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What does the rabbit eat?

Rabbits are herbivores, and their diet is mainly grass, and some leafy vegetables can also be added as supplementary food. Here are some foods suitable for rabbits:

1. Herbs: Grass is an essential food for rabbits, and the varieties suitable for long grass are: alfalfa, sweet clover, pasture, orange pasture, oat grass, barley grass, upturned barley grass and so on.

2. Leafy vegetables: Chinese cabbage, rape, asparagus, Chinese cabbage, wormwood, broccoli, celery, spinach, cabbage, lettuce, green vegetables, fennel, etc.

3. Root vegetables: carrots, carrots, celery roots, beetroot, pumpkin, wax gourd and radish.

4. Fruits: apples, strawberries, grapes, tomatoes and other fruits, but be careful not to overdo it.

Don't feed rabbits the following foods:

1. greasy food, such as nuts, peanuts and margarine.

2. Lots of high-sugar foods, such as chocolate, cakes and desserts.

3. Many salty foods, such as potato chips and sausages.

Some kinds of fruits are not suitable for rabbits, such as oranges, persimmons, pears and bananas.

Generally speaking, the quality and quantity of rabbit food need to be strictly controlled. Excessive feeding will lead to gastrointestinal discomfort in rabbits. It is suggested that the diet of pet rabbits should follow the principle of "stability, diversity and limitation".