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Although the rabbit mix or pellets and hay will provide the rabbit with a good basic diet it is necessary also to feed fruit, vegetables or plants and flowers.
If too much fruit or vegetables is fed and left in the cage this should be removed and replaced the next day to avoid it being left and becoming mouldy.
Some fruit, vegetables and herbs that are safe to feed a rabbit are listed below:
- Apple (seedless)
- Asparagus
- Banana
- Basil
- Broccoli
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots and Carrot Tops
- Cauliflower leaves and stalks
- Celery
- Chicory Greens
- Cucumber
- Dill
- Endive
- Fennel
- Grapes
- Green Pepper
- Kale
- Mint
- Orange (peeled)
- Oregano
- Parsley - a good tonic
- Red Leaf Lettuce
- Red Cabbage
- Romaine Lettuce
- Savoy Cabbage
- Spinach
- Tomato
- Turnip Greens
- Watercress
Fruit, vegetables and herbs that should not be fed are:
- Apple seeds
- Potato and Potato Tops
- Rhubarb and Rhubarb Leaves
- Tomato Leaves
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