Can porcupines be farmed artificially in rural areas?

Rural areas can indeed farm porcupines, and porcupines have good meat, medicinal, ornamental and craft value. The economic benefits of farming are relatively high, and if you have farming skills, you can try farming porcupines.

1. How are porcupines farmed?

Artificial porcupine farming in China has just started, and the development of this emerging farming industry has special economic value and unique market prospects. Artificial feeding is based mainly on farm feed, mainly dried sweet potato, corn, pumpkin, soybean, radish and other vegetables and wild grass; the feed is simple and abundant, with a wide range of sources. When feeding, mix oxytetracycline calcium salt or ciprofloxacin in several batches to prevent disease. For artificial porcupine farming, pen raising is best, as it is easy to manage; the cage and housing facilities are very simple to build, the investment is small, the stocking density is 1-2 animals/sq m, and all are fed raw feed.

2. Porcupine management precautions

1. Feeding in the early morning is the coolest period of the day, and feeding at this time best increases feed intake.

2. Reduce disturbance to livestock and poultry: personnel movement and equipment movement must be cautious and careful; hot weather plus disturbance will cause greater stress to the pigs.

3. Mating should be carried out when the weather is cool.

4. For sows that have no appetite after giving birth, the piglets should be separated immediately, the pen washed clean, and the sow kept cool; if necessary, give an enema and wash the uterus to lower body temperature.

5. Avoid overcrowding: crowding is the biggest factor in stress and heat generation, so stocking density must be reduced in summer.

6. Wet feeding is the most effective way to increase food intake, but it must be eaten immediately, otherwise it spoils very easily.

Porcupines are still relatively easy to raise, and if you have the farming skills and sales channels, you can try farming them.