George the Bun’s Food Reviews

George is a domestic bunny who was found abandoned in a park. He is living with us temporarily until I can find him a new forever home.

When I got home with George shortly after he was found, I started searching the internet for info on how to take care of rabbits properly. All of the first things I hit were about making sure rabbits have unlimited access to hay at all times, as their bodies are designed for constant grazing and not eating for too long can send their whole system haywire. So I placed an expensive rush delivery order with the only place nearby that would bring us the recommended timothy hay within the next few hours.

The problem was, no one seemed to tell George about the delicate nature of his intestinal health, because he turned his nose up at the timothy hay, as he has at many of our other offerings since (he was fine; we got him to eat other things).

Turns out, George is a right picky rabbit.

Here are his thoughts on the house menu so far:

“Give me all you have!”

(He does not get all we have.)

• Cherries
• Apples (Gala preferred)
• Romaine lettuce
• Kale (Kale appears to be growing on him so has moved up a level.)
• Carrots (When we offered George carrots in the first few days after he arrived in our home he showed no interest. But when I tried again about a week later he was very enthusiastic. I don’t know if he was just too stressed at first, or if he’d never had carrots before and didn’t know what to make of them.)
• Science Selective Adult Rabbit Food
• Selective Naturals Orchard Loops treats

Parsley is approved.

“Not bad. Not bad at all.”

• Strawberries
• Peaches
• Banana
• Parsley (Curly, not Italian, thank-you-very-much)
• Cabbage
• Dandelion greens
• Oxbow Essentials Adult Rabbit Food

“I suppose I can eat this, if I must.”

• Orchard grass hay
• Green/Red leaf lettuce
• Collard greens
• Basil
• Mint
• Dill
• Raspberries

“How dare you place this rubbish before me.”

• Timothy hay
• Spring mix
• Spinach
• Celery
• Cilantro
• Green pepper
• Cucumber
• Broccoli (cooked)
• Oxbow Organic Barley Biscuits (“You call this a treat?”)
• Blueberries

Strawberries are also approved.

(I’ll keep updating this list as George variously snubs or loves new foods, until we can find him an excellent new home.)