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Forum DIET & CARE How much is too much carrots?

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    • Feathery
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        For the past few days, I have been experimenting with giving Dotty different veggies to try out and see if she prefers one type over the other.  In the past, she seemed to have a fondness for lettuce.  However, recently she doesn’t seem to like any veggies at all.  

        Yesterday, I gave her a baby carrot and she just flat out ignored it.  After sitting with her for almost two hours and trying to get her interested, she finally started nibbling at it and seemed to enjoy it.  I’m hoping I could get her interested in vegetables more, such as a carrot. 

        My question is… what should be the limit to how much carrots I should provide her?  I’m thinking of just putting half a carrot in her pen for her to play with and chew on as a toy while enjoying it as a treat.  Would that be too much?  


      • Sarita
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          This is the best article on veggies from the House Rabbit Society – I suggest reading it in full, not just the list:

          http://rabbit.org/suggested-vegetab…bbit-diet/

          I think based on this article a half of a baby carrot would be just fine.


        • Sarita
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            Or a whole baby carrot would be fine too just not half of a regular carrot.


          • Eucalyptus
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              I feed up to 6 baby carrots a day – two for breakfast, two for dinner, and usually I end up giving out 2-3 for treats.

              Java is nearly pelletless at this point, and 6 baby carrots is hardly a fraction in comparison to the mass of veggies he gets all day (he gets 13-16). And he’s definitely not fat or anything.

              As long as carrots aren’t the main portion of your bunny’s diet, you shouldn’t worry about it too much. Just don’t hand them out all the time – keep them as treats.

              Also, have you tried organic lettuce? Or baby lettuce. Java would hardly nibble his lettuce at all, but we were buying those big romaine bunches. Now, we get a bin of organic baby lettuce (it’s a mix of like 4-6 different lettuces), and he devours it. I guess some buns have a taste for the organics.

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