Rabbit Poop Fertilizer

Check out this comprehensive list of questions and answers about rabbit droppings. See what I learned when I took a dive down this rabbit hole! *pause for chuckle*. Rabbit poop fertilizer is not only safe for your garden but it also has several benefits for you and your various types of plants.

 

 

 

 

Don’t just take my word for it, studies have time and time again shown the benefits of rabbit manure. For lettuce, a study showed that 60% rabbit manure mixed with substrate provided the largest increase in the number of leaves.

Using rabbit manure in the garden | Is rabbit manure safe for my garden?

Yes, rabbit manure is safe for your garden. It is considered cold manure and can be applied directly into beds and around plants without the need to compost first.

Is rabbit poop fertilizer beneficial for my garden? 

Yes, adding rabbit manure to your vegetable garden and tomatoes is a wonderful idea. Rabbit manure NPK is 2-1-1.

Can I use rabbit poop fertilizer on my indoor plants?

Yes, you can add rabbit manure to indoor plants. Rabbit manure does not smell, especially if it is dried or free from urine. To be extra safe about odors, use rabbit manure as a base or middle layer for your potted plants, not as a top dress.

 

What is the difference between cold and hot manure?

Cold manure, like rabbit manure, does not need to be composted before use. Other manures, such as horse and chicken, need to be composted for 6+ months first ensuring the high nitrogen levels do not burn plants. 

Should I compost rabbit poop?

No, you do not need to compost rabbit manure. Rabbit manure does not need to be rotated or left to sit for several months before use. Their droppings can be applied directly to gardens on the same day on which they are excreted by the rabbits. 

Rabbit Manure NPK | What is rabbit manure made up of?

Rabbit manure is a 2-1-1 fertilizer. It is made up of approximately 2 parts nitrogen, 1 part phosphorus, and 1 part potassium. 

According to a study found in Sustainable Environmental Agricultural Science, “…manure such as cow dung, the nitrogen content is only 0.4%; goat manure 0.6% and chicken manure by 1%.”

 

Where can I get rabbit poop fertilizer?

If you like the idea of having rabbit manure ready and at your fingertips, you may consider adding a rabbit to your home or homestead. However, there are several small retailers on Etsy (including my own) that offer rabbit manure from $5 a quart (and they’ll ship it to you!). You can even buy rabbit manure on Amazon.

 

You also should consider reaching out to your local 4-H club to see if there are any rabbit groups local to you, children raising rabbits for 4-H projects may be willing to sell or give you manure for free. Checking local marketplace listings on Facebook and Craigslist for people selling rabbits is another good idea for sourcing rabbit manure. Where there are rabbits, there is rabbit manure.

How much rabbit poop fertilizer should I use?

You may choose to top dress your beds and fill in around your plants with up to ¾” of rabbit manure. Which is about 1-2 manure pellets deep. When transplanting seedlings it is also a good idea to dig a deeper hole than usual and include 2-3” of manure into it before adding the seedlings. Think of rabbit manure as “slow release”, as the pellets break down- they slowly release the nutrients into the soil giving your seedlings a long-lasting benefit.

Rabbits poop pellets weigh .2-.3 grams each. Giving you approximately 2,000 poops per pound– an amount that could be produced by a rabbit in a little over one week. One pound of rabbit poop pellets could theoretically cover a 44-square-foot area with a single layer of pellets.

When should I apply rabbit manure?

Rabbit manure can be applied several times throughout the growing season. Apply it anytime your plants need an extra boost, or on the same fertilization schedule, you typically use other fertilizers. When dried and powdered, it can also be an effective additive to seedling starter mixes at a ratio of 3:3:2:2 rabbit manure, peat, perlite, and vermiculite.

What is rabbit compost tea?

Though not necessary, some people choose to make a rabbit compost fertilizer tea. Rabbit droppings are added to water to create a liquid version of rabbit fertilizer. Add  rabbit droppings to a five-gallon bucket of water and let it sit for 3-5 days. During that time the droppings will liquefy into the water. Pour it onto your garden as you would any liquid fertilizer. Using this method is a way to turn manure into a quick release fertilizer. 

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How To Make Rabbit Poop Fertilizer Tea

Yield: 4 Gallons

Active Time: 5 minutes

Additional Time: 5 days

Total Time: 5 minutes

Turning rabbit poop into a "tea" can help the fertilizer integrate into soil faster and remove any unwanted seeds from the manure before application

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Materials

• 1 pounds of rabbit poop
• 5 gallon bucket
• 4 gallons of water
• Stick or broom handle

Instructions

1. Place manure and water into the bucket
2. Allow manure to dissolve in water for 3-5 days stirring daily
3. Apply to garden/plants as needed

Notes

Making rabbit poop tea is not necessary for the application of this fertilizer. Solids can be applied directly to plants.

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Can rabbit manure be used in a seedling mix?

Yes! In a 2022 study made in China, it was determined that peat could be replaced by a ratio of 3:3:2:2 rabbit manure, peat, perlite, and vermiculite.

Seedlings started in this 3:3:2:2 ratio far outperformed the ratios including only peat and no rabbit manure. Seedling roots were twice as long when the 3:3:2:2 ratio was used over other ratios. Note: In this study, the rabbit manure was composted for twenty-three days, air-dried for seven, and then ground to a powder.

 

Specifically, the study sights two reasons for success. First, the added ventilation and drainage performance. Second, nutritional content such as the high phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium levels from the composted rabbit manure.

Can I use rabbit manure for starting seeds?

How much does one rabbit poop per day?

Generally, rabbits produce 200-300 poop pellets per day. Rabbits poop pellets weigh .01-.02 grams each. Pellets are about 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm