This is just a list of good things you can actually give your rabbit, that will be good for their overall health, and you won’t have to worry about killing them or getting them sick.
If you’re interested in finding out what herbs you can give bunnies and their medicinal purposes, check out this article here: https://bunnylady.com/herbs-for-rabbits/
RABBIT “SAFE” FRUIT- (don’t give lots of these!)
- (Feed very, very sparingly… Super sugary! Up to 2 tbsp daily) :
- Apple (NO core or anything containing seeds, unless all seeds removed)
- Apricots (NO PITS)
- Banana (fruit and peel)
- Blackberry (stem, leaf and fruit)
- Blueberries
- Carambola
- Cherry (NO PITS)
- Cranberry
- Currant (black and red)
- Cucumber
- Grapes (fruit, leaf and vine are edible)
- Huckleberry
- Kiwi Fruit
- Mango
- Nectarine
- Orange (NO PEEL- segments only)
- Melon (all melons)
- Papaya (NO SEEDS)
- Peach (NO PITS)
- Pear
- Pineapple
- Plum (NO PITS)
- Raspberries (twigs, and leaves – astringent)
- Rose hip
- Starfruit
- Strawberries (and leaves)
- Tomato (red fruit ONLY; no stems or leaves)
- Tangerine (NO PEEL – segments only)
- Watermelon
RABBIT-SAFE VEGGIES:
- Alfalfa Sprouts
- Artichoke Leaves
- Arugula
- Asparagus
- Baby Sweet Corns (like in stir-fry)***
- Beet Greens
- Beetroot
- Bell Peppers (green, yellow, red, orange…)
- Bok Choy/Pak Choy
- Carrot Greens (tops)
- Carrot (limited amount, due to high sugar content)
- Celeriac
- Celery (cut into small pieces to limit choking on strings)
- Cucumber
- Chard
- Clover (WHITE only)
- Collard Greens (be cautious, may cause bladder sludge (high calcium)
- Dandelion Greens (no pesticides)
- Eggplant (purple fruit only; leaves toxic)
- Endive
- Escarole
- Grass (if cut from your own chemical/fertilizer/poison free back yard-I spread it out and dry it)
- Kale
- Lettuce (Dark Green/Red Leaf, Butter, Boston, Bibb, or Romaine – NO ICEBERG [no
- nutritional value, may cause diarrhea])
- Mustard Spinach
- Nappa/Chinese Cabbage
- Okra Leaves
- Pak Choy/Bok Choy
- Pumpkin
- Radicchio
- Radish tops (Limited amounts: can cause gas)
- Raspberry Leaves
- Rhubarb (RED STALKS ONLY – POISONOUS LEAF)
- Squash: Yellow, Butternut, Pumpkin, Zucchini
- Swiss Chard
- Turnip Greens
- Watercress
- Wheat Grass
- Zucchini
BUNNY-SAFE, IN MODERATION
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Kale
- Mustard Greens
- Spinach
BUNNY SAFE FOODS:
- Agrimony
- Alfalfa
- Apple
- Avens
- Balm
- Banana
- Barley
- Basil
- Beetroot
- Blackberry
- Borage
- Broccoli
- Buckwheat
- Burnet
- Camomile
- Caraway
- Carrot
- Celery
- Celeriac
- Chervil
- Chicory
- Chickweed
- Chinese leaf
- Cleavers
- Clover, WHITE
- Coltsfoot
- Comfrey-I feed fresh young leaves and also dry for winter tonic, but most breeders say they feed it slightly wilted
- Coriander
- Corn marigold
- Corn spurrey
- Cow parsnip
- Crosswort
- Cucumber
- Dandelion
- Dead-Nettles
- Dill
- Dock BEFORE FLOWERING
- Endive
- Fat hen
- Fennel
- Goosefoot
- Goosegrass
- Goutweed BEFORE FLOWERING
- Ground elder BEFORE FLOWERING
- Hawkbit
- Hawkweed
- Heather
- Hedge parsley
- Horseradish
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Knapweed
- Knotgrass
- Kohlrabi
- Lavender
- Lovage
- Mallow
- Marjoram
- Mayweed
- Maywort
- Meadowsweet
- Melon
- Milk thistle
- Mugwort
- Nipplewort
- Oats
- Orache
- Oxeye daisy
- Parsley
- Parsnip
- Peas
- Pear
- Peppermint
- Pigweed
- Plantain
- Pumpkin
- Purslane
- Radish GREENS
- Raspberry
- Sage
- Savory
- Sanfoin
- Shepherd’s purse
- Silverweed
- Sow thistle
- Soya
- Strawberry
- Swiss Chard
- Tare
- Tomatoes(fruit only leaves and stocks toxic!)
- Trefoil
- Vetch
- Vine leaves
- Watercress
- Watermelon
- Wheat
- Yarrow
SAFE TREE & SHRUB LEAVES-Always give them fresh young leaves:
- Acacia
- Apple
- Beech
- Birch
- Blackberry
- Cherry
- Hazel
- Horse Chestnut
- Lime
- Mountain Ash
- Mulberry
- Pear
- Poplar (not black)
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
TWIGS THAT YOU CAN GIVE BUNNIES
- Apple
- Birch
- Blackberry
- Fir
- Hazel
- Hawthorn
- Maple
- Pear
- Raspberry
- Spruce
- Willow
SAFE FLOWERS FOR BUNS!
- Aster
- Daisy
- Geranium
- Geum
- Helenium
- Hollyhock
- Honesty
- Marguerite
- Marigold
- Michaelmas daisy
- Nasturtium
- Rose
- Stock
- Sunflower
RABBIT-SAFE HERBS!
- Basil: Lemon, Globe, Thai, Mammoth, Sweet, Genevieve
- Borage
- Chamomile
- Caraway
- Clover
- Chervil
- Comfrey
- Coriander/Cilantro
- Dill: Fern leaf, Mammoth
- Fennel
- Garden Cress
- Groundsel
- Lavender (Not for pregnant does; can cause fetal expulsion)
- Lemon Balm
- Lovage
- Marjoram
- Mint: Pineapple sage, pineapple mint, apple mint, orange mint, peppermint, lemon thyme, cinnamon basil, lime basil, lemon basil, sweet basil, licorice basil, “licorice mint” (anise hyssop), spearmint, peppermint, chocolate mint, and basil mint.
- Oregano
- Peppermint
- Parsley: Curly and Flat-Leaf
- Rosemary
- Sage: Pineapple is quite good
- Salad Burnet / Small Burnet
- Summer Savory
- Tarragon
- Thyme