What’s your rabbit’s salad?

[HerculesandMolasses]

My rabbit’s salad typically has:
Bok choy
Romaine lettuce
Parsley
Cilantro
Bell pepper
Kale
Baby spinach
Diced fruit

I rotate these a bit and change up the bell pepper colors.

Also I discontinued the use of cilantro because it spoils quickly.

The fruit is apple, banana, grape, raspberry, pinapple, or melon.

The amount I feed is 2-3 cups every other day.

[vanessa]

I have a little veggie garden for the buns. 20 varieties of lettuce, kale, parsley, turnip greens, borage, mustard greens, cilantro, basil, lamon balm, mint, brussel sprouts, corn sheaths, collards. Fruit includes banana, apple, strawberry tops, blue berries, grapes (not for Lancelot – gives him cow piles), cantelope, paw-paw (papaya), pear, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli.
From the front yard, I pick dandilion leaves.
I pick the veggies fresh every day, and save small amounts of fruit from my breakfast. Carrots, cauliflower and broccoli I use in their bonding sessions.

[vanessa]

Oh yeah – and beet greens, and celery. I cut the celery ito inch sticks, and include the leaves. I’ve read that the strings in celery can cause intestinal problems if not cut, but I can’t imaging that their bunny teeth are incapable of cutting up the celery strands. I chop them anyway, Dandelion and beets make their pee orange/red.

[Reeem]

My rabbits salad is usually romaine lettuce , bell peppers , cucumber , carrots , celery , parsley , cilantro , and beetroot. She does get a few bites of fruit here and there.

[Samara87]

His absolute FAVORITE is romaine, spinach, and kale. I try to rotate, but it’s hard to get him to even try anything else.

[DaisyMae]

I give my bun romaine, green leaf lettuce, dandelion, carrot tops, parsley, kale, and this week’s new addition is basil (I’m still trying a different veggie each week). She gets about a cup in the morning and a cup at night. I also give her a half of carrot to chomp on late at night when she’s bored. So far, she won’t eat banana and strawberry, but I’m going to keep trying. I’ve only had my bun since March, so if there is anything I should be doing differently, I’m open to suggestions. I’m so jealous of those of you grow your own veggies! I’ve thought about it but to do it outdoors would be tough because I live in the country and there are all kinds of critters around here that would get to it before I could. As far as growing some indoors, I suppose I could try, but I’m one of those people that can’t even keep a plant alive!

[vanessa]

I live in the country too. Fencing it off is the best way. That could be a fence of whatever size you need for your local critters. But an easier way, is to use a small area, like a 4×4, or a 4×8, and make a cube that you can lift off to harvest, or maybe a cube where the sides are actually gates that you can open to harvest. A 4×4 cube made with 2×2 posts and wire mesh stapled down, would work. You would be surprised how much you can grow in a 4×4. My 4×4 is on a raised bed with a wire floor (1/2″ mesh). The cube “lid” can be fastened down to the raised bed with eye hooks.

Another option (more expensive) is to find a used 10ftx10ft dog kennel. They are usually 6ft tall.

The only thing I have a hard time with – is insects. Sometimes the harlequin bugs will attack all the kale, or slugs will eat all the lettuce. So as long as my veggie square is planted full to the brim with a good variety, I’m guaranteed to have something left over after the bugs have picked a veggie to destroy. Sometimes the Brussels sprouts get attacked by caterpillars.

[kcomstoc]

Caleb and Gamgee like kale and green lettuce or romaine lettuce we’ve tried a few other things finding things they both like, spinach is one but they mostly just like the basics. We’ve tried dandelion greens *wasn’t a big hit*, bell peppers *didn’t like them either*, we’ve tried a few other things too but they don’t usually like them. They also get some fruit…almost always bananas but sometimes apples, caleb likes peaches but Gamgee doesn’t, I’ve tried raspberries but they didn’t like them.

[HerculesandMolasses]

I can’t grow any vegetable or plant that cannot tolerate high heat because I would have to keep them outdoors because I don’t have large pots and I live in a hot place. Seriously, a normal degree for summer is 100 or mor Fahrenheit

[HereComesTheBun]

Posted By vanessa on 8/25/2015 8:15 PM

I have a little veggie garden for the buns. 20 varieties of lettuce, kale, parsley, turnip greens, borage, mustard greens, cilantro, basil, lamon balm, mint, brussel sprouts, corn sheaths, collards. Fruit includes banana, apple, strawberry tops, blue berries, grapes (not for Lancelot – gives him cow piles), cantelope, paw-paw (papaya), pear, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli.
From the front yard, I pick dandilion leaves.
I pick the veggies fresh every day, and save small amounts of fruit from my breakfast. Carrots, cauliflower and broccoli I use in their bonding sessions.

This is my dream! Unfortunately, the hot climate here makes a vegetable garden more difficult. I am able to grow mint and basil, though.

Hugo’s salad differs depending on the day. I’m trying to get into the habit of alternating which vegetables I buy each week, because they go bad so quickly, and it’s not worth buying too many different kinds of vegetables. His favorites are romaine (which is a staple), dandelion greens, and fennel, and I also regularly give him cilantro, dill, parsley, mint, and basil. 

[vanessa]

I’ll have to try fennel. It’s just expensive.

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