Sources fetched 13 November 2026. PawLine editorial team. Not professionally reviewed.
Food-source education, not veterinary advice or plant identification. Suspected harmful ingestion, not eating or illness needs direct veterinary contact. Do not wait for a note or an app reply. No portion, safe waiting interval or feeding permission is provided.
Hay is not a side dish
The fetched RSPCA, PDSA and RSPCA Australia pages agree on the importance of grass or grass hay and a high-fibre diet. They describe it as the main foundation rather than decoration around pellets. The pantry does not create a ration by averaging the percentages used by different sources.
RSPCA Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund PDSA RSPCA Australia Knowledgebase
A lawnmower changes the question
RSPCA, PDSA and RWAF say not to feed lawnmower clippings. A phrase such as grass is natural cannot erase that exclusion. This page supplies no harvesting method or guarantee about a lawn’s plants, chemical exposure, access or condition.
RSPCA Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund PDSA RSPCA Australia Knowledgebase
Water needs its own place in the discussion
The welfare sources call for ongoing access to fresh, clean drinking water. A wet vegetable is not described here as a replacement. The website cannot inspect a water container or confirm that a particular rabbit has been able to drink.
RSPCA Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund PDSA RSPCA Australia Knowledgebase
Appetite concerns are not a shopping task
A rabbit stopping eating needs direct veterinary contact, as PDSA states. Do not turn that situation into a trial of new hay, a diet reset or a card-completion exercise. General food research does not rule out a medical problem or provide home treatment.
RSPCA Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund PDSA RSPCA Australia Knowledgebase
Sources and limits
Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund: Greens, Veg and Herbs
RSPCA Australia Knowledgebase: What should I feed my rabbits?, updated 20 September 2023