Unlimited Hay, 1/3 cup pellets and green leafy stuff, romaine, parsley, cilantro, kale. (No iceberg lettuce). A small slice of apple or banana, a baby carrot, or a craisin or two for a treat and for training. Everybun is different though. My guy freaks over a craisin but lazily munches a carrot. He won't get near a strawberry, whereas most other buns love strawberries. I put a pinch of oats in his pellet bowl also.
It's not that the iceberg lettuce is poison or anything, it just has very little nutritional value. Even for us. I use romaine or butter for sandwiches, burgers, etc.
I like to vary the hay. Usually two different types, oat and timothy, or timothy and meadow, etc.
Lots of people give dandelion and other outside stuff, but I'm not comfortable with that. (Is there any weed kill on it? Fertilizer? Who knows.)
Some of the other pet store junk is yogurt treats, salt licks, etc.
BTW, here's my top five things I didn't know about buns, from 2010.
1) Bunnies have extremely intricate digestive systems. They must have food constantly. If their digestive system shuts down, it
will likely never start again. If your bunny is having surgery, do NOT withhold food the night before. Inexperienced vet techs may
tell you to do this. Never ever forget to feed your bun and go to work.
2) Bunnies will eat the first round of poop, usually during the day. When in the wild, bunnies stay in the burrow all day. Since their
digestive system cannot tolerate stoppage of food (see 1 above), their bodies process the food a bit, and they have these special
poops that they then eat and process again. This gets them through the day. The poops are like a blackberry with little glossy round
clusters. You don't see them very often of course, because your bun eats them. I wonder if he knows which type is coming out??
3) Bunnies need hay, moreso than pellets even. Hay keeps their digestive system happy, helps usher furballs through, and keeps
their back molar teeth smooth rather than sharp. Your bun should always have a pile of hay (timothy or oat for example) available. It cost me
$330 to have my bun's teeth ground down. Despite his crying, I will endeavor to give him fewer pellets and more hay.
4) Bunnies have a sense of humor, a devlish streak, and are easily bored. The combination is lethal. They are also very smart. The
moment I leave the bedroom door open, the bun tiptoes sneakily over there and under the bed. The problem with this is we have
a select comfort bed that has an air tube under it. I don't want him to chew the air tube.
5) Which brings me to: Why do bunnies chew wires?? One book had a reason that made the most sense to me. Despite never
having been in a burrow, my bun apparently carries the clean gene. Bunnies in burrows chew on roots that invade their burrow. This
is their 'housekeeping' so to speak. Since I carry the clean gene myself, it's hard for me to be reproachful about this. I just keep
the door closed, and use cord protector in the rooms that he frequents. (Duct taping cords to the baseboards works too).
And one more thing for a new bun slave. You need to keep a close eye on the poops. It's really the only way you know if he has a problem. Smaller than normal poops indicate something is wrong. And find a good vet. Rabbits are considered 'exotic', so not all vets are familiar with them.
Yeah I'm going to stop now so I don't overwhelm you.
MA