Can rabbits eat sweet potato?

If your rabbit ate this

Contact a vet who treats small mammals now. Say it is a rabbit and what it ate. Do not wait for signs.
Keep the packaging, label or a piece of the plant to show the vet.
Note what was eaten, roughly how much, and when.
If you cannot reach a vet, call a poison line that covers small mammals (below).
Do not try home treatment. Do not give food, drink or medicine unless a vet tells you to.

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Animal PoisonLine (run by the Veterinary Poisons Information Service)
01202 509 000

We have not verified a poison line that covers small mammals for this region. Contact your nearest vet who treats small mammals, or an emergency vet clinic.

We have not verified a poison line that covers small mammals for this region. Contact your nearest vet who treats small mammals, or an emergency vet clinic.

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Merck's list of foods harmful to rabbits puts sweet potato under toxic, do not feed. Source: Merck Veterinary Manual

Merck Veterinary Manual: Table: Plants and Foods That Are Harmful to Rabbits (opens in a new tab)
“Plants and Foods That Are Harmful to Rabbits … Toxic-Do Not Feed … Sweet potato”
Read on 10 October 2026
House Rabbit Society: National Pet Poison Prevention Week (opens in a new tab)
“Common toxic plants and plant parts include agave leaves, apple seeds, buttercup leaves, daffodils, holly (berries), hyacinths, irises, mistletoe (berries), sweet potato”
Read on 10 October 2026