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I am trying to get a list I can check to see ifsomething is good or bad for Miffy. I went to the ToxicPlants for Rabbits list and the Safe Flowers list and it is onboth? :ponder:I have fed her a few geranium flowers and sheis ok but is it good or bad for rabbits. I wish there was away to crosscheck all the lists besides doing it manually like I amnow.;)
 





[align=center]Hazardous Houseplants[/align]




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Thefollowing houseplants can cause serious injury to your bunny's healthif chewed on. If you have any of these plants within your home, be sureto keep them on solid surfaces out of reach to your pet.


Aloe Vera
Daffodil
Impatiens
Amaryllis
Dieffenbachia
Iris
Azalea
Dracaena
Ivy
Carnation
Holly
Mistletoe
Crown-of-Thorns
Hyacinth
Narcissus
Hydrangea
Oleander

That is all I could find on toxic plants/flowers. I do knowthat the Calla Lilly is also toxic to ALL animals.
 
The lists I have for good/bad don't have it onthe good and do have it on the bad. But as my wife just said,when in doubt always error on the side of caution. I wouldsay don't feed it.
 
LMAO you killed a spider plant???

Not to be mean, but that is soooo funny. You can go without watering those for a year, and they'll still live!
 
hummer wrote:
Iam trying to get a list I can check to see if something is good or badfor Miffy. I went to the Toxic Plants for Rabbits list andthe Safe Flowers list and it is on both? :ponder:I have fedher a few geranium flowers and she is ok but is it good or bad forrabbits. I wish there was a way to crosscheck all the listsbesides doing it manually like I am now.;)
I went to the Hot Topics "Cheatsheet for Rabbit Care". Geranium is listed on the Safe Foods for Rabbits as a safe flower.

I then went to the Toxic Plants and found it was listed there as well.However if you go to the links that Rabbit Advocates used for theirsources you won't find anything that states wether geraniums are toxicor safe. Strange...yes...no??!!??

I'm confused!
 
Here is a list for you taken from here:http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/toxic.html

Toxic Plants [line] Following is a partial list of plants that rabbitsshould not eat. This list is a compilation of lists from varioussources.
  • Where available, the parts of the plants to beavoided are included enclosed in parentheses.
  • The exclusion of aspecific plant from this list does not indicate that the plantis safe.
  • Plants commonly known by more than one namemay occur multiple times in the list.
  • If you suspect your rabbithas ingested an unsafe plant, please call your vet and/or your localpoison control center or the National Animal Poison Control Center at1-888-426-4435 (credit card charge).
A Agave (leaves)
Almond
Aloe
Amaryllis (bulbs)
Andromeda Anemone
Angel's Trumpet
Apple (seeds)
Apricot (all parts except fruit) Asian Lilly
Asparagus Fern
Australian Nut
Autumn Crocus
Avacado (leaves)
Azalea (leaves)

B
Balsam pear (seeds, outer rind of fruit)
Baneberry (berries, roots)
Barbados Lilly
Begonia
Betel-nut Palm
Bird of Paradise (seeds)
Bitter Cherry (seeds)
Bittersweet (American & European) Black Nightshade
Black Walnut (hulls)
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Boston Ivy
Buddhist Pine
Busy Lizzie
Buttercup (leaves)
Black Locust (seeds,bark, sprouts, foliage) Blue-green algae (some forms toxic)
Bloodroot
Boxwood (leaves,twigs)
Bracken fern
Branching Ivy
Buckeye (seeds)
Buckthorn (berries, fruit, bark)
Bull Nettle
Buttercup (sap, bulbs)

C
Cactus Thorn
Caladium
Calendula
Calico Bush
Calla Lilly (rhizome, leaves)
Caladiur (leaves)
Carnation
Carolina Jessamine
Castor Bean (seed, leaves - castor oil)
Celastrus
Ceriman
Chalice vine (all parts) Cherry tree (bark, twig, leaves, pits)
China Doll
Chinaberry tree
Chinese Bellflower
Chinese Lantern
Chinese Evergreen
Choke Cherry (seeds)
Christmas Candle (sap)
Christmas Rose
Chrysanthemum
Cineraria
Clematis
Climbing Nightshade Coffee Bean
Cone Flower
Coral plant (seeds)
Cordatum
Corn Plant
Cowbane
Cowslip
Crown of Thorns
Cuban Laurel
Cuckoopint (all parts)
Cutleaf Philodendron
Cycads
Cyclamen

