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House Rabbit Diet
lop eating lettuce

Age Guidelines
Safe Vegetables
Safe Fruits
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House Rabbit Food Pyramid



Age Guidelines

Rabbits under the age of 6 months
  • Alfalfa-based pellets (such as Oxbow Bunny Basics 15/23)
  • An unlimited amount of timothy hay
  • A handful of alfalfa
  • Fresh water
6-month-old rabbits
  • Slowly switch to Timothy-based pellets (such as Oxbow Bunny Basics/T)
  • An unlimited amount of Timothy hay
  • Slowly decrease the amount of Alfalfa
  • Slowly introduce small amounts of vegetables and fruits to your rabbit one at a time (parsley, dill, and endive are good vegetables to start with)
  • Fresh water
Adult rabbits
  • 1/8 to ¼ of a cup of Timothy-based pellets
  • An unlimited amount of Timothy hay
  • Three quarters of a cup of fresh vegetables daily (3 different types of vegetables with at least one that contains Vitamin A)
  • A small amount of fruit 2 or 3 days a week
  • Fresh water


Safe Vegetables
(* indicates that the vegetable contains Vitamin A)
Rabbit with carrots


Safe Fruits

Rabbit eating apple


Important Information

House Rabbit Food Pyramid
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Rabbit Food Pyramid


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