Matters needing attention in keeping pet rabbits

I. Matters needing attention in feeding management

Young rabbits only need to breastfeed once a day.

Rabbits should stay as far away from carnivores like dogs and cats as possible. If there are dogs or cats at home, separate rabbits from them. If you keep rabbits in pet shops or pet hospitals, you should also consider the same problem to prevent rabbits from being scared, hurt or even bitten by cats and dogs. In addition, rabbits will have gastrointestinal peristalsis after being frightened, which will lead to sudden death in severe cases. Therefore, we should pay special attention not to get too close to dogs and cats with poor gastrointestinal motility (insufficient gastrointestinal motility).

If you take rabbits to the hospital, try to avoid some lively dogs in the waiting area, such as Golden Retriever and Labrador. Before the rabbit is put on the table in the clinic, spread a towel on the table and take it out. When checking, it can be properly wrapped with towels, which can give rabbits a sense of security and facilitate inspection in Baoding.

The difference between rabbits and dogs and cats is that they are not good at expressing "emotions". Many times, they sit quietly and look calm, but in fact they are very scared (breathing faster, blood pressure rising, eyeballs protruding) and even run away suddenly.

Second, the daily diet precautions

We must keep enough food and water.

Diet includes: water, rabbit grass, fresh vegetables, a small amount of dry food, and occasionally eat some fruit.

The amount of rabbit grass that the rabbit eats every day is equivalent to its own body volume. Timothy grass is the best rabbit grass, and young rabbits and young rabbits can also add a small amount of alfalfa grass.

Alfalfa is high in calcium. Excessive calcium intake will lead to urinary sediment, urinary calculi and indigestion.

Other rabbit grass: wild grass, oatmeal, canned spiceless rabbit grass, or fresh pumpkin pressed into powder. These are not commonly used, and sometimes they can temporarily replace ladder grass.

Rabbit food: The ideal Timothy rabbit food contains at least 65,438+08% fiber and about 65,438+06% protein.

The feeding amount should be determined according to the physical condition, exercise and sterilization of rabbits.

For sterilized adult rabbits, the feeding amount should not exceed 1/8 of the total.

The feeding amount of fresh green vegetables/vegetables can account for about 1/5 of the total.

Fruit: It is best not to exceed 1 spoon per kilogram of body weight per day. Fruits with high cellulose such as apples, peaches, plums, melons, papaya, pineapples and blueberries are better than fruits with high sugar such as grapes and bananas.

Three, rabbit cage padding matters needing attention

Avoid any sawdust, dust and particulate matter that may cause eye and respiratory problems. In addition, avoid cedar slices, because cedar slices contain aromatic oil, which is easy to cause liver disease.

Pay attention to the cleaning and drying of rabbit cage padding to prevent foot infection.

Some rabbits will eat padding (towels, newspapers), so be sure to pay attention.

If the mesh bottom plate is used, it should be noted that the mesh will cause foot injury or even infection. It is suggested that the mesh bottom plate only occupies a small part of the cage bottom.

Ideal filler: shredded recycled paper or granular filler. The ideal bottom plate is a solid material that is easy to clean.

The management of rabbit feeding focuses on carefulness and carefulness. Rabbits don't interact much with people like cats and dogs. Dogs and cats are hungry or uncomfortable, which may be obvious, while rabbits don't behave well. Is there any good way? Yes, once the rabbit owner finds that the rabbit has not eaten for a long time, or the stool is abnormal (including diarrhea, sticky stool, uneven stool particles, etc.). ), it is likely that there is something wrong with his body. He should take the rabbit to the hospital for examination in time.