Fruit tree branches and twigs

[JimD]

I know apple tree branches are safe.

What others are safe?

I have a pear tree that's going to need major pruning, and I'm trying to confirm that it would be safe to let my buns gnaw on the harvest.

I also have a cherry tree, but I think I've found that the resins in the wood are not good for them.

:anyone:

 

[Maureen Las]

Haven't found pear yet but cherry, plum, peach, apricot and redwood are not safe


http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/toys.html

 

[Maureen Las]

here we have pear as Ok but I would wait untilI found 2 articles as they often differ


http://www.kanin.org/node/190

 

[Maureen Las]

looks like pear is ok but I don't know if ou have to age it or not?

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?p=2852218#post2852218

 

[JimD]

Thanks

 

[MikeScone]

angieluv wrote:

looks like pear is ok but I don't know if ou have to age it or not?

I can't seem to find the reference, but I read somewhere that apple branches are the only ones that you don't need to allow to dry out for a month or so before you give them to the bunny. Apple twigs are safe from the start.

Pear twigs are OK, once dried. Several of the rabbit supply companies sell them in bundles.

Scone loves apple twigs (we have several apple trees in the front yard), but he turns up his nose at pear.

 

[Maureen Las]

Mike I think that you are correct about that.

I would age the pear branches anyway
or isn't there a way to bake them in an oven?

 

[irishlops]

is oak ok? i have 7 trees of oak in my garden....
sorry for higjacking thread..

 

[Maureen Las]

Oak is NOT safe and is on the unsafe twig list


http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?p=2852218#post2852218

 

[irishlops]

ok. its graet i know now.thanks.
*goes and adds that link to bookmarks*

 

[Becknutt]

Mine love pomegranite branches!