There's a right way to feed rabbits: keep these three dos and three don'ts in mind

Feed a complete mixed ration. The nutrient composition of a rabbit's daily ration is: 10% crude protein and 10% crude fiber, 5% fat, 2800 kcal of digestible energy per kilogram of ration, and 10% amino acids. If there is no way to feed a complete mixed feed, appropriately add concentrated feeds such as soybeans, soybean cake, wheat bran and corn, along with succulent feeds such as carrots.

Feed heavily at night. Rabbits have a strong tendency to eat at night, and nighttime intake can account for more than 75% of their total daily intake. Therefore, provide rabbits with enough feed and drinking water at night.

Change feed gradually. When one kind of feed has been fed for a long time, the rabbit has already developed a strong ability to adapt to it; if the feed is suddenly changed, it easily causes gastrointestinal illness in rabbits.

Do not feed silage. Silage is highly acidic, which affects the growth and reproduction of microorganisms in the rabbit's cecum, reduces cellulase, and interferes with normal digestion in rabbits. At the same time, silage easily becomes moldy and spoiled, and after eating it rabbits are prone to toxic diarrhea, or even death.

Do not interrupt the supply of forage. The rabbit's cecum contains many microorganisms that can secrete fibrolytic enzymes and has a strong ability to break down crude fiber. However, feed stays in the rabbit's gastrointestinal tract for only a short time, so forage feeding should not be interrupted, to prevent food masses from compacting and blocking the cecum. Feed rabbits 0.5 kg to 1 kg of forage per day.

Do not overfeed. Feed rabbits at fixed times and in fixed amounts. Adult rabbits are fed 4 times a day, and young rabbits 4 to 6 times a day, each time to about 70% to 80% full. Do not add feed too frequently or feed too much, to prevent diarrhea and bloating in rabbits.