A few bunny questions about feeding

Question
Hi Lynne- Thank you for your very informative reply, I appreciate the time you took.  I hope you don't mind two more quick questions.  Since she is such a small and young bun and fresh veggies spoil so fast, would some frozen veggies be okay?  Also, I have a rabbit mix which includes mostly pellets but also hard corn kernels among other things.  I saw a bag of just the corn kernels at the pet store today and thought it might be great for her teeth to have more of them.  She doesn't seem to like to bite into anything hard besides to no-no's like plastic, rubber, mulch, remotes, etc.-lol.  Would a small handful of the corn be okay?  Are there any other hard materials I might entice her with to help her teeth?  I mention this also because I saw a bun with the largest over-grown tooth and this scared me.
Thanks again for your wonderful help.  Have a great day!
Regards,
Susan

Answer
Hi again Susan,

The most important factor in keeping rabbits teeth worn down is hay.  And sadly, too many rabbits do not have access to enough hay which can cause malocclusion; the condition the rabbit you saw was suffering from.  As long as your rabbit has access to unlimited quantities of fresh timothy and/or meadow hay everyday, it greatly reduces the chances of anything going wrong with the teeth.  Some rabbits however, no matter if they have a whole forest of wood or bale upon bale of hay still develop malocclusion and the cause is usually genetic inheritance.  But as long as your are feeding her plenty hay, you can rest easy that you are doing the best you can.

It doesn't hurt to have some toys there too.  Many rabbits love baby teething toys.  And some people put in some branches.  Lots of rabbits ignore these things though and take to chewing things like furniture, carpets, remote controls etc.  I can't help but wonder if they feel our decor isn't quite their taste so they add their own personal touches!  If you provide them with items they are allowed to play with such as an old Yellow Pages, cardboard tubes, cardboard boxes etc, they usually turn their attention away from the forbidden fruits.

Sadly frozen vegetables aren't suitable for rabbits.  It really has to be veg.

A good site to read is The House Rabbit Society.  In particular, they have a link of what veg to feed your bun.

http://www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html

I hope this has helped.  As always, I'm here if you need me.  I wish you and your bunny lots of happiness and fun!

Take care & kind regards,
Lynne.