Where can I buy rabbits in Zhongshan Xiaolan?

There will be a "flower market" in Xiaolan, especially on holidays, but not often. You can go and see it sometime.

Here are some tips and methods for raising rabbits:

Basic goods

Q: Rabbits generally live only a few years, not as long as cats and dogs.

A: If rabbits live well, it is not a problem to live for six to eight years.

Q: Will rabbits bite furniture or wires?

A: Because teeth and claws will get longer and longer, you must grind your teeth and teeth from time to time. Rabbits like to chew and crush anything, so you should prevent them from touching anything valuable or dangerous at home.

Q: The bunny is cute. The younger you buy, the better?

A: Young rabbits are weaned six weeks after birth. In the meantime, they must stay with the mother rabbit and spend two to three weeks with the same twin. They are more likely to die if they leave the familiar environment prematurely. So it's best to buy young rabbits born at least two months.

Q: It's easy to keep a rabbit. It doesn't need exercise or the company of its owner?

A: Keeping a pet must provide the most natural conditions. Rabbits not only need nutritious food and clean environment, but also need enough space to exercise regularly. You can't be caged all day. Only by spending more time to love and live together can we become a healthy and docile rabbit.

Q: Keep a pair of rabbits. They can spend time with each other to avoid boredom?

A: For busy owners, it is necessary to keep two lovely rabbits alone for a long time, but avoid raising a male and a female to have a bunch of bunnies. (Rabbits are sexually mature once every four to six months, estrus once every three weeks, giving birth 30 days after pregnancy, giving birth to 6 to 8 rabbits at a time, and getting pregnant again one week after delivery) or raising two males to fight all day (rabbits are very regional, especially mature males). It is ideal to raise a sister with the same baby.

Q: Rabbits attack people, even if they are docile?

A: Shouting loudly, making noise, roughing it up, or deliberately teasing it will make the rabbit anxious or nervous, and may make it kick around with its hind feet.

Q: Do rabbits express their likes and dislikes or needs through tone and body language?

A: Rabbits, like humans, have feelings of pain, fear and joy, which can be expressed through voice and body language. For example, if you are frightened, you will step on your leg again or knock and kick continuously, your eyes will open wide and you will run away immediately; When it hurts, it will make a sharp cry; When you feel comfortable being touched, you will stretch your limbs and lie down, or rub it for your master.

Q: Just feed carrots to rabbits?

A: Feed it once every morning and once every night. You should buy granular dry feed from pet shops or feed shops, and occasionally feed vegetables and fruits (such as carrot leaves, Chinese cabbage, raw potatoes, spinach, sweet potato slices, apple slices, etc. ), and hang a special salt block in the rabbit cage for it to lick and supplement minerals. Young rabbits and pregnant female rabbits can feed alfalfa grass as appropriate, and then slowly train rabbits to eat ladder grass (which is also the staple food of adult rabbits) after weaning.

Q: Don't feed the rabbit with water, lest it grow too big?

Answer: Water bottles must be hung at all times to provide enough drinking water. If you want to raise rabbits, you should choose short varieties when you buy them; However, some businessmen mix the so-called mini rabbits with unweaned young rabbits. In fact, real miniature rabbits are very expensive and rare.

Q: Do rabbits get sick easily if they don't take good care of them?

A: Diarrhea, constipation, internal parasites, respiratory diseases, skin diseases, heatstroke, fractures or eye inflammation are all common diseases. Besides paying attention to daily care, we should also find a veterinarian who can diagnose and treat rabbit diseases as soon as possible.

Diet articles

Q: What does Tutu eat?

