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They eat twigs, bark, leaves, and other things too.

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Can you eat cottontail rabbits?

Yes, but be careful, many cottontails have fleas.


What does a cottontail rabbit eat?

they eat grasses, herbs, peas, lettuce. And in winter they eat bark, twigs, and buds


What time do rabbits come out?

Sometimes rabbits may come out in the afternoon to eat but they go to sleep in the morning!


What do bunny rabbits eat?

There are so many different things that bunny rabbits eat. The diet mostly contains vegetables and leaves with carrots being a special diet item for them.


What is the name of a collection of rabbits?

First Answer: Hare (Hares and jackrabbits, leporids belonging to the genus Lepus)More Information: Actually, hares and rabbits are not the same animal. Rabbits are leporids, like hares, meaning they both belong to the Leporidae family. There are 12 genera in the family Leporidae: members of the Lepus genus are hares, while all the other genera are made up of rabbits.There are many different species of wild rabbit all over the world, like:Amami rabbit in JapanRiverine rabbit in South AfricaBunyoro rabbit in central Africathe Striped rabbits (two species: Sumatran and Annamite) in Southeast AsiaEuropean rabbit, which is native to the western Mediterranean region (Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria), but has been introduced into the wild in many places, like the UK and AustraliaTapeti in Central and South AmericaDice's Cottontail in Costa Rica and Panamathe Volcano rabbit, Omilteme Cottontail, Mexican Cottontail, and Tres Marias Cottontail in Mexicoand the many rabbits of North America: Pygmy rabbit, Brush rabbit, San Jose Brush rabbit, Swamp rabbit, Marsh rabbit, Eastern cottontail, New England cottontail, Mountain cottontail, and the Desert cottontailOnly one species of rabbit, the European Rabbit, has been domesticated. All domestic breeds of rabbit were bred from the European Rabbit.Wild rabbits are herbivores, and they eat the plants local to their region. They live in large communities (called warrens). They dig tunnels and burrows underground to live in (also called warrens). As they graze, they perform the valuable service of cutting back growth and fertilising the plants their feces. Rabbits are food for pretty much any predator that can catch them (including foxes, stoats, hawks, racoons, bobcats, and humans).

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What does cottontail rabbit eat?

cottontail rabbits eat dandelion grass seeds and berries


What eats the cottontail rabbit?

Yes bobcats eat cottontail rabbits.


What does cottontail rabbit?

cottontail rabbits eat dandelion grass seeds and berries


Can you eat cottontail rabbits?

Yes, but be careful, many cottontails have fleas.


What rabbits eat in the winter?

Rabbits eat bark, shrubs, buds, and berries. Rabbits aare very curious in the winter.


What do Eastern cottontail rabbit eat?

this is not a reliable website because a baby could answer this.


Do wild baby cottontail rabbits grow slower as a pet and faster in the wild?

it all depends on how much they eat.


What did eastern woodlands eat?

Eastern woodlands eat rabbits,bears,and deer. (animals)


Do Cottontail Rabbits sit in the snow to melt it to get to the grass to eat?

No, they dig through the snow to get to the tender greens they so desire.


What do cottentail rabbits eat?

Wild cottontail rabbits eat mostly grass and other edible plants, they will also eat seeds and occasional berries. They obtain water by waking early in the morning and sipping the dew off the grass they eat. Pet rabbits will eat 80% hay/pellets, 10% fruit, and 10% vegetables.


What eat the rabbit?

my penis!


What is a herbivore that lives in the jungle?

whitetail deer which eat plants, berries and leaves European Red Squirrel eat nuts and berries Cotton Tail Rabbits<leaves and vegitables