Why is chocolate bad for rabbits?
A rabbit’s diet is a pyramid with hay at the base: roughly 80% grass hay, 10–15% leafy greens, and a small daily pellet portion (House Rabbit Society model). Anything outside that pyramid is a treat — and sugar is the enemy of the gut flora that keeps a rabbit alive.
Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, stimulants rabbits cannot clear well. Rabbits' digestive systems are built for hay, not stimulant-loaded human food; chocolate can cause hyperactivity, heart problems, seizures and death.
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Can rabbits eat chocolate?
No — chocolate is on the House Rabbit Society's explicit do-not-feed list and is dangerous for rabbits.
What happens if a rabbit eats too much chocolate?
Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, stimulants rabbits cannot clear well. Rabbits' digestive systems are built for hay, not stimulant-loaded human food; chocolate can cause hyperactivity, heart problems, seizures and death.