Are Christmas trees safe for rabbits?

[Merf]

Hi All,

We just got our Christmas tree and I'm not sure if it's safe for our rabbit, Dopey, to be around? I'm not sure if he can eat the pine needles from a Douglas Fur?

Right now I'm being very cautious about it. I convinced my husband to get a small tree this year and we've placed it on top of a table... So Dopey doesn't have direct access to it. But as pine needles drop from it, I'm not sure if I should be picking them up right away or leave it?

If anyone could shed some light on this I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you and happy holidays!

Btw... Dopey is a 3 1/2 year old mini lop

 

[LakeCondo]

I did an online search for pine needles rabbit & it sounds like a nibble now & then would be ok, just not a lot of them.

 

[Paddy Ohara]

I try to keep the nibbling to a minimum. It is a challenge but I put the tree in the corner where she is not allowed which helps somewhat. Unless you are in the mood to push yoour boundries. Unwrapping presents is a whole other story.

 

[fuzz16]

in the winter wild rabbits strip the bark on trees, and they probably do nibble on the evergreens because thats all there is sometimes