just have to get better at reading his body language, he's quite different in personality to my previous rabbit.

 

[candice136]

Can rabbits have cucumbers? I didn't know about that!

Candice, fruit should be given as treats, so just give tiny pieces every once in a while (I give it about once or 2x a day, then I spend some time without giving any 'cause my bunny is a little fat). Banana, mango, peaches, fresh plums, strawberries (and strawberry tops) are very appreciated by bunnies. My MILU also likes oranges, but I don't know how many rabbits would like it, since I myself am not a big fan of them.
Yes, lettuce shouldn't be given although I know people who give romaine lettuce to their bunnies. I try to stay away from trouble, so I only give what I know is safe.
Good veggies are carrot tops, broccoli leaves (or florets), cabbage....

Thanks for replying we used to give tommy lettuce once every week until we got told at the pet shop that it shouldn't be given to them we have just given him carrots since then but a couple of times a week he has a few chocolate drop treats. :thumbup

 

[candice136]

Lettuce is ok, as long as it's not iceberg lettuce. So you can give romaine lettuce and a couple of other dark leaf varieties. Other good greens are parsley, cilantro, celery leaves, basil. As far as I'm aware, cabbage is not good for buns, and any fruits and things like carrots, should only be given in very small amounts, like 1 tablespoon per day or something. So that includes carrot, banana, apple, strawberries etc. Than can cause tummy upsets if given too much of.

Thanks for the advice at one stage we gave him a little bit of apple but he didn't eat it i dont think he liked it very much but we have always given him carrots i might try a different kind of fruit or greens with him to see if he likes them