Pear for rabbits: yes, in treat-sized amounts
Ripe pear flesh is safe for rabbits, and its soft, juicy sweetness makes it one of the fruits bunnies rate highest. It is also, by rabbit standards, a sugary food — closer to confectionery than to the fibrous forage a rabbit's digestive system is built around. The right mental model is a dessert spoon, not a portion: a thin slice, or two or three small cubes of flesh, once or twice a week for an average adult rabbit, and that is the whole story. Pear brings some vitamin C and useful hydration on a warm day, but nothing a rabbit actually needs that hay and leafy greens do not already supply in a far better fibre-to-sugar ratio. Its value is pleasure and variety, which are legitimate things in a pet's life — as long as they stay small.
The parts of the pear to leave out
Preparation matters more with pear than with many treats. Wash the fruit first, especially if it is shop-bought rather than picked from your own tree, then cut away and discard the stem, the core and every pip. The seeds of pears contain compounds that are not meant to be eaten, and the tough core is not a texture a rabbit should be working through — the flesh is the treat, the rest goes to the compost. Serve pear fresh and ripe but still firm; fruit that has gone mushy and fermenting on the tree or in the bowl is not suitable. Dried pear is a different food altogether: drying concentrates the sugars dramatically, turning a modest treat into a sticky sugar hit, so dried pear stays off the rabbit menu even though the fresh fruit is fine.
What too much pear looks like
The failure mode with pear is digestive, and it is easy to spot once you know it. A rabbit who has had more sugar than its gut bacteria can handle produces softer, smaller or stickier droppings, and may leave its caecotrophs uneaten — the soft, shiny droppings a healthy rabbit normally consumes directly. Those are the cue to stop fruit altogether for several days, push hay and water, and let the gut settle. Windfall pears from a garden tree follow the same rules as bought fruit, with one extra check — pick over any with wasp damage or brown, bruised patches before slicing a piece for the rabbit. Over weeks rather than days, generous fruit feeding also nudges a rabbit towards weight gain and picky eating, refusing plain greens while waiting for something sweeter. If your rabbit is new to pear, start with a single small cube and wait a day before offering more; a rabbit who has never eaten fruit has gut bacteria that need time to adjust to it.
Making fruit stay occasional
Pear rarely causes trouble through one generous slice — it causes trouble through kind repetition, when every member of the household assumes they are the only one slipping the bunny a treat. KinsLe's Care Teams makes fruit a planned event instead: pear days are assigned in the feeding rota, the serving is ticked off once given, and the next person to open the fridge can see that this week's pear has already happened.