Question about lawn grasses

[kokomokola]

So I am completely new to the world of bunnies, we don't have any yet but we're hoping to get a couple soon! I'm wanting them to be able to graze in our backyard sometimes and I want to make sure nothing is toxic for them. I think its all okay but I'm not sure about one plant we have. There's this stuff we have growing all over the yard that we call "onion grass", because it tastes like onions, but I looked up onion grass and I'm 99% certain that our plant is not true onion grass because it never has flowers. Either way, I haven't been able to find anything on it, whether it is toxic for bunnies or not. Anybody know?? Thanks so much!

 

[Nargle]

Do you think they might be chives? If so I do not think they're safe for rabbits to eat.

 

[kokomokola]

Hmmm that's an interesting idea! I don't think so though, since chives have flowers and I've never seen this plant have any flowers at all.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

Take a sample to a nursery--they can usually tell you what it is and if it's safe for pets. Ours used to love our lawn till we moved to the Desert.

 

[LakeCondo]

Plants may not have flowers because they are too crowded or whatever. They surely would have flowers when grown under better conditions. But if it tastes like onions, it surely contains the chemical that onions do, so it can't be safely eaten by rabbits.

Ground ivy [aka creeping charlie] is the toxic plant that keeps most of my yard off limits. Also the presence of wild rabbits & racoons creates the risk of infections from them, parasites etc.

 

[funnybunnymummy]

Buttercup is another one. It can cause serious neurological problems and even death.

Rue