What are the things to keep in mind when raising a pet rabbit?

What are the things to keep in mind when raising a pet rabbit?

Since pet rabbits do not have a very strong constitution, you need to treat them well. During the process of raising a pet rabbit, there are many aspects to pay attention to. Today, the editor will introduce to you what to keep in mind when raising a pet rabbit.

1. The rabbit's living environment must be hygienic, dry and well ventilated. If the environment is damp and unhygienic, it easily breeds bacteria and causes the rabbit to get skin diseases.

2. It is recommended that as soon as you buy a young rabbit, do not rush to give it a name. Instead, feed it coccidiostat to prevent coccidiosis. Coccidiosis comes on acutely, and many young rabbits die from coccidia, followed by diarrhea.

3. If the cage the young rabbit lives in is a dog crate, you should add a wooden board inside the cage for it to rest its feet on. Without a board, over time it will get pododermatitis, and pododermatitis is very hard to cure.

4. If the rabbit gets diarrhea from eating vegetables, promptly give it 4 tablets of lactasin. If you do not have lactasin at home, you can also feed it lactic acid bacteria tablets or probiotics (give lactic acid bacteria tablets and probiotics in infant doses).

5. A rabbit's teeth grow continuously, so you need to prepare a chew stick for it. Some rabbits like to bite electrical wires and similar things, so pay attention.

6. Rabbit supplies must be cleaned and disinfected regularly.

7. A caged rabbit must be given more than 1 hour of activity time every day.

8. If you are worried about the rabbit pooping everywhere, you can teach it to use a litter box. Its urine and feces must be cleaned up every day. If not cleaned, they will produce nitrogen gas after piling up for a long time.

9. Do not bathe a young rabbit. Rabbits are very clean animals and groom their fur by licking every day. It is not recommended to bathe them. However, if you have no choice but to bathe it, choose a day with good weather and sunshine, and you should prevent water from entering its ears. If you are not careful, it will get otitis media. You also cannot use human products such as body wash or soap on it. After bathing, dry it immediately, otherwise it will catch a cold.

10. Rabbits do not feel full, so you must control its food intake to avoid overeating to death.

11. Rabbits cannot eat too much starch. Starch is very bad for rabbits.

12. When picking up a rabbit, never grab its ears. The ears are an important organ for the rabbit. Rabbits have no sweat glands and must use their ears to dissipate heat. Rabbit ears are not made for people to grab. If you grab and injure a rabbit's ear and cause nerve damage, the rabbit's ears will not stand up and cannot turn. The correct way to pick up a rabbit is: support the rabbit's back with one hand, lift the rabbit's bottom with the other hand, and let the rabbit's legs and belly face forward.

13. Diseases rabbits are prone to include colds (Pasteurella), coccidiosis (severe diarrhea), hairballs, ear mites, pododermatitis, etc. Rabbit owners should keep the raising environment hygienic and ventilated to prevent disease. Since there are currently relatively few veterinary hospitals that accept rabbits for diagnosis and treatment, if there is a problem, it is best to search online and ask experienced netizens in various ways.

14. A rabbit's destructive ability is astonishing. So you need to put away your phone charger. Household wires such as telephone lines can be stuck to the wall with smooth tape. Never put plastic bags anywhere the rabbit can reach, because it will eat them. Also, if you have bonsai at home, put them up high. Its little mouth will show no mercy. It will also use your shoes to gnaw on, and pant legs are an appetizer. In short, when you are not around, it is better to shut it up. When you let it out to exercise, you have to follow right behind its little bottom and keep a close eye on it!

15. A rabbit's emotions are mostly about food. When it is hungry and finds no food in its bowl, it will knock over all the bowls to make noise and tell you it is hungry. When it stomps its hind feet at you, then you must reflect on yourself. Because a rabbit stomping its hind feet means it is angry, or warning its companions of danger.

16. Rabbits are a bit like cats. They have independent personalities, but sometimes they are very clingy and afraid of being alone. So you must set aside time every day to play with it and build a bond: for example, if the rabbit is free-roaming, do not grab it, let it grow up freely; let it eat the food it likes, and if it is picky, let it be picky, let it eat as it pleases, do not restrict it; spend lots of time with the rabbit, run with it, use food to tease it into running a few laps, standing up, and so on. The most crucial point is that once you decide to raise it, you must cherish it well, and never become annoyed with it, or even abandon the little rabbit.