Selective Naturals ingredients, is locust bean really safe for bunnies?

[IckyRydeen]

Hi all, I am at lost for this new brand (for me) rabbit treats that I’m eyeing. It’s called Selective Naturals and almost all of it contains ground dried locust beans, ground peas and soya oil….are they safe for rabbits? I read green beans are okay occasionally, but I’m afraid any bean in general seems a bit toxic. I wanted to make a cute little xmas decorations with these for their wooden xmas tree, but wanted to ask the pros here. Any advice will be helpful and thanks in advance 😉

BTW, my partner and I have 2 teenager bonded boys who ❤️ treats.

[Bam]

Science Selective is generally considered high quality. Their Natural range is better than most commercially available rabbit treats, which doesnt say much. They are still treats, and should be fed sparingly. Locust beans are common in animal feed, they’re often a component in rabbit muesli. (Rabbit muesli should of course be avoided).
I have given my buns the rose hip loops, but only half a loop per day. I dont buy treats nowadays, my bun thinks her pellets are treats.

I personally think decorating a bunny tree with treats would only be good if the buns cant reach the tree. They’ll eat all of the treats in one go if they get the chance. For a wooden tree that the buns will have access too, decorating it with fresh herbs like parsley, cilantro, basil etc and/or dried leaves (willow etc) would be healthier and safer.

[LBJ10]

In general, legumes are not toxic to rabbits. They can, however, be fattening. So eating some as a treat shouldn’t be harmful. You will find a lot of things containing legumes (beans, peas, etc.). So I wouldn’t be too concerned about those ingredients if the product is intended to be a treat.

As Bam pointed out though. If you used these treats to decorate a small tree and the bunnies had access to said tree, then you run the risk of them trying to eat all of them in one go. I would try decorating the tree with natural things like Bam suggested. Or, if you want shapes, you could make ornaments out of cardboard.

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