My rabbit ate I tiny chick food!!!!!!!!!!!

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BunLover

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So we dropped some chick food, and Bunbun ate a little, it was just a little bit but he loves it. 🤯 I covered it with wood chips, (BTW his pen is out side) he digs it back up, I covered it will old hay, and......... he digs it up. Is he okay? I don't know, Anyway thanks.
 
They can eat small amounts, but it's not really meant to be part of their diet. The wild bunnies near me eat the seed i throw for birds out all the time with no issue. So if you only dropped a little you should be safe.
"Rabbits do eat bird seeds and will eat them if they are lying around. However, bird seeds should not be a part of their regular diet since these seeds are not capable of providing a healthy balanced diet. Occasionally treating them with bird seeds is fine and healthy. "
https://outdooralive.com/do-rabbits-eat-birdseed/
"The fact is that bird food is primarily built for the birds. So, can the rabbits eat it as well?

Well, the answer is yes. Rabbits do love to eat bird food and it is safe for them to eat bird food as long as you are feeding them in moderation. It’s because rabbits have an extremely sensitive digestive system and even a little bit of unbalance caused by consuming too much bird food can have a significantly adverse effect on their health because bird food is not the natural and primary diet of the rabbits.
https://www.petconsortium.com/can-rabbits-eat-bird-food/
 
It's mostly carbs, so not ideal, and could upset a rabbits digestion if too much is ingested, causing mushy cecotropes, or more serious enteric illness. If there's more under the hay, I would suggest uncovering it and sweeping it up to get it out of there.
 

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