12/16/2025
This holiday season, PLEASE, decorate to keep your rabbits (and other pets) safe!
Many common holiday plants and decorations are risky for house rabbits, mainly due to toxicity, GI upset, or foreign‑body/trauma hazards.
🎄HIGH RISK HOLIDAY PLANTS - These are best treated as “keep completely out of bunny access,”
💥Fallen leaves/berries. Amaryllis (bulb and plant; are toxic for rabbits)
💥Holly (especially berries; causes GI upset and is on rabbit toxic‑plant lists)
💥Mistletoe (particularly berries; associated with poisoning in rabbits and other animals)
💥Ivies (Boston/English; foliage and berries listed as poisonous)
💥Christmas rose / Hellebore, lilies, laurel, azalea and other “Christmas azaleas”
💥Daffodil, hyacinth, narcissus, tulip and similar bulb plants used in winter arrangements
💥Winter/“Jerusalem” cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) with bright red berries
🎄MILDER BUT STILL AVOID PLANTS - These are typically classed as low‑toxicity but can still cause GI upset; still keep out of reach.
🌸Poinsettia, is not considered truly poisonous to rabbits, but the sap can cause mild intestinal upset
🌸Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera): may cause GI upset if ingested
🌸Many other ornamental houseplants brought in for decor (e.g., philodendron, dieffenbachia) are on rabbit toxic lists and should not be accessible
🎄TREES, WREATHS, and GREENERY
💥Real trees: spruce and fir themselves are not highly toxic but are OFTEN TREATED WITH FIRE RETARDANT and PESTICIDES that are unsafe to chew
💥PINE needles are considered mildly poisonous and can also irritate the GI tract, dropped needles and small branches can be ingested or cause eye/mouth irritation; 💥BLOCK ACCESS to the TREE AREA
🌲Fresh wreaths/garlands made from mixed, unknown foliage (holly, laurel, ivy, etc.) SHOULD BE TREATED AS TOXIC and KEPT OUT of REACH
🌲Fake greenery and artificial flowers can cause obstruction if chewed into pieces and swallowed
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