willow branches & leaves, can they eat too much?

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- 05/27/2010 at 1:16 PM
  4Lily
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  I found Lily eating my pretty flowered branches that were in a vace, didn’t know if they were safe for her, so I have willow trees. Cut branches with the leaves on, put them in a vase for her. She eats almost 3 big branches in seconds. Could I feed her too much of them? She also eats about 3-4 cups greens (parsley, romaine lettuce) has unlimitted hay, and pellots available to her all day, but she preffers willow leaves!
- 05/28/2010 at 5:51 AM
  Beka27
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  I think willow branches are supposed to be thoroughly dried out before giving to a bunny… Let me get someone else in on this…
- 05/28/2010 at 9:58 AM
  4Lily
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  Lily only eats the branches when they are dried, but the leaves, its like she cant get enough of them. After she clears all the leaves off, i take the branches to dry out.
- 05/28/2010 at 4:26 PM
  RabbitPam
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  https://www.binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/a…fault.aspx
  
  Check out this earlier thread on the subject.
  
  If you use the search button and use keywords willow trees, several previous discussions including this one will come up.
- 05/28/2010 at 6:15 PM
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  Willow is one of the ones that may be given even fresh
  
  http://www.mybunny.org/info/dental_care.htm
- 05/29/2010 at 6:59 AM
  4Lily
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  Thank you! I will try to keep them as treats, but she still eats everything else too! LOL! She also gets pear branches with leaves on them! I am kind of lucky I have all of these trees on my property & know there’s no pesticides used! I wash them off really well before I give her any, just in case of bugs!
- 05/29/2010 at 7:21 AM
  kralspace
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  I can’t wait til my little willow is big enough to harvest from. I used to get the small bags of them and the bunnies went crazy over them. I had to dole them out one at a time to make them last.
- 06/03/2010 at 2:35 PM
  4Lily
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  She goes crazy for them too! I have weined her off of them, well a little! I still go out every morning & cut a couple of the twigs off for her, but not as much as I used to! We have huge willow trees & pear tree’s too! It is so awesome to see her get so excited for them! I found that it’s the simplest things that get her excited, paper bags, brown sheets of paper (packing paper) phone books, etc!
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