A: Rabbits are herbivores, and their huge digestive system needs a lot of fiber to keep running. Insufficient fiber intake will slow down the intestinal peristalsis of rabbits, lead to excessive reproduction of bad bacteria in the intestines, and rabbits will get sick. When buying rabbit food, its fiber content is 12%. Rabbit food is a good source of nutrition. You can provide enough nutrition to keep rabbits healthy, but you can't just eat rabbit food! Because rabbit food is nutritious, if the consumption of rabbits is not limited, it will easily lead to morbid obesity of rabbits, so rabbits should not be supplied with rabbit food indefinitely. Because of the high water content of fresh vegetables, rabbits will have diarrhea if they eat too much; Fruit has a high sugar content, and eating too much will make rabbits swollen. These can be used as "non-staple food" and fed to rabbits in small quantities every day. So what does Tutu eat? The answer is: "Limited rabbit food, unlimited clean drinking water and hay".

Q: Can Tutu drink water?

A: The answer is yes. All living things need water to sustain life. The rumor that rabbits will die if they drink water is wrong. Tutu can definitely drink water, and the drinking water for Tutu must be clean. Unclean drinking water will make Tutu have loose bowels, which will seriously kill him. It is best to use a pet-specific water dispenser (the one with steel balls). Bunny won't knock over and step on it, and dirty things won't easily pollute the water quality, which can ensure the hygiene of drinking water, but always clean the water dispenser!

Q: Are rabbits of all ages fed in the same way?

A: Rabbits of different ages need different nutritional structures. The following basic feeding standards are for rabbit owners' reference.

Feeding amount based on age or condition

0-3 weeks breast milk

3-4 weeks old breast milk and a small amount of alfalfa hay or rabbit food

4-7 weeks old breast milk and incremental alfalfa hay and rabbit food.

7- 12 weeks old, you can give unlimited rabbit food and hay.

12- 16 weeks old alfalfa hay was replaced by gramineous grass. Start giving vegetables a small amount once a day.

7 weeks to 7 months of age are not limited to forage and rabbit food. More than 2 cups of vegetables with a small amount of fruit.

From July to 1 year-old, limit the food intake of rabbits and reduce vegetables to match the diet control after 1 year-old.

1-6 years old unlimited hay. Rabbit food 1/4- 1/2 cups/day /3 kg body weight.

Two cups of vegetables and a little fruit.

Over 6 years old, there is no limit to rabbit food and hay, 300g vegetables and 60g/ fruits/day /3kg body weight.

During pregnancy or lactation, the amount of alfalfa hay and rabbit food should be increased and fed 24 hours a day.

Give more rabbit food and vegetables in winter or when the cold current strikes.

Q: What should I pay attention to when feeding fruits and vegetables?

Answer: kohlrabi, spinach and cabbage are fed more than twice a week because of the high oxalic acid content. Beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn are easy to swell due to their high starch content, so feed rabbits less. Don't feed pumpkins, cucumbers and carrots at the same time as other fruits and vegetables, because it will destroy the vitamin C of other fruits and vegetables.

Q: How to choose rabbit food?

Answer: Please choose rabbit food with clear label and good and stable quality, so as to ensure the health and safety of rabbits. The following are the dietary composition standards suitable for rabbits:

Fiber:12 ~ 25% (more than18% is better, and 20 ~ 25% is best)

Protein: 14 ~ 16% (young rabbits or rabbits with large activity need 16 ~ 22% in protein).

Calcium: not higher than 1%

Fat: 1 ~ 2%

Q: Why should we pay attention to the contents of protein, fat and calcium when choosing rabbit food?

A: Humans are beginning to realize that we really need less protein than we once thought. Even vegetarians may eat too much protein. Rabbits don't need animal fat, and their bodies can't absorb it. Bunny's demand for fat is very small, and the content of 1-2% is enough for most bunnies. Rabbits and rabbits, like humans, eat too much cholesterol in animal fat and have diseases such as arteriosclerosis. Rabbit nutritionist said: "The fat contained in vegetables is indeed more consumed than animal fat, and it can also give more energy to pigs and poultry. The same result was confirmed in rabbits. Then why do we sometimes see animal fat or its extension in the nutrients of rabbit food? Because rabbit food is originally made for breeding rabbits, most breeding rabbits have to bear greater pressure than rabbits, so many brands of rabbit food, advertised, will greatly increase the fertility of rabbits. These rabbit foods are high in protein (16-20%). For rabbits who live in an environment without temperature regulation and constantly produce or breastfeed, a large number of protein may be necessary, because the physical, environmental and psychological urgency will require more energy for them to survive. (Excerpted from the HRS website)

Q: Why not recommend alfalfa for adult rabbits?

