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Forum DIET & CARE Picky….

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    • Cupcakesmom
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        Hi Everyone!

        I’m looking for ideas…..

        My Cupcake has been munching on a mixture of kale, parsley and cilantro. It seems as though she is bored with it because she isnt really eating it anymore. She is still munching on her pellets throughout the day, but i have been wasting more and more veggies. Any ideas on good things to feed her that she may like? She goes is spurts of liking things…she cant get enough of something for weeks, then one day wont eat it. She’s my little stinker!! Thanks in advance for your help!!


      • TH004
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          Are you feeding her hay too? Hay is very important. My buns now was very picky when we got him too, so we fed him veggies we (humans) would eat too so nothing got wasted. In addition to the veggies you listed, he likes spring mix and romaine lettuce. He also really likes mint.


        • Elrohwen
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            Bunnies don’t get bored of food – in general they’re extremely food motivated. If she’s not eating something she previously loved, it could be a sign of teeth problems which can slow down a bun’s eating as they become painful. If the vet clears her of any potential issues and she really is just that picky, check out the acceptable foods list on BB and try a variety of things. Some buns only like very plain things, like lettuce, while others prefer the smellier foods, like basil, so it’s hard to generalize.


          • Cupcakesmom
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              She was just at the vet and her teeth looked awesome! (quote from my vet) She eats all of her hay, which i fill up a few times a day, so i’m happy about that. she wont eat spring mix or romaine lettuce (see what i mean about picky!?!?!) and addition to her kale/cilantro/parsley mixture, i give her a “sprig” of rosemary in the morning and she gets a baby carrot or grape when i get home from work each day. she DOES however seem to go in cycles of liking something and then not wanting to eat it for awhile. (i think of her as my “teenager” because she always has to go against what i want for her). She’s quite different from my other bunn who will eat anything i give her


            • CinnabunMom
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                Have you tried romaine or red leaf lettuce? My bun loves them.


              • Cupcakesmom
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                  i have tried romaine lettuce and she snubs it. but im thinking that maybe if i give her some dark lettuce (or boring stuff as i like to think of it) for awhile, then reintroduce the kale/cilantro/parsley mix, she might go back to liking it again. shes veryy picky, picky about every food that i give her and doesnt really like to try new things


                • Cupcakesmom
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                    another question… are dried veggies as healthy as undried ones??


                  • TH004
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                      To try to expand the tastes of my current picky buns, at the store I go to (Meijer) it says the veggie name, what kind of flavors it has, and what it can be compared to. So, when he liked kale, I looked at the compared to list and tried new things from there. So, if your buns liked kale/cilantro/parsley, then maybe she would like something similar.

                      When we first got our 2nd rabbit, he wouldn’t touch a veggie. However, he begged at the kitchen table. So, one night while we were eating dinner, I put a bowl of his food next to mine and “accidentally” dropped a lettuce leaf every now and then. He tried it and liked it then. Sometimes, he just wants what someone else has (We don’t let him out when we eat now, because I know I only made the begging worse!)


                    • TH004
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                        Dried veggies wouldn’t have the water, which is incredibly beneficial to a buns (hydration helps keep the GI system moving).


                      • Cupcakesmom
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                          Looks like a trip to the grocery store for me!!


                        • Cristina
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                            My first bun was the exact same way!!! lol She did NOT like lettuce of any sort. She preferred crunchy vegetables and went to town on them! She would also pig out on a vegetable and focus on it for weeks. Then she’d be “bored” with it and not want it anymore. So I’d switch it out for something else. After a week or two I would re-introduce it to her and she’d pig out on it all over again. LOL I would give her 4 or 5 veggies at once, and make a sort of medely for her. She had a tendency to love ONE vegetable and go on these kicks. So she’d pick that out of her medely and devour it immeditately. And then the rest she would consume later on. She’d eventually tire of that one veggie and pick a new fave. My advice is to do that with your bun too. Offer a mix or a medely of veggies, and once she tires of one, omit it, and re-introduce it later. Mine was NOT a lettuce fan either. Mostly because she didn’t like any veg that wasn’t crunchy. haha So I would save the crunchy thick part of the lettuce that is close to the center. She’d eat maybe 2 or 3 of those pieces a week but that was it. Mine loved radishes, celery, and carrots because of how crunchy they were.


