Can rabbits eat candy / sweets / sugar treats?

Q: Can rabbits eat candy / sweets / sugar treats?

No, Candy / sweets / sugar treats is not safe for rabbits. Simple sugars cause the same dangerous gut-bacteria overgrowth as bread. Source: San Diego House Rabbit Society.

A quick, sourced answer from House Rabbit Society and RWAF guidance, with the why behind it.

Candy / sweets / sugar treats

Best avoided

Simple sugars cause the same dangerous gut-bacteria overgrowth as bread.

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Source: San Diego House Rabbit Society · House Rabbit Society

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