Why is Forage Important?

Foraging is important to many rabbit owners and their little friends, but not all rabbit lovers, or any person out there, will know why foraging really is important. Due to this, I will be going over all of the ways that forage is important for you, and your rabbit(s).

How Can Foraging Benefit Your Rabbit?

Foraging can benefit your rabbit in 4 different ways, these ways being entertainment, nutrition, enrichment, and variety.

Entertainment:

Forage is an amazing source of entertainment for rabbits, they love it. Entertaining rabbits can’t always be an easy task, but grasses can really keep your rabbit occupied for a long time. Simple things found outside can give your rabbit something to gnaw on to keep them distracted for a while.

Nutrition:

There are many sources of food for your rabbit outside that isn’t accessible from inside. That being said, getting that food for your rabbit is amazing for their well being. There are so many amazing plants outside that have so much more nutrition than anyone could expect, dandelions are a great example. They have great nutrition in their leaves for salad, and their flowers have natural sugars that are still healthy in a form of a treat, or a salad add-on.

Enrichment:

As for enrichment, what part of forage isn’t enrichment? Your rabbit is now given the access to different treats, foods, and toys that they were kept away from for their entire life, and now they get the opportunity to experience this all. Enrichment is all about occupation and experiment, forage covers both.

Variety:

Forage is so amazing for giving a rabbit a little variety in its life. Some rabbits will only get store bought toys and the food that they need, but giving them more than just what they need can really improve the rabbit’s appetite and mood. Variety is found everywhere in forage with food, treats, and toys. Can’t forget that it’s all natural too!

How Can Foraging Benefit You?

Believe it or not, foraging can benefit you in many ways, even if you can’t realize it. Some of the ways that foraging could and would benefit you includes budget, piece of mind, and nutrition.

Budget:

Whether you only forage for one item, or for everything in your rabbit’s diet, the amount of money spent on your rabbit’s needs will decrease by a very slight amount, or a very large amount, or you may never have to go to the pet store again, you may never know.

Piece of Mind:

There is that piece of mind when you forage, it’s because you know what’s going into your body, or your rabbit’s body. You know whether it’s safe, unsafe, or wild, everything you put there, you know it’s in there… well, hopefully.

Nutrition:

The nutrition is a great variable in this all if you happen to forage for yourself. Nutrition is a very large factor in many decisions with food, whether it’s for your rabbit, or yourself, it should always be incorporated within the subject. Lucky you, forage can be extremely nutritious and can give many vitamins and minerals that may not have been all that accessible before.

Thank you for coming back again for this post. It does tie in with my last foraging post I did, so make sure to check that out. As I have been, I will be going over breeds one day, then foraging/outdoor activities the next, considering that I post every other day. If you enjoyed this post, give a thumbs up and make sure to tune in 2 days from now for my next post.