Key points for raising rabbits in summer
1. Pay attention to ventilation Cooling: In the hot summer, the owner needs 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 cool water on the ground of the rabbit house at noon to humidify and cool down; when the weather is hot, turn on the electric fan to cool down the rabbit house; Sprinkle cool water on the roof to reduce the temperature in the rabbit house, 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 cage to absorb heat and cool down . Pay attention to avoid the high temperature of the rabbit house while being too humid. If the rabbit house is too humid, ventilation must be strengthened to keep the rabbit house dry, because the high temperature and humidity are more harmful to the rabbit’s body.
2. Shade the rabbit house: widen the eaves, build a pergola, hang curtains, set up a sunscreen outside the window, etc. These are the more common methods to cool the rabbit house, and the owner can use it appropriately, but Pay attention not to affect the ventilation in the house when shading the rabbit house.
3. Green environment: To reduce the temperature in the rabbit house, the owner can also properly plant some trees around the rabbit house, such as planting some pasture or fodder crops, etc., by allowing green plants to cover the ground To achieve the effect of cooling, at the same time play the role of purifying the air and improving the microclimate.
4. Reduce the stocking density of rabbits: When the temperature is high in summer, the owner is better to keep the rabbits on the ground or in low-level cages, but the ground must be kept clean and dry. In the high temperature season, rabbits are almost always lying down and resting during the day and seldom eat food, so the owner should pay attention to adjusting the feeding time in summer and feed them in the early morning and evening.
5. Scientific ingredients: In the hot summer, it is necessary to adjust the rabbit’s diet structure appropriately, and it is necessary to ensure that the rabbit’s feed contains sufficient amount of food. The nutrition is comprehensive, the protein content in the feed should be sufficient, and the ratio of energy feed should be appropriately reduced to reduce the heat dissipation of the rabbit body. At the same time, the amount of feeding rabbits in summer can be appropriately reduced. In addition, if feeding the wet mix powder to rabbits, it must be mixed and fed immediately to prevent the wet mix powder from being stored for too long and causing spoilage; in summer, you can feed the rabbits some green feed, but be sure to To ensure that the green fodder is clean and harmless, do not feed the rabbits green fodder with mud or pesticides.
6. Provide adequate drinking water: In summer, be sure to supply enough drinking water to rabbits for free drinking. 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: Rabbits breeding in a high temperature environment is extremely detrimental to their health and will seriously affect the quality of reproduction. Therefore, it is generally not recommended for rabbits to breed in a high temperature climate in summer. During this period, the breeding of rabbits should be stopped.
8. Do a good job in disease prevention: in the high temperature season, keep the environment in the rabbit house clean and hygienic, and at the same time do a good job of epidemic prevention and disinfection, focus on preventing coccidiosis in rabbits, and regularly disinfect Rabbit house, reducing the chance of rabbits getting sick. Since it is necessary to maintain ventilation in the rabbit house in summer, the owner can install sand doors and windows on the doors and windows of the rabbit house to prevent mosquitoes and flies from spreading diseases.
