Rabbit Diet

Rabbits are vegetarians with the majority of its diet coming from plant life with complex cell structure. The digestion of these complex foods is made possible by fecal fermentation, where a rabbit will re-ingest fecal pellets so it can absorb nutrients from what it’s eaten. Their diet varies by season, eating mostly what is soft, growing, and available. Nearly half of a rabbit’s diet comes from grasses, particularly green plants. Rabbits will also eat berries and clover, and even garden vegetables. During winter months, rabbits eat woody plant part such as the bark and twigs of certain trees, namely oak, dogwood, sumac, maple, and birch. Feeding times for rabbits is usually 2-3 hours after dawn and also the hour right after sunset.

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