What kind of vegetables do rabbits need to maintain a healthy diet

[chickenmama109]

Hi I have a three month old bunny who is three months old and I want to start Introducing vegetables to here but what kind do I give her to maintain a healthy diet I feed her pellets and Timothy hay right know how many times a day do I give her vegetables thanks

 

[cassie]

They don't need any. Hay and pellets is all they need. Some greens are OK as an occasional treat for older rabbits. If you give greens too early to a young bunny you may well kill it.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Rabbits don't need greens, but they do live off of them in the wild. Cabbage can cause gas, and lettuce contains some stuff that isn't healthy (as well as being practically useless.) Dandelions are a great source of nutrients, though, as are both narrow and broad plantains. My parents' rabbits also love purslane and lambs quarters.

 

[chickenmama109]

thanks for your help

 

[mike1970]

I would wait till the rabbit is older then try single things at a time
there are a lot that my rabbits eat but I went slow making sure they could handle it

 

[mike1970]

think I started at like 4 months with basics lettuce ( not iceberg) carrots celery in small like 1/2 inch pieces don't give big pieces the strings get stuck in teeth and went from there

 

[galfromflorida]

I am a new rabbit owner. I have large garden and feed vegetables from it everyday(for past month) to my 4 rabbits. Mostly romaine lettuce-corn (husks and cobs) carrots. It is a "treat" to supplement the pellets and Timothy hay. They like it and eat it all. I remember my vet telling me "if it makes YOU feel better, it is OK but they don't NEED it" in regards to my cats- so think it is OK for the rabbits too?