Storing vegetables?

[Candle]

Hi! I’m new on here and look forward to learning as much as I can. I have a 1.5 year neutered rabbit and am getting a flemish giant tomorrow to keep him company!

I don’t know much about this rabbit yet. She’s between 3 months and 1 year (I’ll know more when I can talk to the owner better in person, they’re bad with computers lol)

Anyway I’m wanting to get her eating vegetables. I have a terrible habit of buying lots of veggies to give to my bun and then slowly just kind of stopping I know it’s bad which is why I’m really trying to think of ways to make it easier.

I was wondering if it’s possible to pre-make a “salad” and store it in the fridge for a few days? Basically I’ve bought a bunch of vegetables and I want to have it already measured so it’s just ready to go in the morning. Can I do that or do you think they’ll wilt too fast?

Do you cut up your veggies every day?

Thanks!

[Q8bunny]

Fresh food for buns should consist primarily of leafy greens, with certain veg in much smaller quantities, and fresh fruit even less. The Bunny Info tab at the top is a gateway to the food and diet info section, which has great lists of safe bunny produce.

For my bun, he gets little bits of fresh veg and fruit if I happen to be having them, so there’s no real storage involved since I like to buy my produce in small quantities I can consume quickly and at optimal freshness (I live alone with my bun now).

But I do buy lots of leafy greens – 3-6 different kinds each week.

I try to buy whatever’s freshest. As soon as I get home, I fill the sink with cold water, wash everything really well, then remove excess water with my salad spinner. I then toss everything higgledy piggledy in my veg crisper (a big tupperware box with a lid would work well too, but my fridge is small so I stopped using a box). I just make sure that there are paper towels on the bottom of the crisper before I store my leaves, as well as one on top of the leaves) and that the little vent is closed.

I find that this keeps my greens for the week, and it makes it super easy to grab a handful and just toss it in Chewie’s salad bowl (and another in mine lol).

[Alyssa]

I usually keep them in a veggie container and refrigerate. And grab a handful of kale, and a variety of herbs for additional flavour. Lately Ive been getting whatever I know is safe from my moms garden and feed early in the morning for my rabbits morning floor time. Makes a good refresher in my opinion. maybe get like 7 small (handful sized) containers for the week, and chop up some greens and herbs at a size that will fit your bunnies mouth. Then take that container for the day, and do it weekly?

[beebun]

I’ve tried a lot of container options for Chito’s veggies! We have a small refrigerator for the whole family so I can’t put them in the drawer because it’s always full with my mum’s own veggies (not for bunnies).

What worked for me was the large sized zipper bags. I stuff veggies in them, wrapped in paper towels it keeps my lettuce for a week, and herbs for more.

Hope this helps!

[jerseygirl]

Here is a link to an old thread that has some different ways to store veggies. There’s also a link to it under Bunny Info Diet section.

https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/aft/108739/Default.aspx

You can no longer post on that thread but if there are any questions, post them here in this thread.

[Azerane]

Regarding the use of paper towels in that thread, it seems to be an idea that is used a lot and seems to work well. I’ve never tried it but I balk at the thought of wasting that many paper towels all the time. I wonder if the same thing could be done with calico or similar fabric and just wash it weekly or fortnightly.

[jerseygirl]

I think you could. Maybe something like Chux wipes. I think RabbitPam mentioned one time about using cheesecloth.
One of the key things I find is making sure the greens are not wet or overly wet. They go slimey fast!

[Ellie from The Netherlands]

We use fabric to keep our veggies fresh, especially the leafy ones like beet greens or carrot tops. We roll them in a damp tea towel (Is this the right word? It’s the large cotton thing you use to dry off your dishes). Veggies will stay crisp for nearly a week if you store them like this. Be sure to remove the leaves that show signs of decay though.

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