Usually when we get questions about rabbits (and deer!) eating, it has more to do with what they will NOT eat because they are laying waste to the homeowner's garden and prize plants.

Rabbits do not naturally eat fruit or root vegetables like carrots, so they should not make up most of their diet. Carrots are also high in sugar, so they should only be used as an occasional treat.

Enticing rabbits into the traps is tricky when they eat grass and other plants around them, she says. “We do allow people to use traps,” Drewlow said.

Learn about the different foods animals eat with these interactive learning resources for KS1 Science students aged 5-7 from BBC Bitesize.