D
Daffodil (bulbs)
Daisy
Daphne (berries, bark)
Datura (berries)
Day Lily Deadly Amanita (all parts)
Deadly Nightshade
Death Camas (all parts)
Delphinium (all parts)
Devil's Ivy Dieffenbachia (leaves)
Dogbane
Dracaena
Dumb Cane
Dutchman's Breeches

E
Easter Lilly
Eggplant (all but fruit) Elderberry (unripe berries, roots, stems)
Elephant Ear (leaves, stem)
Emerald Feather English Laurel
English Ivy (berries, leaves)
Eucalyptus

F False Hellebore
False Henbane (all parts)
False Parsley Fiddle Leaf Fig
Fireweed
Flamingo Plant Florida Beauty
Flowering Maple
Flowering Tobacco
Foxglove (leaves, seeds)

G
Garden Sorrel
Geranium
German Ivy
Ghostweed (all parts) Giant Touch-me-not
Glacier Ivy
Gladiola
Glory Lilly Gold Dust
Golden Chain (all parts)
Golden Pothos
Green Gold

H
Hahn's Ivy
Hart Ivy
Hawaiian Ti
Heartleaf Philodendron
Heavenly Bamboo Hemlock, Poison (all parts)
Hemlock, Water (all parts)
Henbane (seeds)
Hogwart
Holly (berries)
Horse Chestnut (nuts, twigs) Horsehead Philodendron
Horsetail Reed
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth (bulbs)
Hydrangea

I
Impatiens
Indian Hemp
Indian Rubber Indian Turnip (all parts)
Indigo
Inkberry Iris (bulbs)
Ivy, Boston & English (berries, leaves)

J
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (all parts)
Japanese Euonymus
Japanese Show Lily
Japanese Yew
Jasmine Java Bean (uncooked bean)
Jerusalem Cherry (berries)
Jessamine
Jimson Weed (leaves, seeds) Johnson Grass
Jonquil
Juniper (needles, stems, berries)

L
Laburnum (all parts)
Lace Fern
Lacy Tree Philodendron
Lady Slipper Lantana (immature berries)
Larkspur (all parts)
Laurel (all parts)
Laurel Cherry
Lily of the Valley (all parts) Lima Bean (uncooked bean)
Lobelia (all parts)
Locoweed (all parts)
Lords and Ladies (all parts)
Lupine

M
Macadamia Nut
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Manchineel Tree
Marbel Queen
Marijuana (leaves)
Marsh Marigold
Mauna Loa Peace Lily
Mayapple (all parts except fruit) Meadow Saffron
Medicine Plant
Mesquite
Mexican Breadfruit
Mescal Bean (seeds)
Milk Bush
Milkweed
Mistletoe (berries) Mock Orange (fruit)
Monkshood (leaves, roots)
Moonflower
Morning Glory (all parts)
Mother-in-law
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms (some)
Mustard (root)

N Nandina
Narcissus (bulbs) Needlepoint Ivy
Nephtytis
Nicotiana Nightshades (berries, leaves)
Nutmeg

O
Oak (acorns, foliage) Oleander (leaves, branches,nectar) Oxalis

P
Panda
Parlor Ivy
Parsnip
Patience Plant
Peace Lily
Peach (leaves, twigs, seeds)
Pear (seeds)
Pencil Cactus
Peony Periwinkle
Peyote
Philodendron (leaves, stem)
Plum (seeds)
Plumosa Fern
Poinsettia (leaves, flowers)
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Poison sumac Pokeweed
Poppy
Potato (eyes & new shoots, green parts)
Precatory Bean
Primrose
Primula
Privet (all parts)
Purple Thornapple

