What are the reasons for rabbits pulling out and biting their fur?

1. Overly high rearing density. Rabbits kept in cages live in very crowded conditions, and in this limited space their behaviors and movements are greatly reduced, making life very monotonous. These rabbits are both bored and irritable, and fur biting becomes a bad habit they use to relieve their irritability. A reasonable rearing density is one of the main measures to prevent rabbits from biting their fur.

2. Uneven strength within the rabbit group. In a rabbit group there are often some weak and small rabbits or pregnant does that are pursued and bitten by other rabbits. The solution is to place the bullied rabbits in a group of young rabbits or to raise them separately. 3. External parasites. Some rabbits have parasites such as mange mites on their skin, causing the affected rabbits to gnaw at their own fur. It is recommended to carry out deworming measures for rabbits in spring and autumn. A common method is to use ivermectin mixed into the feed or drinking water. 4. Unbalanced nutrition in the rabbit group's diet. Caged rabbits are fed a single variety of feed and lack green fodder for a long time, or the feed processing and preparation methods are improper, or the diet formulation is unreasonable, and other reasons lead to rabbits lacking certain nutrients, such as protein, vitamins, minerals, etc., or an imbalanced calcium-to-phosphorus ratio, especially a lack of sulfur-containing amino acids, which will cause fur-biting in rabbits. Recommendations for rabbits: keep the crude protein level of young rabbit diets at 16%-17%; keep the crude protein level of commercial rabbit diets at 15%-16%; keep the crude protein level of doe diets during lactation at 17%-18%. If conditions permit, adding 3% fish meal or silkworm pupa meal when preparing the diet gives even better results.