rabbit salads

[Rowena]

So far, Chinny only seems to like carrots *which she's only got like 2 small pieces of lol* and dandelions.....

I offer parsley, she wont eat it. So I tried some basil, nope, tried a broccoli top, nope LOL

Just curious what your bunnies like the most? Im going to just keepputting parsley in there for another day or so. Ive been trying to seeif she would eat one thing each day. She gets alfalfa, pellets anddandelions right now. Oh and she has been cutting herself back on theoats! WOOHOO Ive been keeping them mostly out of her pellets, but itsall mixed up so its not easy lol Every morning, there is oats left butno pellets

Anyhow. I know she is young and thats probably part of it. I found this list: http://earthhome.tripod.com/saferab.html

Anything on the safe list that shouldnt be?

Id like to eventually get her to eat a nice mix of greens/veggies, andI know it will take time. I was just hoping she would like something Ibought her lol Instead, she likes the dandelions from the yard thebest! LOL Any suggestions on what I could try next that she might bemore prone to?

Virginia

 

[honeybunnie8]

My new bun seems to like everything I have givenhim so far. Lettuce (Romain or some other kind of good lettuce),parsley, cilintro....havent tried much else yet. Most bunnies likelettuce though you should try it.

 

I see some thingon this list that concern meComfry being one , Dock,Gout weed, then Cherry ( trees ),Merigold is also questionable, Comfry , Dock and gout weedcan tend to be toxicif not used in moderation ,

I was told all parts ofthe cherry is not healthy forthem mainly i believe is thechance of the pitsand the syanide

Merigolds im not all sureof , I have seen them onthe safe list and the non safelist so caution is advisedwithall the above, personallyanything that hasbeen questionable i steer awayfrom .

 

[Snuggys Mom]

Mine all love cilantro, Italian parsley (theflat kind), Romaine, leaf lettuce, broccoli, carrots, carrot tops(always a favorite), mustard greens (I only give these occasionally - Ithink they are high in calcium or something that's not good in largeamounts).

Laura

 

[Beckers]

Floppy loves his cilantro--he's so cute, he eatshis dinner then comes and kisses me with cilantro breathe. Lately he'sbeen enjoying endive (low in calcium) and he really seems to like it.However, I have a hard time getting him to eat romaine anymore.

 

[Snuggys Mom]

Beckers wrote:

Floppy loves his cilantro--he's so cute, he eats his dinnerthen comes and kisses me with cilantro breath.

I absolutely LOVE the smell of cilantro. I think it's becausewe put it in our homemade guacamole dip and love that.

 

[sandhills_rabbits]

My rabbits love a little bit of peeled andde-seeded apple, they love red leaf lettuce, and tiny amounts ofbanana. They also love a teaspoon of oats thrown on top of theirlettuce....

 

[Rowena]

Thanks everyone. I would probably only feed thethings I recognize on there and that I could buy in the store lolThanks for the thoughts on the couple of things. I dont want to giveher anything bad She does get a small piece of dried apple onoccasion. Came mixed in with her pellets

Virginia

 

[TinysMom]

I try to give at least three different greensevery day for variety's sake (I forget where I read that it was a goodidea to do that). My guys get:

Romaine lettuce

parsley (two different kinds)

cilantro

collard greens

kale

spinach

red-leaf lettuce

carrots (not much)

apple (not much)

banana (not much) - Tiny is getting upset because he hasn't had bananain 3 days and he'd had a little bit every day for well over a month!

Anyway - they get a mixture from those things - although I don't givespinach, kale or collard greens together and I don't give them veryoften...

Peg

 

[Kricket]

Has anyone tried broccolini? (Not sureif that is the spelling) It is like broccoli, but more leafyand the heads aren't as full or big. Mine LOVE that!

My babes like mostly everything. Watercress, cilantro,romaine lettuce, celery, carrots, dandelion leaves, spinich, kale,collard greens, alfalfa sprouts, brussels sprouts, snap peas.Only things they don't eat is cucumbers.

Speaking of salads, anyone having trouble finding produce that looksgood? The produce at my grocery store looksTERRIBLE! I started going to the new Walmart NeighborhoodCenter and their produce looks great. :?

 

[Kricket]

Has anyone tried broccolini? (Not sureif that is the spelling) It is like broccoli, but more leafyand the heads aren't as full or big. Mine LOVE that!

My babes like mostly everything. Watercress, cilantro,romaine lettuce, celery, carrots, dandelion leaves, spinich, kale,collard greens, alfalfa sprouts, brussels sprouts, snap peas.Only things they don't eat is cucumbers.

Speaking of salads, anyone having trouble finding produce that looksgood? The produce at my grocery store looksTERRIBLE! I started going to the new Walmart NeighborhoodCenter and their produce looks great. :?

 

[bunnylover78642]

My bun likes carrots, apples, and mint... Thatis about all I have tried giving them but their favorite is apple (Theycan (sharing) eat a whole one with out my help) (thats 3 rabbits)

 

[lyndsy]

The Monkeys! LOVE thier spring mix in a bag!Buster likes a bit of Broccoli, and Tucker thinks carrot tops are ok.Other than that we really haven't strayed toooooo far from the springmix.

I would like to try some oats... but i'm not too sure what kind they can have!

and i've started growing, dill, sage, cilantro, parsley, and carrots.We use ALOT of herbs, so I figure if the Monkeys! don't like them we'lluse 'em! LMBO!

Monkeys!

 

[Rowena]

Thanks again everyone! I saw mint at the store,remembered it was on the list but didnt get it. Maybe I will next trip.I went out and got a good bit of dandelion, pulled the parsley apartmore so its smaller and mixed it with the dandelions lol Maybe thatwill get her to eat it

Id like to give her a variety, but if she doesnt like it, oh well lol

Virginia

 

[Emmy-webby]

Emmy ADORES :
- lettuce (roman)
- Carrots
- && mini peices of tomatoes ; celery

I don't reallygive Emmy saladsbecause
the lettuce & toamtoes can give Emmy diahhrea! I've learned from expeirence

When I doo give emmy a salad..she just charges for it like its the last
food inthe entire universe! ahaha. its pretty funny when yu think about it.

well I have to go now, i'll post later!! bye!

xoxoxo Emmy && family.

 

[naturestee]

How long do you leave your veggies in with thebun? Unless it's something that smells really good, like cilantro,Mocha needs to have it left in his bowl for a couple of hours to decidewhether or not he'll actually eat it. Sometimes it takes a second try acouple of days later.

He eats most of what has already been listed- I rotate between groupsof several veggies, changing 1 a week. Were alfalfa/clover sproutsmentioned? He'll eat a little of those. And he hates fruit, dill,radish leaves, and watercress and gets sick of carrots quickly. He'spicky. His current favorites are endive and broccoli.

 

[Rowena]

I leave them in there until they look all wiltedlol I put some dandelions and parsley mixed together well in her bowllast night and it was mostly gone this morning woohoo SO maybe she isfiguring it out lol

Virginia

 

[JimD]

lyndsy wrote:

I would like to try some oats... but i'm not too sure what kind they can have!

You can give them "Quaker Old Fashioned Oatmeal".

~Jim

 

[lyndsy]

Thanks Jim, we had some, I se it to make oatmeal cookies...

Buster gobbled his right up, Tucker not so much! LMBO! He munched on it here and there, but it took a while to finnish.

How often do you feed them oats? They get their salads everyday, can they eat thier oats every day as well?

Monkeys!

 

[Pet_Bunny]

lyndsy wrote:

How often do you feed them oats?

I give Pebbles less than a teaspoon of Quaker Quick Oats every day.

Rainbows!