can i compost my girlfriends rabbits waste

[FionaH]

i read it has that & thought of a different type of rabbit & thought why would you want to compost one of those

if you mean what I think you do..............ROFL

[Hans Mum]

if you mean what I think you do..............ROFL

i do fiona

[inquiries@all-cool.co.uk]

thanks for the advice everyone

[snakeshack]

I compost all of the shavings from my snake and lizard cages and it rots down real fast mixed 50/50 with grass clippings,never get rats in the shed or compost bins either as the smell of snake frightens them off!

[Elliesmummy]

can you use hamster waste too?

[lynda66]

can you use hamster waste too?

yes .......

[Elliesmummy]

Thank you

[tamsin]

I thought you weren't meant to compost cat/dog litter because cats are carnivores? Rabbits are herbivores so their poop is the same as horse/cattle etc. But other small animals like hamsters, reptiles, rats, etc. are omnivores/carnivores so their diet includes meat. I'm also not sure about snakes/reptiles also as is there not a salmonella risk there?

I'm not saying you definitely can't but might be worth a bit of caution before just adding any old animal waste to your veggies.

[lynda66]

I thought you weren't meant to compost cat/dog litter because cats are carnivores? Rabbits are herbivores so their poop is the same as horse/cattle etc. But other small animals like hamsters, reptiles, rats, etc. are omnivores/carnivores so their diet includes meat. I'm also not sure about snakes/reptiles also as is there not a salmonella risk there?

I'm not saying you definitely can't but might be worth a bit of caution before just adding any old animal waste to your veggies.

i've never fed meat to a hamster ...... though my mice loved a gnaw on a chop bone .....

no ones mentioned cat litter, or dog poo ...... though you can buy composters for those, as you can for human poo. the only real danger from cat or dog poo is from worms, so as long as they are wormed regularly there isn't actually a problem composting it.... or any other kind of poo for that matter

[Joe]

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no ones mentioned cat litter, or dog poo ...... though you can buy composters for those, as you can for human poo. the only real danger from cat or dog poo is from worms, so as long as they are wormed regularly there isn't actually a problem composting it.... or any other kind of poo for that matter

I'm not sure that would be correct. I think human poo is safer than dogs or cats, but I,m still not keen on spreading it on my greens.

[lynda66]

i think the consensus is with dog cat human or whatever, you only use it for your flowers, (there is a bit of debate on this some people use them for veg) but you can compost it

in fact two sheds did a post about it earlier.