Diseases are often the main cause of death in pet rabbits, and the focus of disease is on prevention rather than treatment. What's more, the mortality rate of some diseases is very high, and even treatment may not be effective.

Scientific breeding methods can maximize the avoidance of pet rabbits getting sick. Diseases are often the main cause of death in pet rabbits, and the focus of disease is on prevention rather than treatment. What's more, the mortality rate of some diseases is very high, and even treatment may not be effective. Scientific feeding methods are one of the key links in preventing diseases. In the process of raising pet rabbit , the following misunderstandings are common.

does not provide drinking water to pet rabbits

Some people think that pet rabbits cannot drink water, and this statement is obviously incorrect. Indeed, pet rabbits are prone to diarrhea, and diarrhea can easily cause death. Many people think that pet rabbits are caused by drinking water. In fact, these two have nothing to do with each other. On the contrary, pet rabbits should provide them with sufficient clean drinking water.

Some people also believe that the moisture in vegetables can meet the needs of pet rabbits, but for pet rabbits, excessive consumption of vegetables can easily lead to diarrhea. The correct way is to supply sufficient drinking water, and supply vegetables 1 to 2 times a day, and the supply should be flexibly adjusted according to its gastrointestinal tolerance.

bathing

Pet rabbits are very clean animals. It is precisely because pet rabbits have strong self-cleaning ability and generally do not need to bathe pet rabbits. If you find that your pet is dirty without hair, you should first check your health and determine whether you are sick. If the hair on the buttocks are dirty, it may be diarrhea in the pet rabbit; if the chin is dirty, it may be caused by stomatitis ; if the nose is dirty, it may be caused by rhinitis .

So if you find that the pet rabbit's hair is dirty, you should first determine the cause, rather than taking a blind bath. Doing so will often cover up the condition and may even aggravate the condition.

mistakenly treat vegetables and fruits as staple food

Do not use vegetables and fruits as staple food for pet rabbits. The correct way is to provide sufficient forage for adult pet rabbits + pet rabbit food + drinking water, 12 meals a day, and young pets are free of sufficient forage forage + a small amount of pet rabbit food + drinking water. Vegetables may not be supplied or in small quantities.

Feed meat or animal food

pet rabbits eat meat foods and foods with high fat content may cause serious gastrointestinal diseases. Pet rabbits are typical herbivorous animals. Their gastrointestinal characteristics are incapable of digesting meat and animal foods, such as chocolate, bread, etc., as well as egg foods, foods containing animal oil.

Irregular diet

Irregular diet poses certain harm to their digestive system. Daily feeding must be regular and regular, so as to ensure health.

Do not feed grass to pet rabbits

Pet rabbits are herbivorous animals, and eating grass is natural. It is very harmful to not feed grass to pet rabbits. Eating grass has two necessities for them. The first is that they can supplement the various nutrients needed in their bodies by eating grass; the second is that for various reasons, pet rabbits sometimes eat their own or their companions' hair, especially under unbalanced nutritional conditions, the phenomenon of eating hair is more serious. Eating grass can help pets avoid excreting hair in their bodies. Not feeding pet rabbits with grass will undoubtedly lay hidden dangers for pet rabbits to suffer from erectile dysfunction . If erectile dysfunction is not discovered and treated in time, it can also be fatal, and erectile dysfunction must be solved by surgery in the later stage.