What are good…

[Deleted User]

What are good bunny foods? I don’t know a lot about that stuff so I really want to know more. What I mean by “good bunny foods” is besides the regular pellets what can I give him?

[rabbitsmba]

Well most important is Timothy hay, your bunn should have unlimited amounts of it.

http://www.fosterbunnies.com/food.htm

The link above is a great link to the Bunny Food Pyramid. It shows which foods a bunn can eat and which are more important.

[Deleted User]

Thanks! I went to it and it’s really a good webby.

[Beka27]

not a bad site. i showed my husband. he gives waaaay too many treats sometimes.

[Scarlet_Rose]

That’s a great little food pyramid.  Also, check out BUNNY INFO up above. Here is a link to particulars about rabbit diet; https://binkybunny.com/Default.aspx?tabid=60

What are you feeding your rabbit right now?

[Deleted User]

I’m feeding him an alfalfa based pellet(slolwy weaning him off of it since he was on it as a baby)

[JK]

Oh dear I went to that bunny site and it says to wash the organic greens that have already been washed due to the possibility of e.coli!!!! I have NEVER washed it because it gets so soggy. I thought we could trust it if it had been washed already. Great, one more thing to worry about. What do you all think?

[Scarlet_Rose]

Always wash it yourself, and use a salad spinner to get off the excess water. You don’t know how clean it really is. Or, if you don’t have a salad spinner, place the veggies in a tea towel, ball up and shake.

Edited to add that some places use well water to rinse the veggies and most farmers use it to water crops which can easily become contaminated if it is not properly cased off, grouted & sealed properly (if the source is a confined aquifer) and the runoff goes down the hole and animal fecal matter is around…well, you get the picture.  If it is an alluvial well, the water just naturally seeps in there, and also can run down the hole. Ick.  Furthermore if it is a gallery-type well it basically collects runoff from the surface or is a shallow hole just next to a river.  Here is a somewhat disturbing part, it is up to the well owner to test the water and make sure it is safe.  It is not always a condition of the well permit itself.  however if it is a manufacture and/or farmer they usually have it done as the health department mandates it.

O.K. taking the nerdy work hat off now…  Can anyone guess what I deal in?  Ha ha, water well permitting.

[JK]

Oh man I can’t believe I thought it was safe. I will buy a salad spinner tomorrow.  I just hope I haven’t exposed Edson to anything.  The only saving grace is that the organic greens I buy are locally grown and they were never part of the e.coli recall awhile back.

[Toki+Pumpkin+Elmo]

After you wash them, let it sit for a bit until the veggies dry. Then put them into zip bags. This helps to keep them longer.

If you leave them out too long, some will wilt.

[RabbitPam]

Edson looks quite well to me, so I wouldn’t worry.

I always thought that drying the greens kept them fresh longer in the fridge (if you wash them before storing them there) but I liked to give them a good wash before serving to give extra water that wasn’t just in the water dish. They didn’t get any paws wet that weren’t bunny-washed later, and it gave me peace of mind to know that more than one source of water was there at a minimum. I went to work in the morning for the day so wouldn’t know about any problems until I got home later. Was that washing wrong?

[JK]

I think that’s one reason I didn’t wash the already washed greens is because Edson does not need one more drop of water!  He’s the one that drinks 48oz a day!  Getting salad spinner today! So putting washed greens in ziplocs works? How long would they stay fresh that way?

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

My brother is a chef and he said NEVER trust washed food, always wash it yourself-and he said I didn’t even want to know what’s been found on washed food….

I don’t wash when I bring it home, but when I dole it out

[JK]

Thanks a lot KK now I feel even worse…

[Beka27]

it’s okay… please don’t feel bad. i also wash when i serve. i keep the veggies all bundled up in paper towels b/c i find it keeps longest for me that way.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

haha SORRY Knowltons!!! Seriously I don’t even wash my own vegetables some days!! Seriously don’t worry-I think he was referring to worms LOL Don’t worry-your bunnies are fine!!

[JK]

Just for the record it’s only the box of pre-washed organic greens that I haven’t been washing a second time. Of course everything else gets thoroughly washed. Just don’t want you guys to think I’m a total idiot!

[JK]

Beka – How long do things keep wrapped in paper towels?  I do that sometimes when the romaine lettuce gets a bit limp and it crisps it right up.  The reason I ask is when I go away I was thinking of washing 8 days worth of greens but maybe they will not keep that long? I guess I need to look into those green bags that were on a post awhile back too.

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

LOL We sooo don’t Knowltons!!

[Beka27]

i posted awhile back (months ago) about how everyone stored veggies b/c mine were getting really icky. i shake off as much water as i can at the store, undo any bands or twist-ties and i lay them out on the counter for about an hour after getting home to dry off more. i just get a long strip of paper towels and spread them out and then roll it up end to end. i stack them in the bottom drawer of my fridge and i lay a dish towel on top of the paper towels (my fridge tends to freeze the veggies if i don’t). each day i pull some out, then wash and rip them up a bit. this method usually lasts me about 5 days b/c she eats it all in that time, or they start to get soft. i go to the store so frequently tho, that’s it’s not an issue for me.

8 days is a stretch of time… so i’m not sure if one of those green bags would work better. i’ve never used them personally. so do you completely tear the veggies apart when you clean them? i leave my heads of romaine or endive or escarole together until i use it.

[rabbitsmba]

Washing the “pre-washed” salads came to be from an e-coli scare we had in Ontario last summer. A lot of people got sick eating these “pre-washed” salads without washing them. It’s always better to be safe than sorry.

[JK]

Well I just came home with a fancy salad spinner! It has a button to spin and a brake to stop! Can you believe that! It’s been years since I have had one. Anyway I also bought those green plastic bags to keep produce fresh for days. Can’t wait to wash my greens now!

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

Cool!! Where did you find those green bags?

[JK]

Got em at Bed Bath & Beyond for $10 for 20 bags. I’m going to do a test and see how long they keep greens fresh.

[skunklionshow]

I had actually read/heard that veggies stay fresher longer if they are not washed.  Also I’ve gotten in the habit of using the veggie cleaner….I forget what it’s called.  You spritz your veggies first, some say soak in a dilution of this cleaner and then rinse off.  I got it at Whole Paycheck AKA Whole Foods.

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