Rabbit is a timid animal. Strangers and strange animals, such as cats and dogs, will be frightened by sudden noise. In the management of feeding, we should try to avoid the noise that causes rabbits to panic, and at the same time prohibit strangers, cats and dogs from entering the rabbit house. Rabbits have a keen sense of hearing and smell, but they are timid and good at running.
Sudden fright, when there is a sudden sound, you will immediately guard or run away quickly. When people suddenly make noise or smell and see strangers, dogs, cats, snakes, mice, etc. They will be disturbed, they will make a loud bang, stamp their feet, run and bump into the cage in order to escape from the enemy. Its home generally has many holes (three caves of cunning rabbits) to avoid the enemy. In winter, they only follow their own footprints.
Rabbits like eating grass. Generally, rabbits raised at home should pay attention to the provision of food, because the young rabbits are not full. Young rabbits are not recommended to eat vegetables, which is easy to get enteritis and can be provided appropriately in adulthood. Rabbits are divided into young rabbits and adult rabbits. They are fed twice a day in the morning and evening. In case of changing brand food, it is necessary to make a transition, and it cannot be changed directly, which leads to the rabbit's inadaptability and discomfort. Young rabbits are 1 ~ 5 months old, and adult rabbits are over 5 months old.
Feeding methods of rabbits at different growth stages
1, larval stage: 15 ~ 90 days.
At this stage, the digestive organs of rabbits are not fully developed, so it is the period when rabbits are most likely to get sick because of food, and it is also the most cautious period for food supply. The basic purpose should be to adhere to the principle of "rather less than more, rather light than miscellaneous, eat less and eat more meals".
① The formula should be: forage grass >; Rabbit food > vegetables, that is, the recipe is mainly grass, supplemented by rabbit food, and vegetables are temporarily not fed or less fed. Juicy feed (vegetables) has a laxative effect, so rabbits of this age may have diarrhea when eating vegetables, so don't feed or feed less. The palatability of rabbit food is generally better than that of pasture, so excessive feeding of rabbit food will lead to a decrease in the amount of pasture eaten by rabbits, and may also lead to serious consequences such as indigestion, indigestion and diarrhea. The supply should be gramineous forage grass-unlimited supply, and leguminous forage grass should be supplied quantitatively at a certain time. The nutritional value of leguminous forage grass is generally higher than that of gramineous forage grass, so excessive feeding may lead to obesity, nutritional diarrhea and increased soft stool in rabbits.
② Daily supply of each recipe: Gramineae grass (as you eat it), leguminous grass (0/handful during the day and 2-3 at night), rabbit food (40-80g daily, fed two or three times a day) and drinking water (80-1 20ml).
③ The ratio of day and night food supply: 25% ~ 30% during the day and 70% ~ 75% at night.
2. Growth period: 90 ~ 180 days.
At this stage, the development of digestive organs is basically mature. Due to the development of the body, the demand for various nutrients is gradually increasing, so the food mix is different.
① The formula should be: forage grass >; Rabbit food > vegetables
(2) The supply of gramineous grasses should be unlimited, and leguminous grasses should be regularly and quantitatively supplied.
③ Daily supply of each recipe: Gramineae grass (as you eat), leguminous grass (0/handful during the day and 2-3 at night), rabbit food (80-1 00g per day, fed two or three times a day) and vegetables (0 1 lettuce or half a carrot per day).
3. Adult period: 180 days to 5 years old.
At this stage, the rabbit's body indicators are very stable, and all organs are mature, which is the best time for rabbit feeding. During this period, the intake and consumption of nutrition and energy should be basically the same to avoid getting fat, so the food mix is different.
① The formula should be: forage grass >; Rabbit food, rabbit food >; The vegetable diet is still dominated by grass, supplemented by rabbit food, and the daily feeding amount of vegetables is 1 lettuce or half a carrot.
(2) The supply should be an unlimited supply of gramineous grasses, and a small amount of leguminous grasses can be caught by hand or not fed every day.
③ Daily supply of each recipe: Gramineae grass (available as you eat), Leguminosae grass (with or without 1 handful at night), rabbit food (daily 100g, fed 2-3 times a day), vegetables (daily 1 handful of lettuce or half a carrot) and drinking water (250-500).
④ Day and night food supply ratio: 30% ~ 40% during the day and 60% ~ 70% at night.
4. Old age: 5 years old to death (12 years old)
At this stage, rabbits gradually transition from the prime of life to the old age, and various organs of the body are gradually aging and their functions are gradually degraded, so there should be some adjustments in diet.
① The diet should be: vegetables > forage > rabbit food. In this period, the function of digestive organs has gradually weakened and the teeth have begun to age, so the content of indigestible crude fiber should be reduced to reduce the gastrointestinal burden. Vegetables are easy to chew and digest and rich in vitamins.
② Daily supply of each recipe: Gramineae (as you eat), Leguminosae (at night 1 bar), rabbit food (80g daily, fed 2-3 times a day), vegetables (2 lettuce or 1 carrot per day) and drinking water (250~500ml).
③ The ratio of day and night food supply: 30% ~ 40% during the day and 60% ~ 70% at night.