I. Reasonable weight standard for rabbits
The ideal weight of rabbits of various breeds, the ideal weight of Dutch dwarf rabbits is less than 1.2kg; Ideal body weight of Lion Rabbit<2.2kg; Ideal Body Weight of Dutch Lop Rabbit<1.5kg; Ideal Body Weight of American Lop Rabbit<2～2.2kg; Ideal Body Weight of Jesse Woolley Rabbit<1.5kg; Ideal Body Weight of British Angora Rabbit <2.2kg; The ideal weight of the Dutch Dodge rabbit<1.5～2.5kg.
There is no internationally recognized ideal body weight for other miniature or domestic rabbit breeds. If you think your rabbit is too fat or too thin, you can reasonably control it by the following methods:
2. How to control the weight of the rabbit if it is too fat
1. For the rabbit that is too fat, The owner can choose to feed it with high-fiber and low-protein rabbit food. At present, there are also special rabbit food for obese rabbits on the market. This kind of rabbit food is very suitable for fat rabbits.
2. It is forbidden to feed rabbits with oats and rabbit food with high starch content, such as oat pasture, sweet potato leaves, oat blocks, etc. These foods can cause rabbits to become more obese, and the owner needs to control the supply of these foods In addition, some fruits are also high in calories, and you need to pay attention to controlling feeding.
3. Keep feeding the rabbits regularly and quantitatively every day, and the amount of feeding rabbit food must be reasonable. It is enough to feed adult rabbits once in the morning and evening. For the rest of the time, only grass and water can be provided.
4. Let the rabbit exercise regularly every day. Owners should not keep rabbits in cages all day long. Rabbits in cages either eat or sleep, which will easily lead to obesity and depression. Therefore, the owner needs to release the rabbit for a period of time every day, about 1 hour, but be careful not to let the rabbit have close contact with stray animals, and do not let the rabbit burrow deep into the grass, otherwise it is easy to infect fleas and other parasites. .
Three, how to gain weight scientifically if the rabbit is too thin
1. There are parasites in the rabbit that absorb it Nutrition, whether there are parasites in the end, can be determined by doing a stool test on the rabbit.
2. If it is caused by insufficient nutrient intake, the owner should change it to some better quality rabbit food, and give it a little more appropriately, which can be fed 3%-5% of the rabbit’s body weight .
3. For adult rabbits, in addition to feeding it with grass, it can be properly fed with some forages such as alfalfa grass and ryegrass, so that the grass can achieve the effect of fattening, but it must be Don’t let rabbits eat too much. Rabbits eat too much of these pastures, which can make rabbits overweight and cause urinary calcium.
The above is our introduction to the ideal weight of rabbits. Is the weight of your rabbit reasonable? As its owner, you need to pay more attention to control the weight of the rabbit within a reasonable range!
