Precautions for raising rabbits in summer
Key points for raising rabbits in summer
1. Pay attention to ventilation and cooling: In hot summer, owners need to keep the doors and windows of the rabbit house open day and night. When the air in the rabbit house is dry, you can spray cold water on the floor of the rabbit house at noon to humidify and cool down; when the weather is sultry, turn on an electric fan to cool down the rabbit house; when the sunlight radiation is large, you can Sprinkle cold water on the roof to lower the temperature in the rabbit hutch, or you can soak the bricks in cold well water for a period of time, and then put the cold bricks soaked in the well water into the rabbit hutch to absorb heat and cool down. . Pay attention to avoid high temperature and high humidity in the rabbit house. If the rabbit house is too humid, ventilation must be strengthened to keep the rabbit house dry, because high temperature and high humidity weather is more harmful to the rabbit's body.
2. Shade the rabbit house: widen the eaves, build a pergola, hang curtains, set up sunshields outside the windows, etc. These are common methods for cooling down the rabbit house, and owners can adopt them appropriately, but Be careful not to affect the ventilation inside the rabbit house when shading it.
3. Green environment: In order to reduce the temperature in the rabbit house, the owner can also plant some trees appropriately around the rabbit house, such as planting some pasture or feed crops, etc., by letting green plants cover the ground To achieve the cooling effect, it also plays the role of purifying the air and improving the microclimate.
4. Reduce the breeding density of rabbits: When the temperature is high in summer, it is best for owners to raise rabbits on the ground or in low-level cages, but the ground must be kept clean and dry. In the hot season, rabbits almost always lie down and rest during the day and rarely eat. Therefore, owners should pay attention to adjusting the feeding time in summer and feed in the early morning and evening.
5. Scientific ingredients: In the hot summer, the diet structure of rabbits needs to be adjusted appropriately. The nutrition in rabbit feed should be ensured, the protein content in the feed should be sufficient, and the energy feed should be appropriately reduced. ratio in order to reduce the heat dissipation of the rabbit's body. At the same time, the amount of rabbits fed in summer can be appropriately reduced. In addition, if you are feeding wet powder to rabbits, you must mix it and feed it immediately to prevent the wet powder from being left for too long and causing deterioration. In summer, you can feed rabbits more green feed, but be sure to Make sure the green feed is clean and harmless, and do not feed green feed with mud or pesticides to rabbits.
6. Provide sufficient drinking water: In summer, be sure to provide rabbits with sufficient drinking water for them to drink freely. And it is best to provide the rabbit with cool and clean drinking water to help the rabbit relieve fever.
7. Prevent rabbits from breeding: Breeding rabbits in high-temperature environments is extremely detrimental to their health, and will also seriously affect the quality of reproduction. Therefore, it is generally not recommended to allow rabbits to breed in high-temperature climates in summer. During this period, breeding of rabbits should be stopped.
8. Do a good job in disease prevention: During the high temperature season, the breeders should pay attention to keeping the environment in the rabbit house clean and hygienic, and do a good job in epidemic prevention and disinfection. It is necessary to focus on preventing rabbit coccidiosis and disinfect regularly. Rabbit houses reduce the chance of rabbits getting sick. Since ventilation in the rabbit house must be maintained in summer, owners can install sand doors and windows on the rabbit house doors and windows to prevent mosquitoes and flies from spreading diseases.
The above are some of the key precautions for raising rabbits in summer summarized by the editor. I hope that your rabbits can spend the hot summer safely and smoothly.