Fruit Pulp

[Deleted User]

A member on here mentioned feeding her rabbit small amounts of the pulp that is left after juicing carrots and I thought this was a great idea. Even though more processed than a carrot, pulp is higher in fiber than the whole plant but lower in sugar. For treats, I’ve been giving my rabbits the higher-fiber parts of fruit, such as the peels of apples and pears, to keep the sugar intake down. My quartet doesn’t seem to mind at all; they are as crazy about fruit pulp as they were about any fruit before. I feel better for treating them with more fiber and less sugar.  They will eat the pith of oranges and grapefruit and I let them have the left-over segments after squeezing the juice out. I can’t give them a whole lot of it because it’s still sugary and acidic but I can give a little more than if it were the entire fruit.

not much to see here…

— Neigey will illustrate how much he approves of fruit pulp

 

 

[kralspace]

I AM SO JEALOUS! Why can’t my prima donnas all get along in a group. ;-(

[boogercj]

Haha! What an awesome group of bunnies! The Lionhead looks very cool! I don’t make carrot juice/smoothies etc but this is a great idea, and I wonder if it’s something one may be able to get free or on the cheap from cafes etc that probably throw all the pulp away anyway…

[Deleted User]

kralspace, you have 6, bonded into 3 pairs? That’s neat, too! I forced mine to bond because I didn’t want to clean separate habitats.
boogercj, you are thinking large-scale… haha: how many rabbits could you feed from pulp from a juice bar? Keeping in mind it all has got to be used up right away.

[kralspace]

I gave the bunnies my spare bedroom so I have 3 bunny condos and one for the piggies. I don’t mind cleaning the condos, but, dang it, each couple feels like they have to reclaim the common area EVERY time they get out by covering it in P&P. No way mine would bond together, they absolutely hate each other.

Boy, just thinking of how I could set up the room as one big bunny habitat makes me want to go home and give them a stern talking to about getting along. I’d get bunny butt for days! (I lost Simba back in the fall and Hershey shows no inclination to joining the others)

[Deleted User]

I bet their hatred stems largely from a never-ending territory claim. Plus, pairs are a united front against other bunnies to begin with… it would be a big job to bond them. I’m sorry to say but stern talking won’t impress. But you already knew that…

[jerseygirl]

Oh wow – is that Neigey?!! He’s growing up!
I give my apple peel as treat too. There’s just enough flesh on there to keep them happy, plus it can be lots of peices so it last them a bit longer than a slice of apple would.

[Deleted User]

Neigey is still my littlest, though. He is going to be 7 months soon.

His ears are much shorter than Lint’s, strangely enough. I wonder what’s up with that.

 

[mrmac]

That si such a cute picture of Neigey eating the pulp! They all look so nice together!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Oh my gosh-cute cute pictures! I didn’t know pulp was lower in sugar-cool idea

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