Rabbit manure is considered a “cold” manure. So you can spread it directly on top of your garden. You can utilize rabbit manure as top dressing for your trees, garden beds or houseplants. Alternatively, you can work it into soil as a soil treatment.
Use it fresh, straight from under the hutch. It does not burn plants. Use the pellets to topdress your lawn, mulch roses, vegetables, flower beds and ornamental plantings, or supercharge your compost pile and create an earthworm heaven.
Rabbit manure is an excellent manure to use in the garden. It can be used fresh, has higher nutrient levels than other manures, and does not burn plant roots. It's an ideal soil conditioner that's suitable to use in any garden.
Stir the manure every two weeks and water it to keep it moist. Whenever you have more food scraps or rabbit poop, add it to the pile, stir and water it, then cover it with the tarp. It will take anything from a few months to a year for the manure to compost and become ready for the garden.
Manure Application
Fresh, undiluted rabbit manure that is not mixed with bedding material or compost should be applied at a rate of 200 to 400 pounds per 1,000 square feet of soil area, with amounts adjusted proportionally for smaller areas. First time manure users should start with the smaller amount.
You can add in some earthworms or entice them with coffee grounds to help speed up the decomposition process. Using rabbit manure compost in the garden is a great way to give plants the boost of nutrients they need for strong growth.
Rabbits and guinea pigs
You should put rabbit and guinea pig droppings directly in the ground. You can add them to your compost heap along with any hay, straw or sawdust that has been used for bedding. You can dispose of the waste in a tightly sealed bag and place it in your grey bin.
Rabbit urine & urine-soaked litter needs to be composted, but the dry fecal pellets can be used right away. Pop a few in the hole when transplanting plants into the garden, side-dress currently growing plants, or work them into the top few inches of an empty bed before or after planting season.
Rabbit poop will decompose quickly – usually within a few months. However, if you want to use rabbit manure as fertilizer, it is best to either compost it or make rabbit poo tea (more on that later). This will help break down the nutrients so they are more easily absorbed by plants.
Rabbit manure is particularly high in nitrogen with an NPK of 2.4-1.4-0.6. Because rabbits don't produce very much manure, it is best used only for plants needing a nitrogen boost.
Rabbit urine is commonly used as a biopesticide against devastating crop pests and pathogens [21]. Apart from being used as a biopesticide, rabbit urine is also an excellent organic fertilizer.
Take out soiled litter daily during the week then clean fully and disinfect with a pet-safe cleaner (or steam) once a week. Cleanliness is even more important when treating ill rabbits.
Unlike most other livestock manure, rabbit poo can be used as it is for fertilizing grass. It is dry and not strong enough to produce chemical burns to the grass blades. If you own rabbits, they will most likely poop randomly all over the lawn. Just spread those pellets as evenly as you can across the lawn.
Both are very nutrient-rich, but worm castings are better than rabbit manure for several reasons. One reason is that worm castings have high nutrient content. The nutrients include high levels of beneficial microorganisms. They are also a great source of finely textured hummus plant growth hormones (auxins).
Chicken manure is much more acidic than most manures, making it a good choice for crops that need acidic soil like blueberries. Bat manure, commonly referred to as guano, is even more concentrated than poultry waste.
Rabbit compost contains the highest nitrogen content compared to other livestock manure. According to [3], fresh rabbit manure contains 2.4% nitrogen; P content of 1.4%; and K content of 0.6%. For other livestock manure such as cow dung, the nitrogen content is only 0.4%; goat manure 0.6% and chicken manure by 1%.
Rabbit Manure is a “Cold” Manure
Rabbit manure, the droppings from rabbits, can be directly applied to gardens and plants without composting first. Other manures, such as horse and chicken are considered “hot” manures and need to be fully composted over a long period of time before safe use.
There are two ways to make manure tea, and both are quite simple. Throw everything in a bucket: Fill a five-gallon plastic bucket or other container two-thirds of the way full with water. Add enough manure to fill the bucket the rest of the way. Let this steep for a day or two, stirring once or twice a day.
Because rabbit urine is very rich in nitrogen, it is very effective on vegetable crops like cabbage, lettuces, cucumber, watermelon, and other vegetables at any stage of growth. It can also be used at the early stage of other crops like maize.
Typically, you will need to dispose of your rabbit's waste along with the rest of your trash, sending it to a landfill. Some people will try to flush it down the toilet, but I don't recommend this since it's likely to clog up the drains.
If you notice your rabbit's poop looking a little on the small side, smaller than their normal poops, it could mean: Your rabbit is in pain - stress creates variations in stool size. Intestinal parasites. Intestinal impaction - blockages and build-up inside your rabbit's digestive system.
One of the best ways to use manure as plant fertilizer is by mixing it in with compost. Composting manure eliminates the possibility of burning the plants. Another option is to till it into the soil prior to spring planting, such as during fall or winter. Generally, fall is the best time to use manure in the garden.