Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Learn all about dwarf rabbits

By Alberto Mesa


Rabbits are exciting to raise except any time you need to go out and look after them at 8 below zero. Taking into consideration this is the exception instead of the rule, we will assume that, usually, they are fun to raise. You could have various factors for raising them - pleasure, education, business, show, laboratory, meat, and the bi-products they make, such as fertilizer and fishing worms.

Don't expect to make a profitable business raising rabbits. Only a small minority of those who raise rabbits are capable of making a living out of it. Consider it, rather, an enjoyable hobby that can help pay for itself. Raising rabbits gets in your blood. Once you've had some good rabbits, you want to keep them around.

You need to make use of bunny pellets from a respected source that has been delivering bunny feed for several years. Every day, rabbits will eat around one liquid ounce of feed for every pound of weight. Don't feed a bunny more than one day's supply of food at a time except if you'll be gone the weekend. In case you permit your bunny to get fat, it won't breed well, the judge will disqualify it in shows, and also the bunny will have a lot higher risk of dying.

Every now and then supplement the rabbit's diet with alfalfa hay. This will supply it with good roughage. You can also use the hay to line the nest boxes when they are ready to give birth. Make sure the rabbits have fresh water for them at all times. Never feed your rabbits lettuce or cole family vegetables such as cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, cauliflower, or broccoli. They can get enteritis and possibly die.

Never feed them beef. The most secure thing to do is to only follow pellets and also alfalfa hay.




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