How many teeth does an adult rabbit have?

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An adult rabbit has 28 teeth: 6 incisors (including two tiny upper “peg teeth” behind the main upper incisors), no canines, and 22 cheek teeth (premolars and molars). This matches the rabbit dental formula I 2/1, C 0/0, P 3/2, M 3/3, doubled for both sides of the jaw.

Rabbit teeth grow continuously, so they rely on a high-fiber diet—especially hay—to wear them down and prevent painful overgrowth (malocclusion). The incisors slice vegetation while the cheek teeth grind it into a digestible pulp, aided by a gap (diastema) where canines would be. Memory tip: Rabbits have 28 teeth—like the 28 days of February—so think “Feb-bunny = 28.”