HELP!! RABBIT ATE HAMSTER FOOD!!

[Ella]

I just caught my rabbit eating hamster food. I don’t know how much she ate or what to do!! She was eating Tropical Carnival hamster and gerbil food. What should I do????

[Wick & Fable]

Ingredients of Brown’s Tropical Carnival:

Oat Groats, White Proso Millet, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Wheat, Milo, Corn, Safflower Seeds, Dried Pineapple, Dried Papaya, Barley, Peanuts, Stripe Sunflower Seeds, Dried Canadian Peas, Squash Seeds, Black Oil Sunflower Seeds, Dried Banana, Dried Carrots, Dried Lentils, Flaked Peas, Semolina Flour, Pumpkin Seeds, Raisins, Dried Sweet Potato, Pasta Product, Wheat Middlings, Wheat Flour, Ground Corn, Ground Oats, Ground Barley, Corn Gluten Meal, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Soy Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Brewers Dried Yeast, Cane Molasses, Calcium Carbonate, Algae Meal, Fructooligosaccharide, L-Lysine, Salt, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Choline Chloride, Manganese Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Dl-Methionine, Zinc Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Product, Biotin, Folic Acid, Lecithin, Mixed Tocopherols (a Preservative), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rosemary, Carotene, Artificial Banana Flavor, Color Added (Titanium Dioxide, Red #40, Blue #1, Yellow #5, and Yellow #6), Sulfur Dioxide (a Preservative).

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Wick & Fable]

Right off the bat I don’t see anything extremely alarming. Your rabbit may have found it quite yummy based on a lot of the dried fruit and seeds in there. I don’t have an extensive knowledge on how every ingredient works with rabbits though.

With any accidental ingestion, definitely monitor, encourage water consumption (wet veggies), as well as hay to help it move through the system. How do the poops look following consumption?

The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.

[Rain]

Don’t worry, one day of it won’t harm your rabbit. It’s when rabbits eat hamster food every day is it bad.The difference between the two is that hamster food has an extra amount of Vitamin (C or D, I can’t remember) which is bad for a rabbit’s digestive system over long periods of time.
Like Wick said, monitor his poops and make sure your bunny is hydrated. And give hay. Hay’s the best medicine. For digestive things at least. Most of the time. But anyways, your bunbun should be fine!

[sarahthegemini]

Depending on the quantity consumed, your rabbit might get an upset tummy so monitor input and output and keep an eye on her posture and general demeanour to ensure she’s not in pain or uncomfortable.

[LBJ10]

I agree. Most likely not the end of the world. Just keep an eye out for signs of gas or stomach upset.

[Bam]

Hamsters are not all vego-vores, but the Tropical Carnival doesn’t seem to have any non-veg components. It sounds like its pretty rich though, so watch out for an upset tum, as the others have already said. Some buns have been known to eat dog kibble when they were able to lay their paws on it, and have come out just fine.

[MountainBuns]

The worst your bunny will probably get is a upset tummy and maybe some gas. Make sure to keep watching her and if she shows any signs of sickness contact a vet.

[Ella]

Thanks so much for the advice!! She is fine, I gave her some watered down veggies and moved the hamster food lol

[MountainBuns]

Great!

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