How to cool down rabbits in summer? Practical heatstroke prevention tips
When summer arrives, people can hide in air-conditioned rooms, lie on the bed and pull a quilt over themselves, passing the whole summer comfortably, and no matter how hot the weather gets, they have nothing to worry about. It is just a pity for the rabbits: when facing high temperatures, not only do they have no way to cool themselves down, but their thick fur also becomes an obstacle that makes it hard for heat to dissipate.
Friends who raise rabbits all know that rabbits fear heat and not cold. A few degrees below zero in winter has no effect on adult rabbits. But high-temperature summer weather is different. When the temperature keeps rising, around 35 degrees is enough to cause rabbits to have poor appetite and rapid breathing. If it reaches 37-38 degrees, then the rabbits can only wait to die. So friends who raise rabbits must take measures to prevent heatstroke and cool rabbits down in summer.
Those who have the means can install a water-cooled air conditioner inside the rabbit hutch, and generally the temperature can be maintained at around 25 degrees, letting the rabbits spend the summer comfortably. But this also depends on having electricity at home; once the power goes out, it is all over. Friends who do not have the means must remember that once the temperature exceeds 30-32 degrees, they should actively take measures to cool the rabbits and prevent heatstroke. You can sprinkle water on the floor of the rabbit hutch to cool it down, and grasp the interval yourself. Generally, you should not wait until the floor is dry before continuing to sprinkle water; this must be done continuously.
If the temperature reaches around 35 degrees in hot weather, it must be continued at night until after 10 o'clock before stopping. At the same time, attention should also be paid to sprinkling water on the top of the rabbit hutch to cool it down, in the same way as above. In addition, add compound multivitamin health supplement to the feed, an additive product produced by Sidepu rabbit medicine mainly to supplement rabbits' vitamins and prevent heatstroke. At the same time, pay attention to the ventilation status of the rabbit hutch, because while sprinkling water, the water meeting high temperatures plus rabbit feces will produce strong ammonia gas, which will cause great harm to the rabbits.