How much vegetables should a rabbit eat daily? I worry about giving my rabbits a bad stomach as i know rabbits stomachs are very sensitive and need to be constantly digesting the right foods.
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Rachael1985
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All the hay he wants. Plus about 2 cups of veggies per 6 lbs of his bodyweight. If he's smaller he will need less. Select at least three kinds of vegetables daily. A variety is necessary in order to obtain the necessary nutrients, with one each day that contains Vitamin A, indicated by an *. Add one vegetable to the diet at a time. Eliminate if it causes soft stools or diarrhea. Alfalfa, radish & clover sprouts Basil Beet greens (tops)* Bok choy Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems)* Brussels sprouts Carrot & carrot tops* Celery Cilantro Clover Collard greens* Dandelion greens and flowers (no pesticides)* Endive* Escarole Green peppers Kale (!)* Mint Mustard greens* Parsley* Pea pods (the flat edible kind)* Peppermint leaves Raddichio Radish tops Raspberry leaves Romaine lettuce (no iceberg or light colored leaf)* Spinach (!)* Watercress* Wheat grass (!)=Use sparingly. High in either oxalates or goitrogens and may be toxic in accumulated quantities over a period of time
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the diet should be mostly be a quality first cutting timothy, which you can buy from a farmer. the pet store timothy is often over processed. make sure it is good quality. feed this in unlimited quantites, and you can occasionally mix in a oat or brome hay for a treat (with 1/4 cup of PLAIN rabit food per 5 lbs.). the "mixed" food is too high in starch and upsets the flora in the rabbits deigestive system. you can feed one packed cup of greens per 5 lbs of bunny. some good greens are kale, spinach, celery, VERY limited carrot, romaine lettuce, and kohlrabi.
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