Wild rabbits eat grass, which is, in its dry form, simply hay.
What do
wild rabbits eat?
Not exact matches
About 1400 years ago, after a pope declared that they were «fish» that could be
eaten during Lent, monks and others brought
wild rabbits into the fold.
In the
wild rabbits spent most of their day
eating so trying to stop them doing this is going to be an almost impossible challenge.
Dogs can also get them by
eating infested
wild game, such as
rabbits, that have
eaten infected flea larvae.
Rabbits would not consume large amounts of grains in the
wild, and they certainly would not
eat foods made from flour.
Rabbits, tame and
wild, mostly
eat leafy greens and vegetables.
Obligate carnivores must have muscle meat protein to live, such as chicken, turkey, fish,
rabbit - the sorts of food cats
eat in the
wild.
Wild rabbits mainly
eat grass, which naturally contains 20 - 25 % fiber and
rabbits» digestive systems have evolved to need a high fiber diet.
If you use hay, as you see it here, if you use hay in the
rabbit's litter box it's great, because the
rabbit will sit there, as a
wild rabbit does in your back yard, and he'll
eat and poop in the litter box, and he'll increase his intake of hay just by being there.
In the
wild,
rabbits stay trim, fit and healthy because they are surrounded by the foods they evolved to
eat —
rabbit populations thrive in areas that are full of hay, grasses, and other plants that help them reproduce successfully.
In the
wild rabbits spent most of their day
eating especial somewhere they feel safe so trying to stop them doing this behind your curtains is going to be an almost impossible challenge.
This diet is simply called Raw Feeding and follows the prey model of what wolves and dogs
ate in the
wild and advocates a wide variety of meats, from chicken and beef to pork, venison,
rabbit and other game.
Wild rabbits mainly
eat grass, which naturally contains 20 - 25 % fibre and
rabbits» teeth and digestive systems have evolved to need a high fibre diet.
Cats in the
wild get most of their water from the food they
eat — mice, birds,
rabbits, etc..
Green Growth In the
wild, herbivores such as
rabbits or guinea pigs mostly
eat grass, which is low in protein and high in fiber.
I stick to poultry and
rabbit and do not feed beef or fish because poultry and
rabbit are closer in composition to what a small cat would
eat in the
wild.