Answer: Because your rabbit is not the rabbit in the production plan, it needs a lot of protein and calcium in alfalfa, unlike breeding rabbits. Alfalfa leaves contain more protein and calcium than most hay. If you feed it with other foods with high calcium content, the calcium content in the digestive system will be too high, which is a very dangerous thing. At present, alfalfa contains the highest amount of calcium and the least amount of fiber in the hay that is easy to buy in the market.

Q: What about rabbits that don't eat or eat rabbit food?

A: You can give more forage with high nutritional content to make up for the demand, such as leguminous forage.

Q: Is it okay not to eat hay?

A: No, as mentioned earlier, rabbits need a lot of fiber in their diet to help their intestinal peristalsis. Although rabbit food also contains fiber, grass fiber can stimulate intestinal peristalsis more than rabbit food. You must think there is so much rabbit shit, right? ! Bunny is a herbivore, and the heat energy provided by plant food is low. Tutu will digest and excrete soon after eating, and then he will be hungry, so Tutu needs to eat a lot to maintain his physical strength. Because rabbit food is not suitable for unlimited supply, hay is the best staple food at this time! Hay is a good source of fiber, so there is no need to worry that rabbits will be overnourished if they eat too much. Hay has another very important function! That is-grinding teeth.

Q: What can I give Bonnie to help her grind her teeth?

A: The best tool for grinding teeth is high fiber grass. Although some hard rabbit foods on the market are advertised as having the function of grinding teeth, the effect is limited, and the so-called "grinding tooth feed" is actually not high in fiber content. Why is molar feeding not effective? Because the main raw material of feed is grass powder, although it has been made into hard particles, rabbits are only "crushed" with molars, and the grinding effect is limited; Hay can make rabbits chew for a long time and grind their teeth at the same time. Not only can molars be ground neatly, but front teeth can also grind their teeth when cutting hay.

Q: Is it necessary to grind your teeth? How to choose good molar wood?

Answer: Rabbiniformes, like rodents, have long teeth, so biting can be said to be a basic routine for rabbits and rabbits every day. Since the fiber in food has the function of grinding teeth, do you still need to grind teeth? Have you ever watched rabbits eat carefully? Bunny grinds food with molars. The fiber in the food can grind molars neatly and beautifully, but front teeth have to rely on other grinding tools. Molar wood is a good choice. How to select molar wood from the dazzling array of molar wood in the market? The best molars are branches of apple trees, and fruits and vegetables are also sold in pet shops, colored or made into various shapes. In fact, they are only for rabbit owners, because rabbits are color blind, color doesn't mean anything to them, and they don't care about the shape of their molars. Therefore, it is better for rabbits to choose unprocessed molars when buying them. It should be noted that you should not grind the branches of coniferous trees such as pine and Chinese fir for rabbits. Some poisonous plant branches should also be avoided. Some fruit tree trunks are poisonous, but they are not poisonous after being picked. When you can't judge for yourself, please consult a professional before deciding whether to use it for rabbits.

Q: Do Tutu need to eat salt bricks/wheels?

Answer: If Tutu doesn't eat rabbit food, it may be short of some minerals, so you can give it a salt wheel. Animals will adjust their nutrient intake, and rabbits will lick the salt wheel when necessary.

Q: Can I buy rabbit snacks for rabbits?

A: Actually, most rabbit snacks in pet shops are high-calorie, high-sugar and low-fiber foods. As a person who loves sweets, rabbits like them very much, but they are unnecessary food. The rabbit owner wants to spoil the baby at home, as long as he takes time to spend more time with it and touches its head, the rabbit will be satisfied! However, it can also be selected according to the actual situation of the rabbit and the economic ability of the owner. These snacks can also be used occasionally to reward your favorite rabbits, or as bait when rabbits have a bad appetite.

