Can rabbits eat bell peppers? Rabbit food answers
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Can rabbits eat bell peppers? This question is Googled an average of 880 times a month for that exact search term alone. Rabbits can indeed safely eat bell peppers of all colours as long as it's in moderate amounts as an occational treat, but to not let them eat other pepper types like cayenne and chili. Bell pepper plants is in the same family as potatoe plants, wich are not safe for rabbits. For safety reasons you should not feed your rabbit anything other than the actual bell peppers. You should also remove the seeds as they have no nutrition value and there is the risk of them getting stuck to the rabbits throat
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 bell peppers as a rabbit food at: https://www.tinypetstube.com/rabbit-food/can-rabbits-eat-bell-peppers/
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