Rabbits eat mostly hay or grass, about 85% of the diet, with leafy greens and a few nuggets. Type your rabbit’s weight for its daily nuggets.
Nuggets a day
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The diet in shares
- RSPCA and RWAF: 85% hay or grass, 10% leafy greens, 5% pellets or nuggets.
- RSPCA Australia: about 80% grass and grass hay, up to 15% leafy greens and vegetables, and no more than 5% pellets.
RSPCA and Scottish SPCA give at least a bunch of good-quality hay as big as the rabbit every day, always there for it. RWAF says alfalfa isn’t a grass hay and is so rich that it’s only for treats.
Treats and foods to avoid
RSPCA gives fruit and root vegetables, such as carrots, only as an occasional treat. Muesli-style foods are out: RSPCA says they encourage selective feeding.
RSPCA Australia avoids foods high in sugar and simple carbohydrates: grains, nuts, seeds, corn, beans, peas, breads, biscuits, sweets, sugar, breakfast cereals and chocolate. RSPCA warns that some plants are poisonous, such as bluebells, foxgloves, holly and tulips.
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