Cutting grass

[fuzzylittlewabbit]

How soon after we cut the grass can we put the bunnies out on the lawn?

 

[CB Millicent]

My buns love to eat cut grass! So long as your lawn doesn't have pesticides or fertilizer on it, bun may like to "clean up" the area for you!

 

[fuzzylittlewabbit]

ok i thought so. Thanks. I wasnt sure if the grass gave off like a gas or something after you cut it. I was always told not to put my giunea pigs on the grass after you cut cause it can upset the tummy. I thought the same for bunnies. I guess i will be putting them outside in a bit.

 

[tonyshuman]

Spring grass can be hard on their bellies because it contains more carbs than usual, but I would think by now that wouldn't be a concern. Too much of any one thing is bad--everything in moderation.

 

[fuzzylittlewabbit]

yah they have been going out when its nice out. but today we mowed and i wanted to put them out after we were done.

 

[Kipcha]

I always assumed that rabbits were like horses and guinea pigs and couldn't have any kind of grass that has been cut? Or do you just mean the grass that is still in the ground and not the trimmings...?

We always rake everything off the lawn before letting the buns out.

 

[tonyshuman]

Well I looked into it some more, and apparently grass ferments quickly after being cut, so bunnies shouldn't be allowed to eat it. This is apparently especially true of grass cut by lawnmowers, which heat up the grass and speed up the fermentation.

 

[fuzzylittlewabbit]

Thats what i thought. so we should wait few days before putting them outside.

 

[Pipp]

tonyshuman wrote:

Well I looked into it some more, and apparently grass ferments quickly after being cut, so bunnies shouldn't be allowed to eat it. This is apparently especially true of grass cut by lawnmowers, which heat up the grass and speed up the fermentation.

:yeahthat:

The things to watch out for are eating wet spring grass and eating grass clippings. I always recommend pulling and not cutting clean fresh grass (which apparently messes with the cells), and never feed mower clippings.

I don't honestly know at what point it goes from being fermented grass to dried grass which is 'hay', though, lol! I've always found that confusing. What's the line between 'fermented' and dried?


sas

 

[mistyjr]

We have a dog kennel that we put the rabbits out and let them graze, Also I let the kids pick grass for them! I also was told by another person that let the grass dry in the sun also can be givin!

 

[CB Millicent]

Wow, I guess I need to start raking my lawn before letting the buns loose. I had no idea!