Precautions on rabbit diet
Many people think that rabbits only eat carrots and lettuce, and do not even need to drink water. In fact, this is completely wrong. Rabbits need enough food every day. hay and water to maintain health. The simplest and most nutritious food is ready-made rabbit food. In addition to mixing a variety of grains, vitamins and minerals, these rabbit food also adds a little COCCIDIOSTATS to control the beneficial effects of gastrointestinal changes. Secretion. Young rabbits cannot eat any fruits and vegetables, while adult rabbits eat hay, rabbit food and vegetables as snacks. The correct rabbit diet: unlimited timothy grass + rabbit food by the meal + free drinking of clean water (young rabbits + alfalfa grass by the meal) (adult rabbits add a little fruits and vegetables)
Rabbit's body Language
Rabbits rarely make sounds, so to understand rabbits, you need to understand their body language. When it stamps the ground hard with its hind feet, it means that it is panicked and feels threatened. If it If the rabbit is kicking its head forward, oriented, and tail backward, it means that it is preparing to fight back. You'd better not touch it, because it will bite you at any time. If a rabbit stands up on its hind legs, it means that it is using its vision. and sense of smell to detect the surrounding environment. If it touches you with the tip of its nose, it means it wants you to play with it. If a rabbit licks your hand, it means it likes you. When it rubs its chin against an object, it is a kind of rabbit establishing its own sphere of influence. The method is just like dogs use urine to identify their own sphere of influence. If it eats its own feces, it is a way for them to absorb vitamin B. Usually they will eat feces from their anus, which is normal. You don’t need to make a fuss about this phenomenon. When they grab things or move around with hay in their mouths, it means they want to make a thatched house, which is a symbol of female rabbits in heat or pregnancy.
Rabbits are not afraid of water, but they are not afraid of water. It is quite easy to get sick in a humid environment, and food with high water content is prone to diarrhea, so it is natural to avoid water. In fact, rabbits that are well raised do not need to be bathed, and young rabbits cannot be washed with water!
How to raise a rabbit
In fact, rabbits are a bit like cats, with independent personalities, but sometimes they can be very clingy and afraid of being lonely, so you must take time to play with them every day.
If If you don’t have a safe space (such as a balcony), you can also keep them in a cage. The space of the cage should be large (cages for small dogs are acceptable, preferably rabbit cages dedicated to rabbits). You cannot keep them in a cage all the time. You need to keep them in a cage every day. Let it out and move for more than one to two hours.
Prepare a feed bowl and a small rolling ball water bottle in the cage. A piece of clean wood (poplar) with a diameter of 5-10 cm will allow it to grind its teeth. Put some dry Sawdust and straw (unnecessary dry towels are also acceptable), and standing boards (unnecessary mats, tea coasters, etc.) to prevent rabbits from foot dermatitis.
Rabbits are omnivorous and need to eat more and less. You can buy rabbit feed at Bird Park (online shopping is also good), and you can also add some cereal or teething feed to the feed.
For nutritional balance, don’t just feed feed, sometimes you can feed fruits and vegetables (limited to adult rabbits), such as water spinach, celery, green vegetables, sweet potato leaves, carrots, apples, guava...etc. Because rabbits have poor excretion function , please note that it is best not to contain pesticides, and should be washed thoroughly. After washing, place it in a ventilated place to dry for 1 to 2 hours (do not expose it to the sun), and then wipe the remaining water with kitchen towels. ( It should not be too wet, otherwise it will cause diarrhea, which is very difficult to treat)
Rabbits should be kept in rabbit houses, but the ground should be paved with cement, and then covered with a layer of soil and hay. They should always be kept dry and ventilated. There is sunlight and the rabbit house cannot be kept damp.
Female rabbits that have given birth to baby rabbits cannot be kept together with male rabbits. Female rabbits cannot give birth until one month after mating. In ordinary families, they are breeding households. Rabbits, Japanese rabbits, white rabbits, hares...and other species. It doesn't matter if rabbits of different species are kept together. (In fact, if you raise them at home, it is best not to raise two. The same sex may fight, and a litter of rabbits of the opposite sex will last 2 months. , should be divided into cages or sterilized.
)
The little rabbit you just bought must be prevented from coccidia! ! Give your rabbit coccidia before naming it! ! Otherwise, the rabbit will go to heaven 3-30 days after arriving home. For specific usage, please refer to Coccidia Drugs, including Coccidia Blood Dysentery Powder, Coccidiosis Immediate Killing, etc. In addition, it is best to keep lactase raw tablets on hand to prevent rabbits from having diarrhea.
Rabbits are actually difficult to raise. If you want to keep a rabbit as a pet, you must think clearly and prepare everything you need.
Knowledge - You Must Know
The following is a list of common misconceptions about rabbits that ordinary people have. I hope that in addition to getting to know rabbits yourself, you can also educate those around you when you have the opportunity. People who don’t know Rabbits should get to know Rabbits together. Don’t let human beings’ ignorance lead to misunderstandings about Rabbits and the tragic death of Rabbit grandsons! Saving a rabbit's life is better than building a seven-story pagoda! Thank you all!
●Rabbit doesn’t drink water?
Rabbits are the same as humans and other animals: they cannot survive without the three major elements of air, food, and water. Drinking water helps the metabolism of rabbits, but the urinary mechanism of rabbits is concentrated, so rabbits need more water. Less than other animals, it’s not that rabbits don’t drink water!
●Will rabbits die if they drink water?
