Can rabbits eat sweet potatoes? Rabbit food answers
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Rabbits should not eat sweet potatoes due to the amount of starch, phosphorus and acidic content. Allthough it won't kill your rabbit if it eats some, it can cause problems with their sensitive digestive system. If you are looking for a treat for your rabbit, you should find something else that is safer. There are a lot of alternatives for rabbit treats, check out the rest of my channel for videos about safe rabbit foods. Raspberries and blueberries is a great alternative that you can use as rabbit treats for example
Rabbits can safely eat pears as a treat now and then, the skin is safe to eat as well, just make sure to wash it in running water first. The pear twig should not be given to rabbits, as they are poisonous to them. For safety reasons you should also avoid serving the inner parts of the pear that contains the seeds, as they contains cyanide, wich is also found in apple seeds. It's small amounts thou, so if the rabbit eats some by accident it will probably be fine. However in the future you should avoid letting the rabbit eat the seeds
General diet: Your rabbit should have unlimited access to fresh hay and water, in fact around 80-90% of the daily food intake should come from hay. The remaining should come from high quality pellets and fresh rabbit safe vegetables. Consult your vet if you are uncertain of anything regarding your rabbits diet. The following link is a great source for all you need to know about feeding your rabbit. Diet requirements and feeding rabbits at different life stages explained: https://www.tinypetstube.com/animal-articles/rabbit-diet-in-different-life-stages/
Introducing new foods: When you start feeding your rabbit new fresh foods you should do so slowly so your bunny's gut bacteria can adapt to the new food. You should do one food at a time in small portions and see how it turns out. If the stool changes from the regular solid round pellets to a softer or even wet stool, then it had to much and you should keep it on it's base diet of fresh hay and pellets for some days until the stool returns to normal. Remember to wash all fresh foods thoroughly in running water to get rid of any traces of insecticides, herbicides, pesticides and other elements before you feed it to your rabbit
Important notice: If you have any questions or concerns about your rabbit's diet or general health, contact your veterinarian or the rabbit breeder if you got yours from one. Do not let your rabbit eat anything unless you are sure it is safe. You can also find online veterinarians that you can ask pet related questions for free. Google terms like "online veterinarian" and "ask a vet" and you should find someone that can help you out
See the whole article about sweet potatoes as rabbit food at: https://www.tinypetstube.com/rabbit-food/can-rabbits-eat-sweet-potatoes/
Can rabbits eat pears? Watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmynI4lwQ_c