How do you raise bamboo rats so they are plump and strong?
Selling bamboo rats! Thirty yuan each! I believe many people have heard this internet phrase. In fact, bamboo rats are raised in captivity. Compared with other economically farmed animals, bamboo rats have a longer breeding cycle and higher environmental requirements, and you also need to pay attention to raising them in stages. Today we will introduce to everyone how to raise bamboo rats.
1. Site preparation
To raise bamboo rats, we first need to determine the scale of breeding and the site. Generally, there are small-scale and large-scale types.
1. Small-scale breeding
For ordinary small-scale breeding, you can choose a large water vat or an abandoned house. If you choose a large water vat, you need to lay a layer of soil in the vat, 5-10 cm thick. But there is a drawback to doing this: during the bamboo rat breeding process, the feces need to be cleaned frequently, and because soil is laid in the water vat, cleaning will be very troublesome. For small household breeding, it is recommended to use an abandoned house, but be sure to ensure a dry and ventilated environment.
2. Large-scale breeding
For large-scale breeding, you can use the small square-grid breeding method. Generally, the length, width and height are: 60 cm, 60 cm, 40 cm, and this can be increased or decreased according to your actual situation. Note: the partition material of the grid must not be wood. Because after bamboo rats reach adulthood, their teeth have astonishing biting power and can easily bite through holes and escape. It is recommended to use inexpensive ceramic tiles or bricks as partition materials. One grid can hold one pair of breeding rats.
2. Staged breeding
The bamboo rat breeding process can be roughly divided into three stages.
1. Breeding stage: at this stage there is no need to prepare feed, and there is no need for too much preparatory work.
2. Young rat stage: at this time the bamboo rats have been weaned and need manual feeding. The feed should be soft; carrots, sweet potatoes, melon peel and so on are very good feed. Bamboo rats at this stage need to be fed once in the morning and once in the evening, with less in the morning and more in the evening being preferable.
3. Adult rat stage: when adult bamboo rats are close to being ready for market, they also grow quickly. Feeding is also done once in the morning and once in the evening. At this time, feeding should be at fixed times and in fixed amounts. The feed should be straw-type materials, and at the same time a wooden stick should be placed for adult rats to gnaw on to wear down their teeth.
3. Environmental requirements
Bamboo rats prefer a dry, ventilated environment with slightly dim light. They must not be exposed to direct sunlight. They like to be active at night, so you should try to choose a relatively quiet place for bamboo rat breeding.
For example: deep in the mountains, places where the breeding farm has no noisy processing plants, and so on. It is best to stay far away from the city. Although a quiet environment does not necessarily have to be fully achieved, choosing a quiet environment for breeding as much as possible is also an important factor in increasing the litter rate of bamboo rats.
4. Suitable temperature
The suitable temperature for bamboo rats is around 8~28 degrees. If the temperature is too low or too high, it is not very suitable for raising bamboo rats, because that will require spending more money to solve the temperature problem.
5. Feeding feed
Bamboo rats like to eat coarse feed such as bamboo, king grass, reeds, napier grass, and so on. Therefore, before actually raising bamboo rats, you must first plant one kind of coarse feed. Otherwise, if there is no coarse feed later and the bamboo rats only eat concentrated feed, problems can easily arise.
The above is how to raise bamboo rats brought to you by the Tuliu.com editor. I believe everyone has learned a lot of experience after reading it. I hope everyone can raise bamboo rats well and sell them at a good price.