Pet Care - Fruit and Vegetables

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Rabbits should be offered fresh vegetables every day. New vegetables should be weaned in gradually to avoid digestive upset.

The Rabbit Welfare Fund (RWA) recommends one and a half to two and a half cups of fresh vegetables per day.

Fruit should be given as a treat only. 1-2 spoonfuls per day is acceptable. Too much fruit may lead to obesity and dental disease.

Recommended vegetables include:

Asparagus, broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, cabbage, carrots, carrot tops, cauliflower, cauliflower leaves, celery, celery leaves, courgette, cucumber, kale, green beans, parsnip, peas, pea pods, pumpkin, radish tops, rocket, spinach, squash, swede, turnip and water cress.

Recommended fruit include:

Apple, apricot, banana, blackberries, blackberry leaves, blueberries, cherries, grapes, kiwi, mango, melon, nectarines, peaches, pears, pineapple, plum, raspberries, raspberry leaves, strawberries, strawberry leaves and tomatoes.

Suitable herbs and wild plants include:

Camomile, chickweed, clover, dandelion, groundsel, mallow, mint, nettle, parsley and plantain.

Poisonous plants to avoid include:

Deadly nightshade, evergreen trees and shrubs, foxglove, ivy, peach and plum tree leaves, potato tops, tomato leaves and tulips (and other plants from bulbs).