Water is a necessity for rabbits. Normal drinking of clean water will not be fatal! You may have diarrhea due to drinking unclean water, or even die from inflammation and diarrhea! Please give rabbits clean water, such as: boiled water (not hot water), pure water, distilled water, mineral water. Do not give rabbits tap water. Keep the kettle or basin and water clean. It is best to Clean and change the water every day!
●Rabbits will grow very big if they drink water?
As long as it is alive, it will grow bigger. If it does not grow bigger, it is a sign of cessation of life. Rabbits do not become giant rabbits by drinking water. The size of the rabbit when it grows up depends on the breed and genetics of the rabbit itself. It’s related to genes, so don’t believe the rumors that mini rabbits will become bigger rabbits if they drink water!
●Should we restrict rabbit drinking water?
In order to sell "fake mini rabbits", generally evil merchants deliberately do not give water to rabbits. Rabbits without water will not eat feed because they are thirsty. Of course, rabbits that do not eat or drink will grow slowly and longer. They are very small, and in fact they are not malnourished at all. When you bring them home and give them water, the rabbits drink too much water due to excessive thirst, and then die, and everyone thinks that the rabbits should be restricted from drinking water! In fact, if raised correctly, rabbits can control themselves and will not drink water violently even if they are not thirsty! Moreover, the amount of water consumed varies depending on the season and eating habits. For example, you drink less in winter than in summer (the temperature in summer is high, hot and thirsty, and humans are the same!) If you eat more feed, you will drink more water, because the feed Yes, if you eat too much, you will be thirsty. If you are thirsty, of course you will drink water!
●Is it difficult to raise rabbits?
Rabbits do not require much. They need a space and the right and appropriate food and water every day. Rabbits are also quieter than cats and dogs. They are not difficult pets to keep. What is important is whether the owner’s raising method is correct?
●Rabbits have a short life and are prone to death?
When raised correctly, the average life span of rabbits is 5 to 12 years. However, the average life span of smaller rabbits is shorter than that of larger rabbits. And most people like to raise small rabbits! Rabbits have no more diseases than cats and dogs. As long as the owners raise them correctly, they will not die prematurely, unless you buy unweaned rabbits from unscrupulous merchants!
●Rabbits can’t take baths?
Rabbits can take a bath! Otherwise, if it gets dirty, you can’t just ignore it or shave it off, right? However, young rabbits under three months old and in cold weather should avoid bathing because they are afraid of hypothermia and death! Things you must pay attention to when bathing rabbits: 1. Use rabbit-specific shower gel. Do not use human shampoo or shower gel to wash rabbits! 2. Pay attention to the water temperature not being too low. 3. Rinse thoroughly, do not leave any shower gel residue and allow the rabbit to lick it excessively, which may cause poisoning! 4. Dry with a dry towel and blow dry with a hair dryer.
5. Rabbits love to be clean and will clean themselves several times a day. Moreover, rabbit skin has a layer of protective ingredients. Washing with water will destroy this layer of protection and make rabbits prone to skin problems. Therefore, frequent washing with water should be avoided. It is best to wash once every two to three months.
●Rabbits are smelly?
Rabbits love to be clean. Under normal circumstances, rabbit poop is in the form of small particles and has no odor. The odor is rabbit urine. However, if the owner can eat feed that can remove the odor of urine, it can be If you improve the rabbit cage and use bedding and educate the rabbit to use the rabbit toilet, you will find that cleaning the rabbit cage is easy and not as smelly as everyone imagines!
●Rabbits only eat carrots?
Rabbits may not necessarily like to eat carrots the most. None of the dozen or so rabbits that Yaya once raised liked to eat carrots. Rabbits cannot survive on just carrots. Carrots are a cooling vegetable. Excessive consumption can lead to diarrhea and vitamin A poisoning. It is not recommended to eat carrots especially for young rabbits under 3 months old.
●The rabbit eats carrots, so its eyes are red?
This is purely a fiction of human association. No matter how much carrots a human eats, it is impossible for humans to turn their eyes red. How can a rabbit have such magical magic? In fact, it is because the membrane (iris) of the pupil has no color at all, and the blood inside can be seen through, so the eyes appear red. Once the blood circulation stops, the eyes will become transparent and white.
●The mini rabbit will not grow up?
There are indeed rabbits in the world that are no larger than the size of two palms (the smallest variety is the Polish rabbit, less than 1 kilogram), but currently most of the mini rabbits introduced and sold by Taiwanese businessmen are It is a small rabbit breed ranging from 1 kg to 2.7 kg. It is not always the size of a newly bought baby rabbit as most people imagine! Please remember that there is only one kind of rabbit in the world that will not grow up, and that is the rabbit that goes to heaven! Don't believe the lies told by unscrupulous businessmen that mini rabbits will not grow up. The little rabbits you see are most likely unweaned babies that are prone to die young!
●To catch a rabbit, do you need to catch its ears?
No one likes to be carried around by the ear! Ears are an important organ of rabbits. Rabbits have no sweat glands and must use their ears to dissipate heat. Rabbit ears are not meant to be scratched. If the rabbit ears are scratched and cause nerve damage, the rabbit's ears will not be able to straighten or move. . Please stop everyone around you who is grabbing rabbit ears!
●Rabbits have two front teeth?
In fact, it is true that rabbits have four front teeth! Just open the rabbit's mouth and you'll find out!
●Rabbits are rodents?
Rabbits are not rodents. Rabbits are members of the lagomorph order Lagoridae. The difference is that rodents only have two upper incisors, while leporids have four upper incisors!
●A rabbit with white fur and red eyes?
There are many different breeds of rabbits, with different appearance characteristics. Of course, they also have different fur colors and eye colors. It is not like the stereotype of ordinary people that a normal rabbit must have white fur and red eyes!