How to raise a Dutch Angora rabbit? These breeding tips are worth mastering
AbstractThe Dutch Angora rabbit likes to eat vegetables and fruits, has a habit of eating at night, and usually needs only a small amount of water. If it is given too much water, it will become ill. In order to better absorb the nutrients in food, the Dutch Angora rabbit will eat its own feces, and the owner does not need to stop it. The Dutch Angora rabbit likes a quiet and clean living environment. The rabbit hutch should be cleaned in time, and the environment should be kept dry and quiet. Attention should also be paid to preventing heatstroke and cold.
1. Feed and drinking water
The Dutch Angora rabbit is a herbivore and likes to eat carrots, apples, potatoes and vegetables, so preparing all kinds of vegetables and fruits as feed is enough. Special rabbit pellets can also be added according to the situation. It is a nocturnal animal and has a habit of eating at night, so the owner should also leave feed in the rabbit hutch at night.
Since most of the Dutch Angora rabbit's feed is vegetables and fruits with a relatively high water content, it usually only needs to be given a small amount of water as appropriate. If it is given too much water, the rabbit will become ill. The Dutch Angora rabbit sometimes eats its own feces, but these feces contain nutrients that the stomach and intestines cannot absorb. Eating them again will help the body absorb nutrients, so when you see the Dutch Angora rabbit eating its own feces, there is no need to stop it.
2. Living environment
To raise a Dutch Angora rabbit, you need to prepare a suitable rabbit hutch for it. The rabbit hutch should be cleaned every day to ensure that it is clean and dry inside. An overly damp environment will affect the health of the Dutch Angora rabbit. The Dutch Angora rabbit fears heat and cold. When the temperature is relatively high in summer, prepare cooling equipment such as an electric fan in the rabbit hutch for the Dutch Angora rabbit. When it is cold in winter, surround the rabbit hutch with old clothes or quilts to keep it warm. If possible, it is best to install a light bulb in the rabbit hutch that can provide warmth for the rabbit, but be careful that the Dutch Angora rabbit cannot bite the wires.
3. Living habits
The Dutch Angora rabbit itself is rather clean and will often lick its own fur, just like a cat, cleaning itself, so the keeper does not need to bathe the Dutch Angora rabbit often. If it is bathed, it should be wiped dry and blow-dried in time.
The Dutch Angora rabbit is naturally rather timid and is afraid of dangerous animals such as dogs and snakes. Usually, try to avoid contact between the rabbit and them. They like a quiet environment. After being frightened and stimulated by this, or if the environment they are in is very noisy, it may even cause it to die.