Last Updated on January 18, 2023 by israel
Many of you have been asking the question “Can Rabbits Eat Pineapples?” In this blog post, I will be telling you if rabbits can eat pineapples, I will also be telling you how to prepare pineapples for your rabbits.
Can Rabbits Eat Pineapples?
Yes, rabbits can eat pineapples, pineapples are rich in vitamins e.g vitamin C and Vitamin A, which are beneficial to rabbits. It is also essential to know that excess consumption of pineapples can harm your rabbit since pineapples are rich in sugar and fruity acid.
Apart from the fact that pineapples contain a lot of vitamins and provide a lot of nutrition to rabbits/bunnies, it is also important to know that rabbits enjoy eating pineapples.
can rabbits eat pineapples?
Pineapples can serve as a great side dish for your rabbits, they would love it but you should be careful not to feed them too much.
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Can Rabbits Eat Pineapple Peels (Back of Pineapples)?
No, rabbits shouldn’t eat the back/peel of pineapples. It is dangerous to the state of health of your rabbits and it doesn’t offer any nutritional value to your rabbit also the back/peels of pineapples have been exposed to a lot of chemicals e.g pesticides. The peels (back) of pineapples may contain lots of chemicals, as some companies use chemicals to preserve fruits.
It has thorns which are not good for rabbits. Especially their digestive system. It’s rough and bitter.
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Can Rabbits Eat Pineapple Leaves?
It is not recommended to feed pineapple leaves to your rabbits. Some people however do allow their rabbits to eat the leaves of pineapples but it isn’t recommended/advised by vet doctors.
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What Nutrients Do Pineapples Contain?
Pineapples offer a variety of nutrients and vitamins to both humans and animals here are a few of the nutrients that can be found in 100g of pineapples.
- Vitamin C (58.6mg)
- Water (85g)
- Fat (0.21g)
- Vitamin A (3μg)
- Vitamin K (0.7μg)
- Potassium (137mg)
- Phosphorous (5mg)
- Calcium (12mg)
Source: Food Data Central US Department Of Agriculture
There are many more vitamins and nutrients in pineapples the above list is just a few of them.
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Advantages Of Feeding Pineapples To Your Rabbits (Health Benefits)
There are many health benefits of feeding pineapples to your rabbits, here are some of the major health benefits of feeding pineapples to your rabbits.
- Stronger Muscles: Pineapples are rich in vitamins and they help build and develop stronger muscles for rabbits and humans in general.
- Stronger Bones: Pineapples contain a fair portion of calcium, calcium helps build the bones. so pineapples do help in strengthening the bones of humans and rabbits.
- Longer Life: Fruits, pineapples in particular can increase the life span of rabbits because of the additional vitamins that pineapples provide.
- Prevents Constipation: It helps to prevent constipation, because of the water and fiber content.
Pineapple juice is believed to break down fur balls that may have built up in rabbits’ intestines. Though, not always advisable because it contains more toxicity than good. source bbc
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Disadvantages of Over Feeding Pineapples To Your Rabbits
In as much as pineapples provide a lot of vitamins and nutrients to rabbits, it is very very dangerous to feed a lot of pineapples to your rabbits, here are some of the disadvantages of feeding your rabbits too many pineapples.
- Stomach Upset: Pineapples contain too much sugar and citric acid which can cause stomach upset when consumed in much/large quantities.
- Stooling: Your rabbits can start stooling frequently whenever it consumes too many pineapples.
There are many other disadvantages of overfeeding your rabbit’s pineapples.
The calorie and sugar content is too high for tolerance. Pineapples contain an approximate 10g of natural sugar in every 100g and rabbits do not need more than 2grams of sugar in their daily diet. Exceeding this can cause obesity in them which shortens their lifespan.
They can get diarrhea, diabetes, bloating, or gastrointestinal distress.
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Preparation Of Pineapples For Rabbits
You can use the following guide to prepare pineapples for your rabbits.
- Select good ripped, pineapples.
- Wash the pineapples with clean water.
- Peel the back of the pineapples as this part is not recommended to be given (fed) to rabbits.
- Dice pineapples, you can dice the pineapples in small bits or chips
Never give your rabbits processed pineapple.
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How Often Should I Feed My Rabbits Pineapples?
For Adult Rabbits:
You can give an adult rabbit a maximum of one pineapple in a week, It shouldn’t exceed this number to reduce the risk of overfeeding.
For Young Rabbits:
You shouldn’t feed young or baby rabbits pineapples so as not to cause stomach upset for them.
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What Fruits Can I Feed My Rabbit?
Rabbits can eat a variety of fruits, these fruits should be consumed moderately and not too much, some of the fruits your rabbits can eat include
- Apples
- grapes
- Raspberries
- Celery
- bananas
- Cabbage e.t.c
there are many more but this is just a few of them
Conclusion On Can Rabbits Eat Pineapples?
From this blog post, we can say that the answer to the question “Can Rabbits Eat Pineapples?” is
Yes, rabbits can eat pineapples, pineapples are rich in vitamins e.g vitamin C and Vitamin A, which are beneficial to rabbits. It is also essential to know that excess consumption of pineapples can harm your rabbit since pineapples are rich in sugar and fruity acid.
Pineapples provide lots of nutrients and vitamins but should be fed moderately to your rabbits
This post was written by Gbemisola and Israel for Animals district.
