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Forum DIET & CARE Medicinal herbs for rabbits? Accurate or not

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    • wintermelon
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        Hey guys so i saw this website showing medicinal herbs
        For rabbits and i want to onow if this is accurate and is safe to feed cause (some of u may know) my bunny hasnt been eating thay much and i want to know if this could possibly help her encourage to eat? Because whenever i give them veggies both of them(especially rosie) are not finishing eat which is unusal because they would always fo crazy for their veg and eat it all. And i dont know if its cause they are getting tired of the things i feed them?
        So here is the website https://riseandshinerabbitry.com/2012/06/09/medicinal-herbs-for-rabbits/ and can you guys please give your feedbacks thank you so much!
        Ps sorry i post so many topics xD


      • SeaTurtleSwims
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          All of these plants listed are safe for human consumption and offer humans holistic health benefits. Even if you do not notice any improvement in your bunny’s health after feeding these, they are harmless, edible and nice aromatics to give your bun! Especially bee balm yummmm I would be careful to feed any in excess- willow has natural aspirin and sorrel packs a vitamin c punch. Not sure how bunnies digest these things differently from humans, so I wouldn’t over feed them per se if you offer them to her.


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            It is very important to know that just because something is safe for human consumption does NOT (I repeat NOT) make it safe for rabbits! The same is true for all our pets (chocolate and raisins being exxcellent examples of human safe food that can poison dogs and cats) but rabbits are very different.

            Sorry I haven’t had time to look at the site posted but my own suggestion is to visit rabbit.org, the House Rabbit Society’s website, there is a comprehensive list of rabbit safe food on it (that includes herbs) and I’d choose from that.

            Considering how different the rabbit digestive system is from humans (and dogs and cats) I’m not too sure how beneficial they might be medicinally, or in what form such benefits might be more bio available. (For example an infusion (large quantity of herbs steeped for a Long period of time in boiled water) will draw more mineral and vitamins from dry plant matter then they will from fresh.) However, the first priority is to insure that only herbs that are safe are fed to the rabbits.

            Apparently most love mint and all forms of mint are safe (and for humans it is an excellent digestive) mine hate it but it is popular with most. Mine adore basil, lemon balm, lemon verbena, dandelions (also very healthy), chamomile, thyme, sage and rosemary. They don’t mind lavender and pansies (not a herb but I thought of it) either. Rose leaves and petals are also safe and very healthy, although mine haven’t taken to them. (But note the mint already mentioned, don’t go by what mine like!) And of course to state the obvious, it is important that any herbs and flowers they receive have not been dosed with chemicals.

            Best of luck selecting herbs!


          • SeaTurtleSwims
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              Everything on the list was basic edibles that wild animals forage every day and humans also cultivate. The only thing I thought was questionable for a rabbit was the garlic (unless they meant garlic mustard) and scotch pine that was listed. All of the herbs you listed were also on the list

              I wasn’t trying to suggest that because the list was safe for humans it was also safe for rabbits, consider onions, simply that these are also common people remedies. It probably came out wrong, sorry for that confusion 


            • LBJ10
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                Not everything on the list is given orally. There are things listed as “eye wash” or to “sprinkle powder”. That being said, there are some things on there that are questionable.

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