(1) Sleeping by day and walking at night: The wild hole rabbit is weak and has no ability to defend the enemy. In the long-term ecological environment, they have formed the habit of sleeping during the day and walking at night in order to survive. Living in a cave during the day, moving around and eating at night. In the rabbit farm, we can often observe that rabbits are very active at night, but very quiet during the day. Except for feeding time, they often close their eyes and sleep. At the same time, rabbits eat frequently at night, and the intake and drinking water at night account for 75% of the whole day. According to this habit of rabbits, on the one hand, we should pay attention to reasonable feeding arrangements, feed enough night grass and eat at night; On the other hand, try not to interfere with the rest and sleep of rabbits during the day.
(2) Timid and easily frightened: Rabbits have long and big ears and sensitive hearing, and often prick up their ears to listen to sounds to escape from the enemy. The rabbit is a timid animal. When it is attacked by the enemy, it can escape quickly with its keen hearing and curved spine. In the domestic situation, sudden noise, strangers and strange animals will make rabbits panic, run back and forth in the cage and bump around, causing injuries. Pregnant rabbits are prone to miscarriage, nursing rabbits are prone to hanging milk, and young rabbits fall to death or freeze to death. Rabbits are usually quiet during the day, so in the feeding management operation, they should go into battle lightly, try to avoid the noise that easily scares rabbits, and at the same time, avoid strangers and cats and dogs from entering the rabbit house.
(3) Hate hot and humid, like dry environment: rabbits are weak and have poor disease resistance. The sweat glands of rabbits are underdeveloped, and they mainly rely on breathing to dissipate heat. The ideal ambient temperature for adult rabbits is 65438 04 ~ 20℃, and the temperature in the nest of newborn rabbits is 30 ~ 32℃. Dry and clean environment can keep rabbits healthy, while wet and unsanitary conditions often become the cause of rabbits' illness. Humid and polluted environment is conducive to the breeding of infectious pathogens and invasive pathogens. Once a rabbit gets sick, it will cause great losses. Therefore, we should follow the principle of cleanliness and dryness, and do a good job in rabbit farm design and rabbit feeding management.
(4) Like to live alone, poor gregarious: Rabbits are raised in groups, and adult same-sex rabbits often have fights and bites, especially between males and females or in new rabbit groups. Fighting and biting is a serious phenomenon, so special attention should be paid to management.
(5) Make holes: Rabbits generally have the habit of making holes. This behavior of rabbits must be highly valued by managers, especially for rabbits raised in separate families. In general, in the case of free-range breeding, there should be a fence, with foundation and gravel below, and a fence on the fence to prevent rabbits from escaping.
(6) Rodent behavior: The rodent behavior of rabbits is the same as that of mice. Rabbits' teeth have been growing all their lives, and they often maintain their original length through occlusion. In order to ensure the proper length of the rabbit's front teeth, you can often put some branches or sticks in the rabbit cage for the rabbit to bite. In addition, when designing rabbit cages, feeding managers should consider leveling without leaving edges and corners. If possible, do not use wooden cages to prevent rabbits from biting people, so as not to cause economic losses.
(7) Sensitive sense of smell and slow vision: Rabbits have a particularly sensitive sense of smell, and often distinguish feed or their young rabbits with their keen sense of smell. Therefore, in daily management, don't let other smells pollute the bunny, and let the bunny smell the same as the nanny rabbit when it is fostered.
(8) Stamping: The female rabbit is in estrus. After mating with the male rabbit, when the enemy is hurt or frightened, they will stamp their feet. Rabbits generally don't bark. If they scream, it means that in case of enemy injury, the breeder should rescue them immediately.