kaytee brand honey sticks

[Cheyanne123]

i bought some kaytee honey sticks, I was wondering what you guys thought of them. I got them and saw they had corn in them so i didnt give them to my rabbit. I heard that corn is bad for rabbits but when i emailed the company and they called me and said that it was fine for them in small amounts. That confused me is corn alright or not for rabbits?

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

I would not give them. The seeds and sugar used to bind them are not good for rabbits. Seed are fatty and can cause weight gain and liver problems and the sugar is not good for the digestive tract bacteria. Remember that rabbits are herbivores and don't do well with seeds and nuts.
Personally, I would take them back to the store. If you did want to give them or can't return them, you could do 5-10 minutes at a time once or twice a week. It would be like a treat, so not too much or too often. If you do notice anything bad like mushy poops, stop giving it all together.

A much better treat is fresh or dried fruit (no sugar added). Many rabbits love fresh veggies as well and those can be given daily as long as you introduce them slowly.

 

[MiniLopHop]

I agree, I would worry about weight gain. I use something very similar to get my birds to gain weight (they are so active they couldn't eat enough calories so the honey sticks help to bulk them up). That's not a good thing in a rabbit though.
Becky loves all kinds of vegetables, particularly greens and herbs. I give her a small amount of fruit as a bed time snack. She will jump on my lap to try to get a couple bites of a banana if I eat it in the room with her.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

As treats go, they are not very good. Vegetables would be better.

 

[Cheyanne123]

thanks! thats what i thought. I didnt feed them to my rabbit. I gave them to my rat instead. But I do give my rabbit cut up apples, and he LOVES them.