                          • Cupcakesmom
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                              Thank you, Cristina! It sounds like we have similar eaters!! I’m going to head to the grocery store tonight and find a mix of things to put together for her. I keep my veggies in a large bin in my fridge so all i have to do is reach my hand in, pull out a handful and put it in my bunnies bowls. (it works great!!). Do you cut the radishes and celery up, or do you leave them whole? what are other things that your bunny like that i can try? i have a grocery store with a pretty gppd veggie selection near me, so i’m always wanting to try new things. if i get something theyve never had before, should i also get something they have so its a little familiar?


                            • TH004
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                                Go slowly as you introduce new veggies. Quick changes can upset their tummys. I would try one new kind at a time and make sure it doesn’t cause any stomach issues.

                                As for cutting things up– my first buns was destructive, so I would leave a few things whole for her to destroy. My buns now isn’t like that, so I cut things up. I think it is up to you.

                                As for veggies– Do you have a salad bar at your grocery store, where you can grab just a bite or two of a few things? That helped me find things for my first buns, who weirdly enough loved kale, onions, black olives, and spinach. Eww!


                              • Monkeybun
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                                  I would cut celery up, as the long stringy bits can get wound up in bunny teeth and tummies. Better to be safe


                                • Cristina
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                                    Beatrix has since passed, but I actually left her food mostly whole. She was such a chewer and she preffered to munch it down herself as opposed to being helped by cutting the food. She loved celery stalks. I would cut them into pieces about as long as my pinky and remove all the strings. I gave her baby carrots without cutting them. The radishes I did cut in half lengthwise. I’ve been doing some research and whole carrots are better than the baby carrots. And then you can give them the carrot greens, and the same goes for radishes. I’d introduce new foods slowly. Maybe one at a time, and get a feel for if she likes it or not. With B it would take her a whole day to warm up to a new veg, so I introduced new ones every 2 days. 1st day she’d sniff it a lot and 2nd day she’d munch happily on it. Hence the 2 day thing.

                                    Mine also went bonkers for strawberry tops, so I’d keep an old plastic strawberry container after we’d eaten them all. And when I cooked I’d fill it with scraps that we usually don’t eat. Like the hard part of lettuce at the center, which happened to be the only bit my bun would eat. I’d toss in the strawberry tops, carrot tops etc. My bun went bonkers every time she saw me pull it out of the fridge and she’d jump into it and chow down before I could even pull a handfull of it out for her. lol

                                    Oh also with the celery, DO NOT throw the leaf part at the top away. That is our buns FAVE part of the celery stalk! Beatrix didn’t like cucumber, I guess it wasn’t a firm or crisp enough veg, but you can try it. She liked colored bell peppers, apples ( without seeds and core). Her all time fave was corn, before I knew it was bad for buns I’d give her a whole corn on the cob every day. She devoured it like a piggie. Husk, silk, corn and all. Spinach worked well and cilantro and parsley. You can also try maybe getting a firmer lettuce. Inspect them in the store for a crunchier firmer lettuce and go with that. Of course no iceburg as you know. And TH has a great idea to pick out things from a lettuce bar! Also BB has a fantastic list of safe fruits and veggies you can give buns and how often. I printed out a copy and use it ALL the time!


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                                      I like to switch up the veggies every few days. Have you tried carrot tops or dandelion? Those are favorites in my house. They also like endive and bok choy.

                                      You should switch up the parsley anyways as it’s on the House Rabbit list of veggies with high Oxalates. It’s good to give those veggies high in oxalates a break from time to time.

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