Question regarding dried dandelion etc

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- 02/03/2017 at 12:28 PM
  sarahthegemini
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  Just a quick question – what food category would dried dandelion, nettle and plantain fall under? I originally wanted to use them as hay toppers to entice the buns to eat more hay but then Peanut would fill up on the dandelion before the hay They are absolute hay fiends now anyway so ‘hay toppers’ aren’t necessary and because they think of the dried stuff as treats, I feel putting it on their hay now might make them jostle with one another a bit much.
  
  I want to still include these things in their daily diet but how/where? Would they be classified as leafy greens? Or just foraging foods?
  
  Also anything else you would recommend to accompany the above dried weeds? I’ve tried marigold, chamomile, rose petals, raspberry leaf, birch leaf and coltsfoot and they weren’t too enthusiastic about them.
- 02/03/2017 at 3:03 PM
  vanessa
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  Try borage leaves, chickweed, basil, cilantro, mint, rosemary. Not all my bunnies like all of these, They all 4 love everything edible. The 1 picky one doesn’t care for basil or rosemary. All my rabbits love raspberry leaves.
  I don’t know what category they call in – never thought about that… I just try to include as much variety as is seasonally available.
- 02/03/2017 at 3:06 PM
  vanessa
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  By the way, dandelion is super healthy. Full of vitamin A, C, and K, although it does have plenty of potassium and calcium. I still feed it when it is in season.
- 02/03/2017 at 3:30 PM
  sarahthegemini
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  Posted By vanessa on 2/03/2017 3:03 PM
  
  Try borage leaves, chickweed, basil, cilantro, mint, rosemary. Not all my bunnies like all of these, They all 4 love everything edible. The 1 picky one doesn’t care for basil or rosemary. All my rabbits love raspberry leaves.
  I don’t know what category they call in – never thought about that… I just try to include as much variety as is seasonally available.
  
  Thank you. My bunnies have tried fresh mint and rosemary and they haven’t made their minds up about them yet lol. They love cilantro though.
- 02/03/2017 at 9:51 PM
  Q8bunny
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  I’d consider them as part of their greens (albeit dry).
  
  My little guy loves fresh thyme and lovage.
- 02/04/2017 at 4:28 AM
  sarahthegemini
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  Posted By Q8bunny on 2/03/2017 9:51 PM
  
  I’d consider them as part of their greens (albeit dry).
  
  My little guy loves fresh thyme and lovage.
  
  So even though they’re dry, they still kind of count towards their daily greens? Awesome
- 02/04/2017 at 5:40 AM
  Q8bunny
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  Well, some of the nutritional value is lost, obviously, as is the water content, but I think of them as non-hay food
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