05/16/2026
Those giant bunny salads you see all over social media look cute, but they’re not actually appropriate for daily feeding.
A healthy greens portion is much smaller, about the size of your rabbit’s head.
Rabbits are hindgut fermenters, which means their cecum is packed with delicate, specialized bacteria that break down fiber. When greens are fed in large quantities it can dilute the proportion of indigestible fiber in the overall diet, this can shift the bacterial population, leading to soft cecotropes, gas, or GI upset.
A head sized portion, just a couple leaves or sprigs a day keeps things in balance. It’s enough variety and hydration to support health, but not so much that it overwhelms the gut or competes with the hay their digestive system depends on.