Q: What foods can't be given to rabbits?

Answer: Cooked, frozen, rotted, fried, chocolate, coffee, candy, meat, spicy plants (such as garlic, onion, leek, onion, pepper, etc. ) and processed foods for human consumption. Please pay special attention to chocolate, which contains alkaloids, and rabbits will be poisoned if they eat it by mistake; Candy and biscuits contain high carbohydrate, which easily leads to overgrowth of intestinal flora, flatulence or slow peristalsis, resulting in intestinal inflammation.

Q: Can rabbits eat meat?

A: Rabbits are completely herbivores. We know that rabbits need a lot of fiber to maintain the normal operation of gastrointestinal tract. Meat is a huge source of protein and fat, but it is not suitable for the digestive system of rabbits. Rabbits who eat meat for a long time will not only be morbidly obese, but also prone to gastrointestinal diseases and even cause intestinal necrosis.

Q: Can I give the rabbit cereal?

A: Cereals are rich in protein, and wheat contains vitamin E in addition to crude protein, which is a good additive food. However, this kind of food is high in calories and easy to raise the temperature of rabbits, so it is necessary to limit feeding.

Q: Pick weeds for rabbits?

Answer: Before picking weeds for rabbits, you must first confirm whether they are poisonous plants, and don't give them what you don't know. In addition, roadside weeds are easily polluted by automobile exhaust, and plants sprayed with chemical pesticides should not be given to rabbits. Generally speaking, both Gramineae and Compositae plants can be eaten, but Compositae plants are cool and rabbits should not eat more.

Q: My rabbit is not weaned. What should I do?

A: Many unscrupulous businessmen sell their unweaned rabbits, and unsuspecting people often kill many rabbits because they can't take care of them. If the rabbits bought are not weaned and cannot eat solid food, then artificial breastfeeding is needed. When you meet a female rabbit who is unwilling to nurse her young, you also need artificial breastfeeding. Artificial breastfeeding is fed by syringe. You can buy small animals or kittens sold in the market instead of milk. (If you really can't buy milk replacer, you can use milk powder instead, but you should soak it thin. Soak the milk powder in warm water and feed it every twelve hours. No more than 5ml each time for the first two weeks. After three weeks, it gradually increased to 7ml, and after four to five weeks, it was 10ml, and then the ground grass powder was added. Because ordinary milk powder or cat milk powder lacks substances that can help rabbits digest, rabbits may have diarrhea. You can add some cecal feces of healthy rabbits to let beneficial bacteria enter the rabbit's stomach. When you start feeding, you can put the syringe on the rabbit's mouth and gently push the needle. When the rabbit is sucking, it can continue to push the needle. Don't push too fast, lest you choke the rabbit. After feeding, you can gently massage the abdomen and anus of the rabbit to stimulate defecation.

Q: What is Mugua Pill used for? Do rabbits have to eat?

A: With more and more people raising rabbits, the peripheral products of pet rabbits are constantly innovating. Mugua Pill has become the new favorite of rabbit owners to prevent rabbit hairball disease. Papain contained in Mugua Pills can help to expel hair and foreign bodies accumulated in rabbit intestines. If there is no papaya pill, fresh papaya (especially green papaya, which contains more enzyme) and pineapple will have the same effect. Feeding rabbits during the molting period can prevent the occurrence of hairball disease. Does the rabbit have to eat Mugua Pills? The answer is different. In fact, as long as you give a lot of hay every day, you can prevent hairball disease. Grooming young rabbits every day during molting can not only enhance their feelings with rabbits, but also be a good way to prevent hairball disease.

Q: What is the feeding amount of Mugua Pills?

Answer: Under 6 months-short-haired rabbits take half a pill every 3 days, and long-haired rabbits take one pill every 3 days. More than 6 months-short-haired rabbits take one pill every 3 days and long-haired rabbits take one pill every day. If you have hairiness symptoms, short-haired rabbits take one tablet a day and long-haired rabbits take three tablets a day.

