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Forum DIET & CARE panicking!! iceberg lettuce!!

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    • mzsunshine
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         So I told my mom that the bunbuns could not eat the “round lettuce” (her english isnt all that great, she wont know what iceberg lettuce is), and she thought i meant cabbage! Even though they are BOTH round, and she should have avoided them anyway (super frustrated right now).

         

        Anyway, what should I do if the rabbits have eaten some iceberg lettuce?? I’m super worried, just because.. well i always worryy! 

        Any help, advice or sage wisdom would be greatly GREATLY appreciated.


      • Arson
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          Posted By mzsunshine on 12/10/2011 01:00 AM

           So I told my mom that the bunbuns could not eat the “round lettuce” (her english isnt all that great, she wont know what iceberg lettuce is), and she thought i meant cabbage! Even though they are BOTH round, and she should have avoided them anyway (super frustrated right now).

           

          Anyway, what should I do if the rabbits have eaten some iceberg lettuce?? I’m super worried, just because.. well i always worryy! 

          Any help, advice or sage wisdom would be greatly GREATLY appreciated.

           

           

          I wouldn’t be so concerned if i were you. True, iceberg lettuce isn’t good for rabbits but it won’t kill them if they accidently eat it once. Just watch out for any changes like diarrhea. Otherwise, the rabbit will be fine. It was only one time.  I’ll also link you to a page where it is explained why iceberg lettuce is considered bad for rabbits. It isn’t poisonious so don’t worry so much.

          https://binkybunny.com/FORUM/tabid/54/aft/114570/Default.aspx


        • mzsunshine
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            thank you so much for the quick response! i cant sleep a little easier tonight… but will keep an eye on the poopies.


          • Mandyyy
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              Yeah, it’s not poisonous. I think more people who list off bad foods should explain that. Iceberg lettuce isn’t healthy but that’s mostly because their is no nutritious value in it.


            • bwild
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                Just seconding what everyone is saying. They’ll be fine. Back before I came to this website and I was a bad bunny mom, I fed Penelope iceburg lettuce all the time, and she’s turned out ok


              • bunnyfriend
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                  They’ll be fine


                • Usagi5
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                    Iceberg lettuce doesn’t have many nutrients for rabbits so it shouldn’t be fed to them every day as their only vegetable.  So a little once shouldn’t hurt them.

                    Hope this helped!


                  • bunnnnnnie!
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                      Zeus got to eat some iceberg lettuce once, when I was petsitting in the middle of nowhere for someone and the greens I brought got all wilted on the drive there (40 mins away in a car with the heat on.. oops!).  It was better than no greens at all, and he was just fine.  


                    • RabbitPam
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                        Exactly. It’s not that it will harm them if they eat it, it’s more like drinking water when you need a nutritious meal. There’s nothing good for them in it, so they get no benefit from it in the long term as a food in their diet. It’s not really a “green” in that sense.

                        Maybe it would be like eating a fruit rollup candy instead of an apple. Just not good for you, but won’t hurt.


                      • Bunniesandferrets
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                          iceburg has no nutritional value. however it is not necessarily BAD for the bunnies, it is just not good for them its like … eating water hehe
                          the green veggies are the best for them but if you ONLY feed them iceburg they will not get any nutrients


                        • Kokaneeandkahlua
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                            Ditto all Breath-Relax and lol probably apologize to mom if your anything like me lol


                          • mzsunshine
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                              lol!! thank you thank you for all the help and reassurance!!

                              and kokaneeandkahlua, yes i should definitely apologize to my mom cos i gave her a pretty hard time about it! heehe.


                            • mzsunshine
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                                lol!! thank you thank you for all the help and reassurance!!

                                and kokaneeandkahlua, yes i should definitely apologize to my mom cos i gave her a pretty hard time about it! heehe.

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