Q
Queensland Nut

R
Ranunculus
Red Emerald
Red Lily Red Princess
Rhododendron (all parts)
Rhubarb (leaves) Ribbon Plant
Ripple Ivy
Rosary Pea (seeds)
Rubrum Lily

S
Sago Palm
Schefflera
Self-branching Ivy
Sennabean
Shamrock Plant
Silver Pothos
Skunk Cabbage (all parts) Snake Palm
Snowdrop (all parts)
Snow-on-the-Mountain (all parts)
Solomon's Seal
Spindleberry
Split Leaf Philodendron Star of Bethlehem
Stinkweed
String of Pearls
Sweet Pea (seeds and fruit)
Sweet Potato
Sweetheart Ivy
Swiss Cheese Plant

T
Tansy
Taro Vine
Thornapple Tiger Lily
Toadstools
Tobacco (leaves) Tomato (leaves, vines)
Tree Philodendron
Tulip (bulb)

U Umbrella Plant

V
Vinca Violet (seeds) Virginia Creeper (berries, sap)

W
Walnuts (hulls, green shells)
Water Hemlock
Weeping Fig Western Lily
Wild Carrots
Wild Cucumber
Wild Parsnip Wild Peas
Wisteria (all parts)
Wood Lily
Wood-rose

Y
Yam Bean (roots, immature pods) Yellow Jasmine Yew (needles, seeds, berries)
Yucca

Edit : If you wanted to do a check with the HRS websitehttp://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-diego/health/poisonous.htmlI think you will find most of what I listed is also on the HRSwebsite
 
Generally I go by the HRS website when coming tothings like this. Since they are more towards feeding naturally insteadof pellets, I just thought they should know more in this area becauseplants are a main part of the diet.

Anyways, the HRS says they're poisonous, so I wouldn't feed it. I wouldbe careful using these lists from unknown websites because thereinformation is not always that reliable. For the most accurate answer Iwould say contact your vet.
 
Zee wrote:
Hereis a list for you taken from here:http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/toxic.html

Toxic Plants
[line]

That's the Rabbits Advocates site I mentioned. Geranium is on the toxiclist but I went to all of the sites they list for they resources...

Universityof Illinois Toxic Plants Database


ASPCA Poison Control Center


SanDiego chapter of HRS Poisonous Plants Page

I can't find it mentioned as safe or toxic. I'm wondering what source they used to determine that is is toxic.

 
Well, I am still somewhat confused...here is the link where I found it on the Safe Flower list:

http://earthhome.tripod.com/saferab.html

Safe foods:



[*]Agrimony
[*]Alfalfa
[*]Apple
[*]Avens
[*]Balm
[*]Banana
[*]Barley
[*]Basil
[*]Beetroot
[*]Blackberry
[*]Borage
[*]Broccoli
[*]Buckwheat
[*]Burnet
[*]Camomile
[*]Caraway
[*]Carrot
[*]Celery
[*]Celeriac
[*]Chervil
[*]Chicory
[*]Chickweed
[*]Chinese leaf
[*]Cleavers
[*]Clover, WHITE
[*]Coltsfoot
[*]Comfrey WILTED SLIGHTLY
[*]Coriander
[*]Corn marigold
[*]Corn spurrey
[*]Cow parsnip
[*]Crosswort
[*]Cucumber
[*]Dandelion
[*]Dead-Nettles
[*]Dill
[*]Dock BEFORE FLOWERING
[*]Endive
[*]Fat hen
[*]Fennel
[*]Goosefoot
[*]Goosegrass
[*]Goutweed BEFORE FLOWERING
[*]Ground elder BEFORE FLOWERING
[*]Hawkbit
[*]Hawkweed
[*]Heather
[*]Hedge parsley
[*]Horseradish
[*]Jerusalem artichoke
[*]Knapweed
[*]Knotgrass
[*]Kohlrabi
[*]Lavender
[*]Lovage
[*]Mallow
[*]Marjoram
[*]Mayweed
[*]Maywort
[*]Meadowsweet
[*]Melon
[*]Milk thistle
[*]Mugwort
[*]Nipplewort
[*]Oats
[*]Orache
[*]Oxeye daisy
[*]Parsley
[*]Parsnip
[*]Peas
[*]Pear
[*]Peppermint
[*]Pigweed
[*]Plantain
[*]Pumpkin
[*]Radish GREENS
[*]Raspberry
[*]Sage
[*]Savory
[*]Sanfoin
[*]Shepherd's purse
[*]Silverweed
[*]Sow thistle
[*]Soya
[*]Strawberry
[*]Swiss Chard
[*]Tare
[*]Tomatoes
[*]Trefoil
[*]Vetch
[*]Vine leaves
[*]Watercress
[*]Watermelon
[*]Wheat
[*]Yarrow
Safe in moderation:




