How much apple wood can he eat?

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- 10/24/2012 at 8:12 AM
  Radhika
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  Yesterday I gave Harry an apple twig and he chewed all the bark off and left the inside. Today I gave him another and he has eaten half of it, bark and the wood. I have some more but I don’t know how often I should give him one. I know he can eat some wood and it won’t cause him problems, but how much is too much?
  
  Edit to add – his treats (veg, pellets, wood) seem to give him more of an appetite for hay. He always jumps in one of his litterboxes after a treat and has a good munch. So I’m not worried that it will stop him eating hay, I just don’t want it to give him digestion problems or make it hard for him to pass stool or anything.
- 10/24/2012 at 11:47 AM
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  Hmmm….I’ve given my little girl 24/7 access to chew things (apple wood sticks and willow). I don’t think you’ll give Harry any digestive issues. Rabbit bodies are made to be able to digest woods. I’ve always thought of wood as a scrubber and a tooth filler. If you are really worried I wouldn’t give it to him for another couple of days to see how his poops are. If he seems I don’t see an issue with giving him whenever he wants it. Woods are meant to be given to them to wear done their teeth.
- 10/24/2012 at 11:56 AM
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  Oh! I did want to ask. The tree you’re getting the wood from for Harry. Are pesticides used on it? If there are I would look into finding a way to clean it thoroughly or find another source of apple wood since he likes it so much. I’m just worried about Harry getting sick from ingesting pesticides.
- 10/24/2012 at 12:10 PM
  Radhika
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  Nope, it’s pesticide free and not near any roads or anything.
  
  I bought him some willow sticks but he wasn’t interested at all, I think it might be the smell of the apple wood that attracted him. Even with my weak human nose it smells lovely but the willow doesn’t have any scent. I will have to keep an eye out for other suitable trees. I will ‘rest’ him for a few days and then give him another stick if his digestion isn’t affected. I’ve been lucky so far, he’s tried 9 different veggies and had no upsets from any of them.
- 10/24/2012 at 7:25 PM
  Kokaneeandkahlua
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  I think so long as he’s eating everything else normally it should be fine
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