Which Veggies Can Rabbits Eat?

A good guideline is to feed a Minimum of 1 cup of vegetables for every 4 lbs of bodyweight per day. If poops become wet or runny, limit fiber.

Always aim for golden nuggets.

• Artichoke Leaves

• Asparagus

• Baby Sweetcorn (not the full size)

• Beetroot (careful with leafy tops as high levels of oxalic acid) - can cause gas so limit

• Broccoli (and its leaves, including purple sprouting varieties) - can cause gas so limit

• Brussel Sprouts (leaves and sprouts) - can cause gas so limit

• Cabbage (can sometimes cause digestive upsets) - can cause gas so limit

• Carrots (& carrot tops) – not the roots as they are high in sugars. Carrots should be limited due to high sugar content.

• Cauliflower (and the leaves)

• Celeriac

• Celery leaves

• Chicory

• Courgette (and flowers)

• Cucumber

• Curly Kale

• Fennel

• Green beans

• Kohl rabi

• Peas (including the leaves and pods)

• Peppers (red, green and yellow)

• Pumpkin

• Radish Tops (can cause gas so limit)

• Rocket (also known as Arugula)

• Romaine lettuce (not Iceberg)

• Spinach (only occasional)

• Spring Greens

• Squash (Butternut)

• Turnip (only occasional)

• Watercress

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Which Fruits Can Rabbits Eat?

Fruits should be fed in moderation due to sugar content

(up to 2 tablespoons worth per day).
Do not feed the seeds, stones, leaves or roots of fruits unless otherwise stated, as most of the time they are poisonous! Rabbits love sugary fruit and will eat too much of it, which is bad for them. Therefore it's up to you to limit it!

• Apple (not the cores or seeds- they are poisonous!)

• Apricot

• Banana (high in potassium)

• Blackberries (and leaves – excellent astringent properties)

• Blueberries

• Cherries (not the pits and plant - they contain cyanide and are therefore poisonous!)

• Grapes

• Kiwi Fruit

• Mango

• Melon

• Nectarines

• Papaya

• Peaches

• Pears

• Pineapple

• Plums

• Raspberries (and leaves – excellent astringent properties)

• Strawberries (and leaves)

• Tomatoes (NOT the leaves)

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Wild garden herbs,

weeds & flowers

that rabbits can eat.

Double-check which plants are in your garden before letting your bunnies loose!

• Borage

• Calendula

• Camomile

• Chickweed (astringent)

• Clover (leaves and flowers)

• Coltsfoot

• Comfrey

• Dandelion (diuretic properties)

• Goosegrass (cleavers) but may stick to coat!

• Lavender

• Mallow

• Nettle

• Nasturtium (leaves and flowers)

• Shepherd’s purse

• Sow Thistle

• Plantain

• Yarrow

Known poisonous plants to avoid.

If you’re feeding wild plants or your rabbit has access to a garden, make sure you can reliably identify the plants – you don’t want to poison your bunnies!

This list of poisonous plants is taken from the RWAF Guide: Going green - healthy eating for your rabbit.

It does not list all poisonous plants, so if a plant does not feature on this list it doesn't mean it's safe to eat. Always do your own research.

If you think your rabbit is ill, seek veterinary advice immediately.

• All plants that grow from bulbs

• Amaryllis

• Arum lily (cuckoo point)

• Bindweed

• Bracken

• Bryony

• Buttercup (small quantities dried within hay is ok)

• Convolvulus (bindweed)

• Deadly nightshade (belladonna)

• Delphinium (larkspur)

• Elder

• Fools parsley

• Foxglove

• Hellebores (christmas rose)

• Hemlock

• Henbane

• Lily of the valley

• Lupin

• Laburnum

• Most evergreens

• Oak leaves

• Poppies

• Potato tops

• Privet

• Ragwort

• Rhubarb leaves

• Scarlet runnertoadflax

• Woody nightshade

• Yew