{"topic_id":"exotic_nutrition_rabbit_feeding","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_nutrition_rabbit_feeding\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Rabbit diet — feeding ratio, safe greens and foods to avoid\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet) — non-Open-Access; paraphrased derived fact summary per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3.\"\nsource_file: https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-04\ntokens_estimated: 260\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-04\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_nutrition_rabbit_feeding/01_exotic_nutrition_rabbit_feeding.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Rabbit diet — feeding ratio, safe greens and foods to avoid\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-04\"\nref: \"RSPCA pet care advice (https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk) is © RSPCA and not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 all claims are paraphrased derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not verbatim quotations.\"\n---\n\n# Rabbit diet — feeding ratio, safe greens and foods to avoid\n\nSource: RSPCA pet care advice (rspca.org.uk), a copyrighted animal-welfare organisation. Per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3, the points below are paraphrased derived fact summaries: numerical values and proper nouns are preserved from the source, but sentences are rewritten and not quoted verbatim.\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A rabbit's diet should be about 85% hay and fresh grass, 10% leafy green vegetables and herbs, and 5% pellets.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Pet rabbits should always have good-quality hay and/or grass available to eat as much as they want — at least one bundle every day, as big as the rabbit itself.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Rabbits need a large handful of safe, washed leafy green vegetables, herbs and weeds daily, ideally five to six different types; introduce new greens gradually in small amounts to avoid stomach upsets.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Safe leafy greens include spinach, celery, cabbage, kale, broccoli, rosemary, parsley, mint and dandelion leaves.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Fruit and root vegetables (e.g. carrots) should only be given in small amounts as an occasional treat.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Muesli-style foods are not recommended for rabbits: they can cause serious dental disease and digestive problems and can lead to obesity.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Sudden changes in diet can upset a rabbit's digestive system, so any change to a healthier diet should be made gradually over several weeks.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Fresh, clean drinking water must be available to rabbits at all times.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Rabbit diet — feeding ratio, safe greens and foods to avoid (retrieved 2026-08-04)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Rabbit diet — feeding ratio, safe greens and foods to avoid","url":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet","retrieved":"2026-08-04","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet","verification_file":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet"},"source_document":"RSPCA — https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet","source_file":"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rabbits/diet","tokens_estimated":260,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}