[*]Brussels sprouts
[*]Cabbage
[*]Cauliflower
[*]Corn
[*]Groundsel
[*]Kale
[*]Lettuce
[*]Molasses
[*]Mustard greens
[*]Spinach
[*]Tallow
[*]Turnip
NOT SAFE:




[*]Arum
[*]Bigwort
[*]Bindweed
[*]Bluebell
[*]Bryony
[*]Buttercup
[*]Celandine
[*]Clover RED
[*]Colchicum
[*]Corncockle
[*]Cowslip
[*]Cuckoo pint
[*]Dog's Mercury
[*]Elder after flowering
[*]Euphorbia
[*]Evergreens
[*]Fool's parsley
[*]Foxglove
[*]Ground ivy
[*]Hemlock
[*]Henbane
[*]Kingcup
[*]Meadow Saffron
[*]Milkweed
[*]Nightshade
[*]Ragwort
[*]Scarlet Pimpernel
[*]Spurge
[*]Toadflax
[*]Tomato LEAVES
[*]Traveller's joy
[*]Beans
[*]Peach leaves
[*]Plum leaves
[*]Potato SPROUTS
[*]Rhubarb
[*]Wood sorrel
Safe tree and shrub leaves:
Should always be fresh young leaves:




[*]Acacia
[*]Apple
[*]Beech
[*]Birch
[*]Blackberry
[*]Cherry
[*]Hazel
[*]Horse Chestnut
[*]Lime
[*]Mountain Ash
[*]Mulberry
[*]Pear
[*]Poplar (not black)
[*]Raspberry
[*]Strawberry
Safe twigs:




[*]Apple
[*]Birch
[*]Blackberry
[*]Fir
[*]Hazel
[*]Hawthorn
[*]Maple
[*]Pear
[*]Raspberry
[*]Spruce
[*]Willow
Unsafe twigs:

  • Acacia
  • Apricot
[*]Azalea
[*]Beech
[*]Box
[*]Cherry
[*]Clematis
[*]Elder
[*]Holly
[*]Ivy
[*]Laburnum
[*]Mistletoe
[*]Nux vomica
[*]Oak
[*]Oleander
[*]Peach
[*]Periwinkle
[*]Plum
[*]Privet
[*]Rhododendron
[*]Rosewood
[*]Snowberry
[*]Spindleberry
[*]Thorn apple
[*]Waxplant
[*]Wisteria
[*]Yew
All evergreens not mentioned in safe twig list

[*]
[*]Safe flowers:


[*]Aster
[*]Carnation
[*]Daisy
[*]Geranium
[*]Geum
[*]Helenium
[*]Hollyhock
[*]Honesty
[*]Marguerite
[*]Marigold
[*]Michaelmas daisy
[*]Nasturtium
[*]Rose
[*]Stock
[*]Sunflower
[*]Wallflower Unsafe flowers:



[*]Acacia
[*]Aconite
[*]Antirrhinum
[*]Anemone
[*]Brugmansia
[*]Columbine
[*]Crocus
[*]Daffodil
[*]Dahlia
[*]Delphinium
[*]Feverfew
[*]Gypsophila
[*]Hellebore
[*]Hyacinth
[*]Iris
[*]Larkspur
[*]Lily of the Valley
[*]Lobelia
[*]Love-in-a-mist
[*]Lupin
[*]Narcissus
[*]Poppy
[*]Primrose
[*]Snowdrop
[*]Tulip
[*]Any bulbs I found the link under the stickey posts up at the tophere. And the link saying it is not safe is here:

http://www.adoptarabbit.com/articles/toxic.html

I will not paste and copy cause it is a very long listandI think it is the same that Zee posted. Both ofthese links are in the Cheat Sheet under the Top Picks stickey threadat the top here.

