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Keep Flowering Tobacco out of rabbit diets—it is poisonous.

Flowering Tobacco

Nicotiana alata

No—rabbits should not eat flowering tobacco. Nicotine-related alkaloids make this ornamental poisonous; mouth pain, diarrhea, and severe belly cramps can follow even a small nibble, so call a vet or poison hotline if chewed.

Guideline: Poisonous

Type: Flowers

Other Names: Nicotiana, jasmine tobacco, ornamental tobacco, Nicotiana alata

Mainly grown as an ornamental plant, Flowering Tobacco is a tobacco plant with many small star-shaped flowers that vary in colors like red, white, pink, yellow, purple, and so on. The flowers have a long skinny center and several flowers can be attached to one stem. The leaves resemble other tobacco plants.

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Is Flowering Tobacco item toxic?

Yes. Flowering tobacco contains nicotine-related alkaloids that are poisonous to rabbits, guinea pigs, and chinchillas and can cause mouth pain, diarrhea, and severe belly cramping.

Should I feed my pet Flowering Tobacco?

No. Do not feed flowering tobacco to rabbits, guinea pigs, or chinchillas.

How much can I feed them?

Do not offer as food. If your pet ate flowering tobacco, contact your veterinarian or a pet poison hotline right away.

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