Nail trimming every 3 to 4 months is also needed in order to prevent injury to the owner and the rabbit. Many people imagine that rabbits eat grass and lettuce out of the garden patch, but their diet needs to be more complete with protein in it. There are many good commercial pellets on the market that provide a balanced diet. Occasional treats are always fun to give and they can vary from carrots, dandelion greens, and bird seed mix, to cut up bananas with the skin still on. Angoras are at a potential risk of a condition called wool block.
Rabbits are very clean animals are always grooming themselves.
Many times the fiber is ingested, but because rabbits are unable to vomit, they must pass the fiber through their G.I. tract. If the bowel is unable to move this fiber through, then it will block the intestine and the animal may die. Because rabbits are not an animal that much is known about, owners have come up with their own remedies to help prevent wool block. These range from taking them off pellets for a day and feeding only bird seed mix and free choice hay, to giving papaya tablets and a product called Petromalt or even meat tenderizer and pineapple juice. Some of these products have enzymes in them that are believed to help aid in breaking up a fiber ball.