What can rabbits eat? Safe and unsafe foods
A rabbit's gut is built for grass and hay, so the right foods keep it moving and the wrong ones can cause real harm. Search any food below for a quick, sourced answer, with the why behind it. Every entry cites the House Rabbit Society, RWAF, or another primary source.
Safe, enjoy (53)
- Apple tree twigs and leaves
- Arugula (rocket)
- Basil
- Beet greens (beet tops)
- Bok choy
- Broccoli
- Cabbage (dark green)
- Carrot tops (greens)
- Cauliflower
- Chickweed
- Chicory
- Cilantro (coriander)
- Cleavers
- Collard greens
- Common mallow
- Cucumber leaves
- Daisy (common lawn daisy)
- Dandelion greens
- Dill
- Endive / escarole
- Fennel (leaves and bulb)
- Fresh hand-pulled grass
- Hawkbit
- Hawthorn leaves and berries
- Hazel twigs and leaves
- Lamb's lettuce
- Lemon balm
- Meadow hay
- Mint (spearmint, peppermint)
- Nasturtium
- Oat hay
- Orchard grass hay
- Pak choi
- Pansy and viola flowers
- Parsley
- Pear tree leaves and twigs
- Plantain (ribwort and broadleaf)
- Purslane
- Radicchio
- Radish tops
- Raspberry leaves
- Romaine lettuce
- Salad burnet
- Shepherd's purse
- Sow thistle
- Spring greens
- Stinging nettle
- Strawberry leaves
- Timothy hay
- Vetch
- Watercress
- Wheatgrass
- Willow leaves and twigs
Okay sometimes (83)
- Agrimony
- Alfalfa hay
- Apple (flesh only)
- Artichoke leaves
- Asparagus
- Banana
- Beetroot
- Bell pepper (capsicum)
- Blackcurrant leaves
- Blueberries
- Borage
- Brussels sprouts
- Buckwheat leaves
- Burdock
- Butternut squash
- Calendula (pot marigold)
- Carrot (the orange root)
- Celeriac
- Celery
- Chamomile
- Cherry (flesh only, pitted)
- Chervil
- Clover (red and white)
- Coltsfoot
- Cornflower
- Courgette flowers
- Cranberry
- Cucumber
- Echinacea
- Fenugreek leaves
- Fig
- Goat's rue
- Golden rod
- Grapes (seedless)
- Green beans
- Green peas (fresh/frozen)
- Hibiscus flowers
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Kale
- Kiwi fruit
- Kohlrabi
- Lady's mantle
- Lavender
- Lovage
- Mango (flesh only)
- Marjoram
- Marrow
- Melilot (sweet clover)
- Melon (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew)
- Mulberry leaves
- Mustard greens
- Napa cabbage
- Nectarine
- Okra
- Oregano
- Papaya
- Peach
- Pear (flesh only)
- Pineapple
- Plum
- Pumpkin
- Radish (root)
- Raspberries / blackberries
- Rose hips
- Rose petals and leaves
- Rosebay willowherb
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Savoy cabbage
- Snow peas / sugar snap peas
- Spinach
- Sprouts (bean and broccoli sprouts)
- Strawberries
- Sunflower leaves and petals
- Swiss chard
- Tarragon
- Thyme
- Timothy pellets (high-fibre)
- Tomato (ripe fruit only)
- Turnip greens
- Wood avens
- Yarrow
- Zucchini (courgette)
Best avoided (30)
- Apple seeds / fruit pits
- Avocado
- Beans (kidney, broad, lima, etc.)
- Bread, crackers, pasta, cereal
- Breakfast cereal and muesli mixes
- Candy / sweets / sugar treats
- Cassava (yuca)
- Chives / leeks / spring onions
- Chocolate
- Coffee and caffeine
- Comfrey
- Corn (maize, kernels or cob)
- Dock leaves
- Dried peas / lentils
- Eggplant (aubergine)
- Garlic
- Groundsel
- Iceberg lettuce
- Lawn clippings (mown grass)
- Meat, fish, and eggs
- Milk, cheese and dairy
- Mushrooms and toadstools
- Nuts and seeds
- Onion
- Potato
- Raisins / dried fruit
- Rhubarb
- Sweet potato
- Wild garlic (ramsons)
- Yogurt drops / dairy treats
Looking for something else? See plants toxic to rabbits or the rabbit symptom guide, or browse the rabbit care guides.
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