Our rabbit Sam eats banana peelings...

I'm just afraid one of these days our Sam would learn to eat his own poop! lol

Hi marie! Thank you so much for the tips! This is my first time to take care of a rabbit and I really don't have any idea. Sam isn't really mine but I'm taking care of him because my 6-year old nephew is useless with that . Well, I think Sam has gotten tired of eating banana peels by now. He's ignoring the peel I was giving him last night. He's back with camote tops.

I don't know if the pellets sold in pet shops are hay pellets. But aren't vegetables enough to make a rabbit healthy?

In the wild bunnies would get enough of the right stuff to eat because they would be looking for it. Through cartoons etc, seeing pictures of bunnies posed with a head of cabbage, we assume these are the things bunnies eat. But they have a very delicate digestive system. they have to have some type of hay to chew on as it aids in their digestion. Your rabbit's diet is very crucial to the longevity of their health. It is absolutely necessary to feed your rabbit with fresh water and Timothy Hay, not alfalfa. Alfalfa is okay to give to young baby rabbits, but only for a very short time because it contains such a high concentrate of calcium. Too much calcium thickens a rabbit's urine and causes bladder infections, kidney stones, and other urinary tract infections. So, Timothy Hay is the way to go and should be available at any pet store,The next thing to put on your bunny grocery list are pellets. I can give you a few suggestions, but it is also up to you to read the packaging and make sure you're not buying "candy" pellet food. So pellets and hay are the basics. Now, anytime you introduce your rabbit with other foods like carrots, apples, lettuce, and bananas, please keep in mind that a rabbit's stomach is very delicate. Having sporadic new foods is not a healthy meal unless you introduce it to your rabbit slowly, regularly, and with very small portions for starters. Make sure not to over or under feed your bunny, however it is fine to replenish the hay tray regularly. I cannot stress enough that hay is a necessity in a rabbit's life. Rabbits are constantly grooming themselves and since they do not cough up their fur like cats do, it is imperative that they have hay to help push the hair through the digestive tract. Hope this helps with the diet for a bunny.

Hi drannhh!!! Yeah! Rabbits are so adorable! But as much as I want to cuddle Sam, he is so aloof. He doesn't want to be carried. How do you use banana peels on your skin?

Sam stopped eating banana peelings already, Kun.

What happen? Who stole it from him?? haha Or he grew out of it already?? hehe

Hi veensm!!! I like the names of your rabbits! Chinku and Minku sound really cute!!! If I was the real owner of Sam, I would have named him differently. He's really my nephew's rabbit and his mother gave the name Sam. No creativity, right? I have not tried giving Sam grass but I will do! I like to see him eat, too. Looks really funny and cute.

don't worry! name never matters. only the love and affection we have with them. Enjoy!!!!

Lop bunnies! Those are bunnies with long ears, right? I think they're cute! And I think the names are cute, too. Yeah, I guess you can say that. They can really help reduce organic waste. Today, I found some old Chinese cabbage in our fridge which my mother had forgotten and instead of throwing it away, I gave it to Sam and he eagerly ate them.

Hi Ikbooi! I only learned that rabbits love carrots because of Bugs Bunny. I guess that could be true with some species of rabbit only.

Sam eats lettuce, too!

Oh no, rabbits do not eat anything that they can lay their teeth on. But they do eat different kinds of vegetables. I have given Sam lettuce, cabbage, parsley aside from camote tops. But there are times when he gets tired of eating the same thing over and over again. I'm not sure if he will eat grass or leaves but I tried giving him papaya leaves and he couldn't eat a whole leaf.

I guess only Bugs Bunny loves carrots.

Cat food?? Well, that's strange! Oh, I once tried to give turtle pellets to Sam, because we have a little turtle, too. And Sam ate it!

Yeah. But I think Sam got tired of banana peels already. He's not eating them anymore. I gave him cabbage yesterday.

What happened to your rabbit?

Hi thetis! Sam has a healthy diet indeed. But he lacks exercise. He's always in his cage. He can only leave his cage when I let him and that's only during the weekend. During weekdays, there's no one patient enough to watch him while he play outside his cage.

Children should be like rabbits who loves vegetables. And even those adults who don't like vegetables.