Why rabbits keep scratching their ears
1, Too much earwax or foreign body: If the owner does not help the rabbit to clean the inside of the ear, it will cause too much secretion in the rabbit’s ear, which will make the rabbit feel uncomfortable and want to scratch the ear; If the environment is dirty and chaotic, it will cause some dirt to breed in its ears, causing the rabbit to keep flapping and scratching its ears.
2. Infection with ear mites: The common reason for rabbits scratching their ears is that they are infected with ear mites, which are usually caused by the dirty and chaotic breeding environment and the poor cleaning of the rabbit’s ears by the owner. One of the symptoms of ear mites in rabbits is scratching the ears, because the parasites can cause the rabbit’s ears to itch intolerably. So rabbits will be relieved by flicking their ears, scratching their ears, etc.
What if the rabbit keeps scratching its ears?
If it is caused by too much earwax in the rabbit’s ear canal, the owner can first use a cotton swab to dip a little vegetable oil and apply it to the rabbit’s ear to clean some hard earwax; after the earwax softens, Then use a cotton swab or small tweezers to carefully pick out the earwax. Always use a cotton swab to clean the rabbit’s earwax (earwax) to keep the rabbit’s ears clean.
If the rabbit’s ears are infected with parasites, the owner must isolate the affected rabbit immediately to avoid infection; then clean the rabbit’s ears like cleaning earwax, as well as the cages, tableware and other daily routines that the rabbit comes into contact with The supplies are cleaned, disinfected and sterilized; after the treatment, pay attention to put an Elizabethan ring on the rabbit to prevent the rabbit from scratching its ears, aggravating the disease and hindering the treatment.
How to prevent ear mites in rabbits?
If the owner wants to prevent the rabbit from being infected with ear mites, the first task is to clean the rabbit house and ensure the rabbit’s living environment is airy, dry and hygienic; the second is to enhance the rabbit’s resistance, because Ear mites are most likely to infect rabbits with weak constitutions and low resistance. Finally, it is necessary to regularly clean the ear canals of rabbits to prevent excessive earwax or the breeding of details that cause them to infect ear mites.
