Can a bunny die from carrots or lettuce? Cause mine did?

Question

What are the best vegies to feed my bunny? What are the most tasty and nutritious?

Answer 1

Rabbits should have pellet food and vegetables.  The vegetables just aren't enough...especially if you were feeding it iceberg lettuce.  That has no nutritional value.  Dark green veggie are better for rabbits.  And in the wild they mostly eat the tops of the carrots, not the orange part.

For optimal health, a rabbit's diet should be primarily pellets and the veggie should be a treat.

Also rabbits shouldn't be kept in hutches outside, especially during the winter...The could can make them miserable and unhealthy.  They can also be easy targets by larger animals and meet a horrible demise.

Good luck and next time please put questions like this in the pet catagory where it belongs.

Answer 2

the lettuce you gave him might have been spoiled or had some sort of disease.

or the bunny might have died from natural causes

:( sorry

Answer 3

It might not have been the food that killed your bunny. It may have just had a bad heart or died of old age or some other completely random thing. Bunnies usually eat carrots and other veggies, those are pretty healthy for them.

Answer 4

bunnies need that pellet bunny food from the pet store. fresh veggies are suppose to be a treat or just an addition to the diet not the main staple

Answer 5

There is virtually no nutrition in lettuce.  You need a balanced diet so does/did your bunny.  There are commercially prepared rabbit pellets on the market.  These contain the nutrition that rabbits need.

Answer 6

It is possible that the lettuce gave him diarrhea.  Carrots should not bother them.  Fresh veges should be fed sparingly.  A citrus rind is good on occasion.

Answer 7

I'm sorry to hear about your bunny. Lettuce and carrots are good for bunnies, so that didn't kill him, I guess it was just his time. :-(

When I was little I had a bunny, they don't live to long, mine lived to be about 5 years old. I fed him: lettuce, carrots, clover, grass, and the bunny food from the pet store.

You many want to check out Yahoo Answers pet section too.

Bunnies would be under Pets/Rodents

Answer 8

~ I wouldnt think that the veggies killed your bunny.  I would call the vet tomorrow and ask what the best type of nutrition would be for a bunny.

~ We had a bunny that came into our yard every day,,,I would leave it about 4 baby carrots,,,then one day I found the bunny in back shed,,,,,it had died,,,,I am wondering if possibly it did not have enough water???

Answer 9

maybe you gave your bunny too much of the carrots and lettuce and he just couldn't handle it.. next time, try bunny food, and save the carrots and lettuce as a treat.

Answer 10

Lettuce and veggies can;t poison any animal. Probably just passed away naturally. Hope it eats more yummie veggies and carrots in heaven!!!

Answer 11

I am really sorry to hear of your bunnies death...First of all, forget about the "Bugs Bunny" carrot thing....bunnies should only be given carrots/lettuce/celery OCASSIONALLY, which means maybe once a month because these vegatables should be fed only as "treats" for them...Their digestive system can not handle too much of these...Please...Just stick with 90% of it's diet to store bought bunny food such as pellets. You can buy alfalfa or Timothy hay which is good for their digestive system but remember the old adage, "EVERYTHING IN MODERATION". Please, remember that a rabbit/guniea pigs   can NOT burp...So they can die from the gas build up.