How To Fatten Your Rabbit

As Bugs Bunny will attest, rabbits really do love carrots. But while carrots are a more healthful food choice for us humans, that’s not the case for Bugs and other bunnies. As How Stuff Works summarizes, “a balanced rabbit diet consists of unlimited quantities of hay or grass, plus smaller amounts of veggies and leafy greens – which could include the tops of carrots but not the carrots themselves.” Rather, carrots and other root vegetables “should be considered a treat for rabbits” and “allowing a rabbit to have too many carrots could result in obesity, as carrots are largely empty calories for these creatures.”