Seaweed for bunnies

[SuperCheesetastic]

I tend to ask some of the most outlandish questions, and so here’s another.

 

Since i’m a health nut, I recently found that I liked nutrient-rich seaweed.

I bought a lot of it. A lot. It was on sale, what can I say?

I left some in the fridge and a family member gave some to bunny without my permission, as usual, because it ‘fell on the floor’.

Penelope liked it, but then again she likes everything.

This event happened a few weeks ago, by the way.

Is there any scientific research that says or implies sea-plants are good for bunnies?

[NewBunnyOwner123]

Isn’t seaweed higher in sodium? I feel like if she had a little bit like when a family member unknowingly fed it to her, it was ok. But I wouldn’t like add it to her daily salad or anything…

[NewBunnyOwner123]

just looked it up and it’s also high in calcium as well.

[SuperCheesetastic]

I’d have to check the nutrition facts next time.
Seaweed doesn’t taste salty. It tastes like fish, surprisingly, but it could have more sodium. Could…

[SuperCheesetastic]

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2766/2
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I found this.
It’s sodium is 4% daily value per 1/8 cup serving size (human).

[NewBunnyOwner123]

Yeah, I mean, I don’t really know if it’s good for bunnies or not. I was just throwing my opinion. I guess ask your vet?

[SuperCheesetastic]

I’ll ask my veterinarian but i’m afraid she’ll think i’m crazy.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2765/2
^this seaweed type seems even worse and now i cant remember which type she had.

There are also many, many fruits im familiar with (because of foreign family) that i’m on the boat about with feeding my bunny.

These include breadfruit, lychee, gineps, tamarind… These are not very mainstream foods in usa so…

[SuperCheesetastic]

I think i’m talking too much off-topic now.

I’ll call the vet tomorrow and ask about seaweed.
xD

No more exotic foods for bunny.

[Roberta]

I know that kelp has very high levels of iodine which can affect the thyroid. As your seaweed would be kelp that would be my first concern.

[Sarita]

If it tastes like fish, then I cannot even see a rabbit liking this – I’d imagine they’d turn their nose up. I seriously doubt too that their have been any studies with rabbits and seaweed….can’t see why there would be.

[Roberta]

The high quality seaweed does not actually taste fishy, nor should it… I return sushi if the wrap is fishy… It’s hard to describe the taste but I can see how a bunny would be attracted to it. The good stuff has a salty, earthy, organic flavour. You can taste the sea but should not be able to taste fish… I can’t see it being any worse for them than spinach but as I said, extremely high iodine levels.

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