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Rabbits: What They Can Eat and How to Keep Them Safe

Published by Paw Multiverse (A.I.T. Multiverse Consulting Ltd) · Last updated

Rabbits have a delicate gut and chew everything, so food and home safety matter more than for most pets. Start here.

Something wrong right now?

Phone your vet or an emergency vet first. These pages help you make that call.

Start here

Hay is the diet

A rabbit’s gut runs on fibre and its teeth never stop growing, so unlimited grass hay is the base of the diet. Sugar and starch are where trouble usually starts: fruit and carrots are treats, not staples.

Can rabbits eat it? →

Little is published on rabbit toxicology

For most foods the published concern is digestion, not poisoning. Where no source exists, our rabbit pages say so rather than guess, and treat the food with caution.

How the rabbit entries are sourced →

A rabbit that stops eating is urgent

A rabbit that has not eaten or passed droppings for 12 hours needs a vet straight away. Rabbits hide illness well, so a quiet rabbit is not proof that all is fine.

Find an emergency vet →

They chew everything

Cables, houseplants, skirting boards and anything left on the floor. Rabbit-proofing is mostly about what is at chewing height.

Pet-proof your home →

Can rabbits eat it?

What is published about each food, with the sources. See every food →

More for rabbit owners

Paw Multiverse is not a veterinary practice. These guides explain what is published and help you prepare for a conversation with your vet; they never replace one.

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