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Expert: Sheila - 5/12/2007


Question
all i need is a list of vegetables rabbits can eat. Can you help me?

*also my rabbit wont eat his vegetables have any suggestions?

Answer
Rabbits need pellets and dry hay, as treats they can have a
bit of:

outer leaves from fresh corn on the cob
leaves from fresh carrots
leaves from fresh beets
small piece of apple without seeds
a slice of banana with peel
small piece of pear without seeds
dark green lettuce - NOT iceburg
fresh alfalfa
flower petels - careful of pesticides
peel from cucumbers - no wax
peel from papaya
fresh herbs  

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Sheila

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I can help with just about all questions relating to the breeding and general health of meat rabbits grown in a warm to tropical climate. I can also answer questions in Spanish.

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I have been breeding meat rabbits in the middle of Mexico for the past six years, with anywhere from 50 to 100 producing does at any one time.

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Self-taught after retiring from a lifetime of Hospital administration. The internet is a wealth of information!

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