houseplants

[batbunny]

Well...im just wondering if anyone knows where ican find some info on which houseplants are bad for buns? i have a fewthat i keep up but now that my boy is getting older, hes getting morecurious. and apparently, more muscle tone-today he jumped onto the topof a bookshelf 4 feet from the groud! :?crazy rabbit...anyfeedback would be appreciated! thanks!

 

[Buck Jones]

Jack in the Pulpit, Mildweed, Boxwood, OrientalBittersweet, Poison Hemlock, Lily of the Valley, Toadstools, JimsonWeed, Delphinium, Foxglove,English ivy, Mountain Laurel,Lantana,Lupine,daffodil, Oleander, Azalea,Black-eyed Susan, BlackLocust, Buttercup, Castor Bean, Sumac, American Elder, Nighshade,Birdof Paradise,Yew, Arrowgrass, Burdock, Water Hemlock, Mesquite, Tarweed,Horehound, Poppy, Bracken Fern,Johnson Grass, Miner's Lettuce, Buckeye,Broomweed, Chinaberry, Goldenrod, Larkspur, and Oak arecautioned to stay away from in Rabbits FOR DUMMIES by AudreyPavia(2003) and LOP RABBITS as pets by SandyCrook(1986).

Buck

 

[pamnock]

Buck Jones wrote:

LOP RABBITS as pets by Sandy Crook(1986).

Buck

That's one of my favorite books! I think the owner of *any*breed of rabbit will benefit from the information in the book, whetherthey own lops or not.

Pam

 

[Buck Jones]

Yes, she wrote clearly and well, and wasnot afraid to give the reader "folksy" advice andsuggestions. You knew she had rabbits and lovedthem. Some of the many, but less interesting books could'vebeen written from an oldencyclopedia, they are so dry andperfunctory.

And then there are the notorious T.F. H. Publications, Inc. epitomes,that "seem" to number in the hundreds, are often contradictory andmis-informative, and are written to appeal to six year oldmorons. I often wonder where thisoutfit got all those people to write some of those awful books, and Imust have almost everyone of them, for I buy them now, as a joke,whenever I find them at yard sales, flea markets, used book stores andthe like.

One of these days, as another roundtuit, I must visit theNeptune City, NJ address given by T.F.H. Publications which is notterribly far from my location, just to see what this place looks(ed)like. I can't tell you how many times I have thought thethought, but haven't gotten a round to it, yet.

Buck

 

[batbunny]

thanks buck! ill have to check that book out.another question-also in reference to houseplants...are there any thatare especially good for them?maybe some kind of miniindoorherb garden for them to eat & play in? i livein an apartment & although i can take him outside-all there isfor him to eat is grass, weeds and bugs.

 

[carrots]

i dont know about plants they shouldand shouldn't eat as in america they will have some different ones,just do alot of research.

 

[dootsmom]

Hi, I found this site which lists plants that are toxic.

http://www.rabbitsnmore.com/Rabbits...ore_Bringing_Bunny_Home_Poisonous_Plants2.cfm

Hope this helps.

Charlotte

 

[batbunny]

aww thanks guys! after reading thatlist, im relieved to see that aloe isnt on it, because batman reallythinks he IS batman & somehow got onto the shelf that my plantis on! (its like 4 feet in the air! i dont know how he does it!) imstill wondering if there are any that would be healthy for him,itd be nice for him to be able to dig & nibble at the sametime. probably some little herb plants im guessing.