Oh, that’s neat!

Wow! Thats so neat! I have been wanting to grow my own grass, just havnt gotten around to it.

VERY COOL! And the buns approve?!

very cool! i bet the buns like it better than the store stuff- fresher and richer, i bet!

It must smell very fresh! What type of grass is it. I tried this by picking and drying kikuyu grass but it got snubbed. Be aware the protein levels may be higher than the cured grasses you may buy from feed stores   I have some orchard grass seed….you’ve inspired me to hop to it!

Petzy, I just have to say that the rabbit in your picture looks a bit like a model.

Very cute.

And I just have to try this for myself. Great idea, Thank you!

Very neat! It looks good even fresh – wonder if they would eat it that way.

I think fresh would be fine as long as it does not cause problems with your particular rabbit. I have to wonder if perhaps the reason we offer hay is because it’s just easier to preserve and ship and store than fresh grass. I know wild rabbits eat the fresh grass – that’s basically what live on and I know rehabbers usually pick fresh grass from their yard to feed them.

Bugsy ate grass as a baby but She & Buddy don’t seem interested in it outside now. I’ll have to try picking some. I know for sure that my yard has not been sprayed with anything.

I actually noticed something simular but with my dog. I often pick dandelion leave for the rabbits and he always wants some. But he never goes after it when they are still in the ground. I think maybe because they aren’t wild rabbits, perhaps she isn’t making the connection. Rabbits are strange creatures and like to keep you guessing.

Perhaps they just like you to do the “hard” work for them…

Thats what I do the grass here is St. Augustine and I put them some dandeloin in it too.

Looks like your bun is quite pleased with it.

The sun cured or dried plant matter gives the bun buns some dietry Vitamin D. There aren’t many foods they can get Vit D from, so yet another reason why hay is so important.

I give Mimzy fresh grass from my yard and dandelions. I tried giving it to Pip and Fiver, but Pip got poopy butt from the dandelions leaves and Fiver won’t touch the grass. He just sniffs it and looks at me like…”Where’s my lettuce?”

Can too much fresh grass give bunnies bloat? Does anyone know?

That’s so cool Petzy! How did you dry it?
My buns like to go out and eat grass, but as they were both dumped for unknown amounts of time they may have eaten some to survive. Actually, now that I think about it that might explain why Hubble ate the grass even when his teeth were bad! Unfortunately I have a gift for killing plants of any sort so I couldn’t grow my own hay for them.