Is it safe to share food with you bunny?

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- 05/11/2017 at 3:37 PM
  PetsInAction101
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  I was wondering if it is safe to share food with your Bunny?? Of course it is safe food like apples, or a banana, but is there some kind of sickness I can get from her or she can get from me for doing this?
- 05/11/2017 at 3:46 PM
  DorothyTheMiniSatinBun
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  Off the top of my head, salmonella, if either of you are eating contaminated food. I was curious about this too because I share bananas and apples with my bunny, so I did some digging around and found this in an older BinkyBunny thread: http://www.medirabbit.com/Zoonotic/Zoonotic_main.htm A lot of these are contracted from wild rabbits and some of these are rare, so I would say it’s a slim possibility but still a possibility.
- 05/11/2017 at 6:21 PM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I’ve been sharing apples and bananas with my buns for many years (like well over 10) and we’re fine
- 05/11/2017 at 7:28 PM
  LongEaredLions
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  I do. My husband thinks it’s gross, but I’m sure we’ll all survive.
- 05/11/2017 at 7:42 PM
  LBJ10
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  There are few things that can be passed from human to bun and bun to human. If your bunny is healthy, I don’t see why there would be a problem.
- 05/11/2017 at 8:10 PM
  BanditCamp
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  I present bandit and me sharing a banana.
  
  Also his bunitude. . .
  
  https://1drv.ms/v/s!AlPYT4ERyRekk158A4ZxhqEAgKyq
- 05/11/2017 at 11:06 PM
  Q8bunny
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  According to my bunny guru vet, there’s nothing communicable (contaminated food obviously is another issue).
  
  My bun and I share dishes, food, and he sometimes takes food from my mouth because he’s a pushy-pants, and we’ve never had problems
- 05/12/2017 at 2:20 PM
  PetsInAction101
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  Thanks everone for the awsers!! It helped very much!
- 05/12/2017 at 2:21 PM
  PetsInAction101
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  Aww you bun is so cute and I love that word Lol! Bunitude
- 05/12/2017 at 2:26 PM
  sarahthegemini
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  I often envision sharing a nice fruit salad with my bunnies but they are greedy greedy monkeys with no boundaries and one has a very sensitive tummy so none of that for us
- 05/12/2017 at 2:31 PM
  Luna
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  When I “share” my fruit with Luna, it’s usually a race for me to scarf down as much of it as possible before she snatches/begs for all of it .
  
  BC – Lol, I love how Bandit gets a few bites and then when it’s finally your turn to have a bite, he pounces as if to say “That’s enough for you, my turn!”
- 05/12/2017 at 4:12 PM
  LBJ10
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  Q8 – there are a couple things, but they are not things a bunny would commonly have.
- 05/12/2017 at 4:36 PM
  Bam
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  Bam likes to share my food. A couple of weeks ago he jumped into a plate of baked butternut squash with Parmesan cheese and roast sunflower seeds. I was holding the plate in my hand and out of nowhere this little black cannonball of a bun landed on top of it. It was warm (but not steaming) so he jumped right off again. I had to go get me a new plate and Effi (dog) got the squash Bam had sat in
  
  So yes, we share food in this family.
- 05/12/2017 at 10:22 PM
  Q8bunny
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  Did Bam need a butt bath after that adventure?
- 05/13/2017 at 8:21 AM
  Bam
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  No, he didn’t sit there long enough for anything to stick
- 05/14/2017 at 5:50 PM
  GeorgieTheBunny
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  My bunny begs for Apple.
  We had cut up apples to dip in our yogurt while sitting on the couch; she was all over us
  
  I like your story Bam! Adorable
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