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Is jimson weed toxic to rabbits?

A sourced answer from House Rabbit Society and RWAF guidance. If your bunny has chewed this plant, call your exotic vet right away.

Jimson weed (thorn apple)

Best avoided

All parts, and especially the spiny seed pods, hold powerful tropane alkaloids like those in deadly nightshade. Eating it causes dilated pupils, a racing heart, restlessness, disorientation, tremors and seizures, and can be fatal. A weed of waste ground and field edges.

How much: Never feed. Never forage where jimson weed grows.

Source: House Rabbit Society · Sacramento House Rabbit Society

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