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Image Woodruff
Woodruff (Galium odoratum) is a perennial wild plant with a sweet scent and small white flowers that grows in woodland and shady places. It can be grown in herb garden where it flourishes. Some rabbits like it
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Image JPEG image Yellow trefoil
Yellow trefoil (Medicago lupulina) is commonly found on wasteland and in dry places. It is not particularly palatable for rabbits, so it is not worth searching for when foraging but it is safe for rabbits if it is picked.
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Image JPEG image Vetch (Tufted)
Tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) is a member of the clover and pea family of plants. It has tendrils that wrap around stems of other plants. The plant can grow up to two feet tall and is found in hedge bottoms and verges. It prefers fertile, moist soil conditions. It is a plant that can be picked for rabbits but only from places where the plant is abundant. The flowers are enjoyed by insects.
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Image JPEG image Garlic Mustard (young leaves)
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is abundant in damp shaded areas, common in hedgerows and at the edge of woods. It is a biennial plant that grows leaves in the first season and flowers during the following year. The young leaves can be found during the winter and are edible although not all rabbits will eat them.
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Image JPEG image Willowherb rosettes
The rosettes of Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum or Chamaenerion angustifolium) can be seen coming through the ground in the spring when other food is scarce. These can be picked for rabbits.
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Image text/texmacs Eating freshly picked plants
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Image Baby rabbit eating grass
Although it is often recommended that young rabbits should not eat any leafy green foods until they are 6 months old, the advice doesn't make sense. It may apply to rabbits kept in crowded conditions with a low fibre diet and many environmental pathogens but for rabbits with access to leafy green plants, it does not apply. Wild rabbits start to eat grass and other plants as soon as they emerge from the nest.
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Image Amount of water in grass
The amount of grass that would provide the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of calcium also contains 350mls water, which is an important consideration, especially for rabbits with urinary tract disease.
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Image Kale (265g)
Kale sometimes has a bad reputation for rabbits because of its calcium content (approximately 1.3%). However it is 85% water, which means that a rabbit can eat a lot of it without eating a lot of calcium. This picture shows 265g kale, which is the amount that would provide 500mg. It is more than most rabbits would eat in a day. A typical bag of kale from the supermarket contains 200g. A big bag contains 400g.
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Image C header Spinach 630g
Although spinach is rich in calcium, it is also mostly water. A rabbit would have to eat about 630g i.e 2-3 bags of spinach from the supermarket to ingest 500mg calcium.
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