Rabbits love treats- especially the sugary, expensive kind you can buy in pet stores. Yogurt treats, seed treats, flavored wood treats- well maybe not the flavored wood treats so much, but they are like people- the worst the treat is for them, the more they want it.
Rabbits also enjoy a wide variety of healthier options as well though. To treat your pets or your herd, you can cut up small slices of apple and share it around! Bananas are well received in my barn, peel and all. Clover and fresh grass is always a good option.
Did you know that rabbits love tomatoes? It never occurred to me, though I know wild bunnies sometimes get in to our summer gardens and have a field day. You have to watch feeding the tomatoes though, they can definitely stain coats and faces! One of my pet woolies actually went off feed for a day or two because she was waiting to get more tomatoes and turned her nose up at pellets.
Sunflower seeds are a good treat and actually are an ingredient in several homemade conditioning mixes.
My rabbits enjoy yogurt. You have to make sure not to get any "lite" yogurts- nothing with aspartame or any kind of fake sugar, because that is toxic to rabbits. They don't get this nearly as often as they would like because it is messy and time consuming to share it around.
They also love strawberries. Unfortunately for them, I also love strawberries, so they have to make due with a strawberry top or two every once in a while. These also can stain faces and fur!
It's amazing how many treats rabbits will eat that are outside the "norm" of carrots. However, you have to make sure to feed in moderation and monitor how they eat their regular feed. Several of my show team can't be given treats because they go off feed and it's not worth it to have them lose the condition.
-Kristen
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