Friday, May 30, 2014

Handling Bunny's Sweet Tooth

All bunnies have a sweet tooth. Some have more of a sweet tooth than others, though.
Making sure bunny has healthy food is essential. Good food keeps bunny strong, and happy. Too many treats will make bunny sick, chubby, and she may end up with health issues and die at an early age.
What you may think isn't a treat and is just a "healthy snack" might not be.

Common things that people call "rabbit friendly food" are any kind of rabbit "fiesta" mix and pellets (depending on the brand). "Rabbit friendly" fiesta mix often has things that are bad for bunnies. They have things like seeds, extra sugar, and honey. Never feed bunny something that isn't meant for rabbits! Pellets were meant to get bunnies fat. Yup. That is the truth. Now, however, pellets are made better and healthier. Still, if you give bunny too much of even a good brand, she could get chubby. If bunny has never had pellets before, then don't give them to her. Pellets are generally pretty sweet (even fairly good pellet brands) so bunnies like them as treats. A bunny should be given pellets only once a day. A large bunny can have have 1/2 a cup. A small bunny can have a 1/4 cup. I only give Snowberry 3tsp. because she is extremely lazy. I know that she would get chubby overnight if I gave her more than that!

Good treats for bunny are carrot tops and carrots (half a carrot is good for a big bunny, a baby carrot is good for a small bunny). Apple slices, and papaya chunks are healthy and great. (No seeds for either fruit as they're toxic)! Don't buy fancy store bought papaya chunks, buy the papaya at a store where it is cheaper.

Papaya is a very healthy sweet treat for bunnies. The papaya is good for poop health and digestive health. Papaya is a great first aid for pearl poops. 
You can buy papaya at the store, cut it up into small cubes, and then freeze some in the freezer. If you freeze them then you can thaw some out if you want to give them too her. Do not feed bunnies the seeds of papaya as they are toxic!




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