Can rabbits eat apple seeds / fruit pits?

Q: Can rabbits eat apple seeds / fruit pits?

No, Apple seeds / fruit pits is not safe for rabbits. Apple/pear seeds and stone-fruit pits release cyanide. The flesh is fine, the seeds and pits are not. Source: House Rabbit Society.

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Apple seeds / fruit pits

Best avoided

Apple/pear seeds and stone-fruit pits release cyanide. The flesh is fine, the seeds and pits are not.

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Source: House Rabbit Society · San Diego House Rabbit Society

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