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- 03/11/2008 at 4:25 PM
  notjulesverne
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  Sorry I didn’t see anything on FAQ or under the Diet section…..
  
  I saw someone mentioned “Bunnies shouldn’t have salt licks”. Why is that?
  
  Piccolino has one, should I remove it?
- 03/11/2008 at 6:12 PM
  Deleted User
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  Hello there
  
  In my opinion I do not think bunnies need a salt lick … if they are getting a proper diet of pellets, hay and greens a salt lick is not necessary.
  
  I would remove it.
  
  Dawn xx
- 03/11/2008 at 7:06 PM
  Gravehearted
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  yes, I’d agree with Dawn. Based on the diet that house bunnies get, salt licks are no longer needed in their diets.
- 03/12/2008 at 2:10 AM
  Toki+Pumpkin+Elmo
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  Not all bunnies like salt/mineral licks. Some will just lick them out of boredom. Not only is it not necessary, it also makes them thirsty.
  I think it’s just those things that the manufactorers make to get you to open your wallet.
- 03/12/2008 at 2:29 AM
  Vinnie D.
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  All living things do need at least some salt to regulate body functions, but there’s enough in normal pellets. An extra salt lick isn’t necessary unless you’re doing a pellet free diet of just hay and greens in which it couldn’t hurt to make one available.
- 03/12/2008 at 6:03 AM
  Lo
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  great question. I was wondering why my guys have completly ignored their salt licks – guess they get enough from their pellets. I’ll be taking them away when I get home tonight
- 03/12/2008 at 5:44 PM
  bunnytowne
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  wow not julesverne your rabbit lionhead is gorgeous beautiful color. salt licks I had them for my outdoor buns as a child. I tried one for my bun I have as adult now and he not interested either I threw it out b4 I found out they dont’ need them.,
- 03/13/2008 at 12:58 PM
  notjulesverne
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  ahh thanks. He likes his salt lick, but doesn’t “abuse” it. He just went through 1/2 of it in the 5 months since I’ve had him, so I guess he wouldn’t miss it if I took it away
- 03/13/2008 at 1:03 PM
  kimberleyanddarren
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  i have a mineal lick in hopscotchs cage although he has hardly touched it and he has had it about 2 weeks… are these bad too?
- 03/13/2008 at 4:10 PM
  Scarlet_Rose
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  Mineral and salt licks are not an essential part of a rabbit diet. Both mostly just get licked out of boredom and make them drink more water and if they don’t have enough water they can get dehydrated. Plus I think that if they have too much salt, would it not increase their blood pressure like humans? Anyone know?
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