①Hello, I bought a very cute lop-eared rabbit on April 29, 2011. The light brown one is less than 2 months old. I have had it for a full month now. Now my mind is full of mixed emotions! Let me tell you: First of all, over the past month, I have successively bought a decent iron cage for him, about 50cm*35cm. I guess it is not easy to use the small cage that comes with buying rabbits in the past; there is a drinking fountain in it. (The kind with rolling balls, easy to use); a toilet (triangular blue, a must, you will know it after a long time); I also used a small long tablecloth with a stronger texture to make a hammock for him (Just tie the four corners of the cloth with cut shoelaces. Little Bunny likes it! He will jump on it to sleep by himself, and then lay a clean towel in the small hammock.) Pictures of the hammock can be found online. Check it out for reference. After I let him sleep on the bed on the top of the cage, he always urinated and defecated on it, which was very annoying. But sleeping in the hammock is very clean, warm and comfortable; It’s up to you to choose. I used to use the one that comes with the small cage and it’s not easy to use. Now I use a solid wooden box with red wine packaging as a rice bowl. It’s very easy to use. You can find a similar wooden box for him. , or simply buy one you like. (A rice bowl, drinking fountain, small hammock, and larger cage are OK).
② Food: Now prepare rabbit food for him (a must, it contains the nutrients he needs); young rabbits (within about 4 months, I estimate), use alfalfa. It’s the grass you bought! It is rich in calcium, which is necessary for the growth of young rabbits. For adult rabbits, use timothy grass, which is grass. This kind of grass is very hard and suitable for adult rabbits to grind their teeth, and it will not be stretched if they eat too much. He can also eat alfalfa, but this is not necessary. . . It is necessary to have grass sticks, just for grinding teeth and eating them as snacks (a must). Rabbits can drink water every time after eating hay or rabbit food. This is normal because the food is too dry. If the rabbit does not grind its teeth, the consequences will be serious: he will bite his own feet. I checked online, and the rabbit He can't eat when his teeth are long. You have to take him to the pet hospital to grind his teeth. Why not buy some grass beforehand? It's better to prepare a piece of wood (from a tree or from a sawmill). Mine was made from furniture before. A small piece of clean wood left over).
Vegetables and snacks: I dried carrots for him (rubbed into small long strips with a rub, thin and quick to dry. And cut into pieces with a knife, it is easy to dry during the drying process) If it takes too long, it will spoil); dried pumpkin, (same reason); cabbage sticks, I like to eat them, but they must be dried in the sun. (Note: Rabbits are prone to diarrhea after eating wet vegetables, and if the diarrhea is not handled properly, they can easily die! Generally, if a rabbit has diarrhea or his poop balls are wet, give him "Lactase Raw" tablets as soon as possible. It’s very cheap to buy at the drugstore. Mine is 1 yuan for 100 tablets. You can drink this regularly, as long as you think his stools are wet. My rabbit likes to drink it. I take 1-2 tablets each time and feed him through a syringe with the needle removed. ); Also, if the rabbit encounters heavy rain at night, if you think it is a bit cold, add some cloth or useless clothes to his nest. Rabbits are most afraid of moisture. Take good care of your rabbit, and he will live well. You will learn these things gradually, haha. Not difficult. . .
③ Rabbits are very smart. Their intelligence is not the same as that of cats and dogs. It is a very secretive intelligence that is not public. There are many people on the Internet who write about their methods of educating rabbits. You can read them. And my sad history also started at this time: the little lop-eared rabbit I bought was very smart, it was true. He is very flexible and active, and he also observes my eyes and acts. Most of the time, he will do what I say, and he is very stubborn. I also like my little rabbit very much. I named her "Mao Dan'er", which sounds like "Mao Dan'er" if you pronounce it quickly, haha, which means a child just born on the horizon. The word "日" above "Dan" is the sun, and the horizontal line below it is the horizon. The ancient Chinese characters mean the sun that has just risen from the horizon.
④It is normal for young rabbits to be disobedient, but I was indeed too harsh on him: I hurt the rabbit’s nose, and he still has rhinitis (I dripped Qingda into his nose to treat it) . I feel very distressed. In fact, he can just play, as long as he is healthy. During his most lively period (infancy), I trained him to be obedient and not to run out of the cage at will. The effect was remarkable after that, but he was not as lively as before, and he was not happy! And I regret training him. Because he is very active and his curious nature has been suppressed by me, I clearly feel that he is not as active as when I first bought him.
What’s even more terrifying is that when I was about to let him out to run around my house for a few hours every day as before, a small disaster happened: just yesterday, May 29, when people were sitting on a swivel chair and moving the chair, the swivel chair The wheel pressed down on his left receding hair, and he tried his best to pull it back to prevent his toe bone from being broken. As a result, all the hair and skin on one toe was pulled off, exposing a complete toe bone. He was very scared at the time. I quickly went to see the pet doctor, gave him some medicine, and asked him to come back two days later. But that night, I found out that he had eaten/bited off his toe that exposed the bone, and it became a small disability. I wanted to cry. Tears can't be blamed on the person who hurt him. . . After that, my poor little rabbit became even less active. Always sleeping in his little hammock, eyes closed and unhappy. He is happiest only when he is eating, and I give him more snacks and dried vegetables.
I bought him back on April 29, and we lived happily together. On May 29, he was not only unhappy but also seriously injured. It was me who failed to take good care of my beloved bunny. Rabbit! Woohoo! ! !
⑤The little rabbit is very fragile and needs people's care. He is also afraid of cats and dogs, so be careful when you encounter him. You can buy him a rabbit leash online and take him out for a walk, just like walking a dog. I bought one and haven't sent it back yet. I learned all this from reading the opinions of rabbit friends online. But since this was my first time raising a rabbit, I paid a heavy price for not taking good care of my rabbit. Now I can only try to make up for it, communicate with him more, take him out to play and so on. Hope he gets better soon!
⑥The last sentence summary: Rabbit has his own thoughts, which we new rabbit raisers cannot understand, so I suggest that you prepare him with the necessities of life and then let him use his own thoughts. The method is to grow up slowly, give him correct guidance on what he has done wrong in life, and never hit him (I had too high expectations at the beginning, and it was difficult to hold back when I was angry, and I hit him even if I hurt his nose. He, his young heart will not be able to bear it, and he will no longer trust me. It took me a long time to build a good relationship again). Now I no longer spank him, and I won’t spank him if he makes a mistake. Of course, he will learn in his own way. Now he can urinate and defecate in the small toilet, and there are also outside, but the main thing is to urinate in the toilet. Really, he doesn’t Will deliberately make his nest dirty. He also learned not to run out of the cage at will, of course at a cost, he wasn't as lively as before. I think there is no use in learning this! ! ! Now I would like him to know nothing, as long as he is as lively and active as before and full of curiosity about everything. I'm going to kill my rabbit's spirituality. It's really scary, because I like him for his original appearance, that lively and smart person. After unprofessional training, he is no longer the same as before, obviously. I hope you don't have the same regrets as me. . . I think my master is quite stupid! o(∩_∩)o...Haha, I want to atone! ! !