First, the method of plucking rabbits
The main points of plucking rabbits are: The following two ways: one is to pull out the long and short, and the other is to pull out the light. The rabbit hair plucking method includes one-time full plucking and staged plucking. One-time plucking refers to plucking all the hair except the rabbit’s head and feet; staged plucking is to divide the hair except the rabbit’s head and feet into two kinds of plucking in turn. 45 days between plucks.
Correct hair plucking operation:
First tie the rabbit’s limbs with a thin hemp rope, and then fix the rabbit on the table in a prone position. Use the right hand to pull out the rabbit’s hair in a small amount, and the left hand needs to hold the rabbit’s hair neatly and rub the roots of the hair so that the rabbit’s hair will not spread easily. Note: The hair on the head and feet of the rabbit cannot be plucked. The hair in these parts should be cut off with scissors and stored separately; the skin of young rabbits is delicate and not suitable for plucking. Plucking can only be started when the second hair is produced.
2. Precautions for plucking rabbits
1. Pulling The hair method is incorrect. Improper plucking can easily lead to skin inflammation in rabbits and trichotillomania in rabbits, and may even lead to death of rabbits in severe cases. For example, the uneven force when plucking the rabbit’s hair will lead to the separation of the rabbit’s skin serosa, and then cause the rabbit’s subcutaneous edema.
2. Prepare for hair removal. One day before plucking rabbits, each rabbit should be fed 4-5 dexamethasone tablets to avoid allergic reactions in rabbits due to plucking. To pluck a rabbit the next day, you need to pluck the rabbit’s hair in the direction of its growth, plucking the longer hair first, followed by the shorter hair. Note that the action of plucking should be light and not hastily. If the rabbit’s skin is accidentally torn, apply purple potion to the torn part in time.
3. Pay attention to keeping warm when plucking rabbits in winter. Be careful to close the rabbit house and keep the temperature of the rabbit house above 13°C. After plucking the rabbit’s hair, add a high-protein feed to the rabbit to improve the rabbit’s immunity and accelerate the growth of the rabbit’s new hair. Another point to note is that it is not advisable to pluck young rabbits, pregnant female rabbits, nursing female rabbits and breeding male rabbits.
In the above, we have introduced the precautions for plucking rabbits. We hope that the owner can master the correct technique of plucking rabbits, which can effectively prevent rabbits from plucking hair. Adverse reactions after hair removal.
