Rabbits

Rabbits can eat a short list of correctly identified, unsprayed flowers, including pot marigold (Calendula officinalis), rose, nasturtium, and dandelion. A flower is not safe because it is colorful, wild, or labeled edible for people. Plant identity and growing history...

Baby rabbits normally begin with their mother's milk. As they start nibbling solids, hay and water become available. Growing domestic rabbits can use alfalfa hay and a plain young-rabbit pellet, then move gradually to an adult grass-hay diet on a...

Keep rabbits away from poisonous plants, moldy food, processed human snacks, meat, dairy, and any plant you cannot identify with confidence. A suspected toxic exposure needs an immediate call to an exotic veterinarian. The unsafe list is longer than a...

Yes, raw and in a small amount. The usable part is washed raw zucchini flesh and skin. Keep out cooked or seasoned zucchini, bitter fruit, spoiled pieces, or leaves from the plant. Normal raw flesh, skin, and soft seeds can...

Yes, only the ripe fruit in a small amount. The usable part is a small piece of fully ripe tomato flesh. Keep out leaves, stems, vines, green fruit, sauce, salsa, or a whole cherry tomato. Ripe flesh and tomato foliage...

Yes, in a very small serving. The usable part is washed strawberry flesh and clean green tops from unsprayed fruit. Keep out jam, syrup, shortcake, sweetened dried berries, or moldy fruit. The leafy cap can be useful. Shortcake, jam, and...

Yes, but rotate it. The usable part is washed raw spinach leaves in a mixed bowl. Keep out cooked spinach, creamed spinach, spoiled leaves, or a salad made only of spinach. A few raw leaves can rotate through the salad....

Yes, as a small treat. The usable part is fresh plain raspberries and clean unsprayed raspberry leaves. Keep out jam, sweetened dried berries, moldy fruit, or leaves from treated plants. One sweet berry is a treat. The clean leaf from...

Yes, in a tiny piece. The usable part is ripe fresh pineapple flesh. Keep out skin, crown, hard core, canned syrup, juice, dried pineapple, or large chunks. Only the soft ripe flesh is considered. The spiny rind, crown, and hard...

Yes, choose leaf lettuces. The usable part is washed romaine, green leaf, red leaf, butterhead, and similar leaf lettuces. Keep out dressed salad, spoiled leaves, or using iceberg as the only green. Dark leaf lettuces are useful salad greens. Dressed...

Yes, as one green in rotation. The usable part is washed raw kale leaves and tender stems. Keep out cooked or salted kale, spoiled leaves, or a daily salad made mostly of kale. Kale can rotate through a mixed bowl....

Yes, but keep it a small extra. The usable part is washed cucumber flesh, soft seeds, and peel. Keep out pickles, seasoned salad, moldy slices, bitter fruit, or a bowl dominated by cucumber. Fresh cucumber is fine in a small...