So did I confuse some more people? Like I said, I have givenher a few flowers when I put her in the outdoor hutch, that and rosepetals, she has eaten them but she is fine, pooping, peeing and beingthe mischeivious little bunny that she can be!
(Sorry if the list looks messed up, it would nto copy corretly and I tried to fix itto no avail!)

 
Hi My rabbit ate a small part of a leaf (about 5 cm across and 3 cm in width) of the cyclamen plant and I am worried what is it going to do to him? Any suggestions? It happened about 30 min ago. I know it is poisonous. So far he is normal. My fiance did not have time to stop him, he grabbed the leaf and ate part of it.
 
Victoria wrote:
Hi My rabbit ate a small part of a leaf (about 5 cm across and 3 cm in width) of the cyclamen plant and I am worried what is it going to do to him? Any suggestions? It happened about 30 min ago. I know it is poisonous. So far he is normal. My fiance did not have time to stop him, he grabbed the leaf and ate part of it.
I am not sure if that is enough to be an issue...but better safe then sorry, which is what a vet is for :(.

I would suggest removing any poisonous plants from you're house.
 
It is 12 45 at night here. We also thought it should be ok but rabbits cant vomit and in general it is a bit of a worry. We probably will talk to the vet. Our plants are not on the ground and I personally did not expect him to get to them (because we always watch over them out of the cage) however today my fiance was watching and was not successful.
 
thanks for your reply, I forgot to add. We are going to put the plants higher tomorrow as well. Like much higher up so the rabbit cant reach from any other things (that is what he did he jumped on a box)
 
nose_twitch wrote:
LMAO you killed a spider plant???

Not to be mean, but that is soooo funny. You can go without watering those for a year, and they'll still live!
I, too, have killed spider plants. I have lost two of them. Now, I have a little one that is limping along, and another one that pretty much exploded in its pot (it just grew!). No spiderlings, though.

Are the geranium flowers maybe safe, but not the plant itself (stems, etc.)? I wouldn't feed them anymore, though.
 
I think there was a discussion on geraniums earlier this year. Try searching for it. I believe the confusion is because there are two different plants that are called "geranium." One is the annual with the big flower heads, and then there are the perennial geraniums that are sometimes called cranesbills. One might be safe, the other might not be, I don't remember the conclusion.

The same goes for marigolds. There are two different types, and one is safe and the other is not.

Also, hummer, I see on the list you have as "safe" are ivy, periwinkle, and oleander. Ivy is on most toxic houseplants lists I have seen, and oleander is most definitely NOT safe. It is deadly poison and should not be anywhere near pets (or children, IMO). I think the top part of your list is missing the "unsafe" label.

When looking up which plants are safe, it is always best to know the latin name of the plant. That is the only way to know exactly which plant you are talking about. The same common name can be used for half a dozen different plants by different people living in different places.

I would also recommend never giving your bunny anything, even a tiny bit, if you aren't sure it is safe. Better safe than sorry!
 
I'm guessing you didn't see this is a 2005 thread. But good info to know.

BethM wrote:
Also, hummer, I see on the list you have as "safe" are ivy, periwinkle, and oleander. Ivy is on most toxic houseplants lists I have seen, and oleander is most definitely NOT safe. It is deadly poison and should not be anywhere near pets (or children, IMO). I think the top part of your list is missing the "unsafe" label.
 
Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears wrote:
I'm guessing you didn't see this is a 2005 thread. But good info to know.

Whoops! I usually don't look at the date of the first post, just the last one down.
 

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