Q: Are all grasses suitable for rabbits?

A: Rabbits are herbivores, but not all grasses and wild vegetables are suitable for feeding rabbits.

Grass and wild vegetables below 1 are not allowed to be fed to rabbits under any circumstances: potato seedlings, tomato seedlings, larch, trollius chinensis, castor, Hedyotis diffusa, aconite, wild grape seedlings, Stellera chamaejasme, etc.

Some grasses and wild vegetables are easy to cause poisoning when fed to rabbits in the growth and development stage: sweet clover and sweet clover are toxic when the flower buds are open, so it is not suitable for feeding rabbits; Buckwheat and rape can't be fed to rabbits when they bloom, and flax seeds and crown are toxic when they mature, so they can't be fed to rabbits. Potato buds are easy to be poisoned when fed to rabbits.

Lactating female rabbits can't eat the following grasses and wild vegetables: colchicine, wet forest grass, jade plum, cowherb seed, Rumex, wild onion, stinky dried chrysanthemum, mustard, reed, Ai Ju, etc. The above-mentioned plant lactating female rabbits have an unpleasant smell after eating, and the young rabbits will be poisoned and die when they are shocked by milk.

Pet rabbits are prone to get sick in winter.

★ Cold If you find that the temperature of rabbits at home suddenly rises, or their eyes become dull and seem to have tears, or cough, runny nose and panting, it may be a cold. Rabbit colds are mainly due to sudden climate change, poor air quality caused by poor ventilation in rabbit houses, and colds caused by shearing in winter.

★ Diarrhea The main symptom of diarrhea is that the appetite of rabbits is not as good as usual, and defecation is frequent and sparse. Generally speaking, young rabbits and long-haired rabbits are more likely to suffer from this disease. If the rabbit catches cold, or the rabbit eats bad food, the feed suddenly changes, and so on. May cause diarrhea in rabbits.

★ Constipation When the climate is dry in winter, if the rabbits at home are fed too much dry materials, the rabbits do not drink enough water, and they usually lack exercise, which may lead to constipation. The symptom is that the dung ball discharged by the rabbit is small and dry, and the urine will turn red in severe cases.

Pneumonia pneumonia is a very serious disease for rabbits. After the onset, rabbits will have symptoms such as listlessness, sudden increase in body temperature, loss of appetite, difficulty breathing, head tilt and coughing. At this time, the rabbit refused to eat, and if it was negligent, it would die in three or four days. The disease is mainly caused by humidity and poor ventilation in the rabbit house, and various harmful gases in the rabbit house accumulate for a long time to stimulate rabbits, mostly in young rabbits.

preventive measure

★ Pay attention to cold and warmth. At night, the doors and windows of the rabbit house or the hole should be closed and hung with cotton curtains. The room should be padded or sterilized waste cotton wool, or a hot water bottle can be put in the rabbit house. Pay attention to take some time to ventilate the rabbit house during the day to keep the air in the rabbit house clean and hygienic.

★ Scientific feeding should pay attention to the palatability of rabbit feed, and it is best to wet the dry material with warm water before feeding. Don't feed it frozen feed or moldy feed; Better give it warm water. Feed should be supplemented at night to prevent rabbits from starving for a short time and night.

★ Be more careful. Don't shear or bathe rabbits in winter, otherwise it will reduce their ability to keep out the cold. Take it to bask in the sun, strengthen exercise, and let the rabbit move freely for a period of time on sunny days. The rabbit house should be cleaned, disinfected and changed frequently to keep the rabbit house in good sanitary condition. Always observe the rabbit's eyes, ear color, stool shape and appetite, touch the back, abdomen and pulse of the long-haired rabbit, listen to the breathing times and sounds of the rabbit, and isolate the rabbit in time when it is sick. If you find a disease, you should take it to a pet doctor immediately.