1. The reason why female rabbits eat rabbits
1. Postpartum water shortage: After giving birth, the female rabbit will feel very empty and weak and thirsty due to the loss of fetal water, so she wants to find water to drink. If the rabbit cannot find water, it may eat the baby rabbit.
2. Postpartum lack of milk: If the mother rabbit is in the lactation stage, if the milk is insufficient, and the young rabbit bites the mother rabbit while fighting for the nipple, it may cause the mother rabbit to eat the baby rabbit.
3. Lack of nutrition: Some breeders do not know the symptoms of the female rabbit’s pregnancy, so they do not pay attention to strengthening nutrition after the female rabbit is pregnant, resulting in a serious lack of nutrition after the female rabbit is born. Replenish energy.
4. Frightened: Rabbits are more prone to stress, especially after giving birth. If other animals intrude around the rabbit cage or the noise is relatively loud, the female rabbit may be frightened. Accidentally trampled the little rabbit to death because of restlessness, and then it will eat the little rabbit.
5. Cub-eating addiction: Some female rabbits will eat baby rabbits that died unexpectedly or are relatively weak after giving birth. From then on, they will develop cub-eating addiction. After giving birth, the female rabbit will eat the cubs.
5. The phenomenon will intensify.
6. The effect of odor: Since rabbits distinguish young rabbits by smell, if the smell in the cage changes, or there is a strange smell on the little rabbit, the mother rabbit will also kill the little rabbit. .
7. Sickness and discomfort: The mother rabbit will become more irritable when she is sick, and may not be willing to breastfeed the baby rabbit. Rabbit killed.
Second, how to prevent female rabbits from eating rabbits?
1. Strengthening nutrition
In order to avoid the mother rabbit eating the baby rabbit due to lack of nutrition after giving birth, during the pregnancy of the mother rabbit, it is necessary to strengthen the nutritional supplement, feed Must be nutritious, feed more protein, minerals and vitamin-rich foods.
In addition, after giving birth to the female rabbit, provide it with a bowl of warm water and fresh feed in time. You can add a little salt to the water to help the female rabbit adjust electrolytes.
Finally, if the female rabbit lacks milk after giving birth, it is usually caused by insufficient nutrition, and it also needs to be fed with juicy feed. If the number of pups is too large, it is recommended to choose a part of it to foster or artificially feed.
2. Avoid being frightened
Does should be kept quiet during production, do not check frequently, so as not to be frightened. If there are other small animals at home, it is recommended to temporarily isolate them.
3. Avoid peculiar smell
It is generally recommended to clean and sterilize the production box 3-4 days before the female rabbit gives birth, and lay the bedding material in advance. And the smell of the birthing box changes, the mother rabbit may become suspicious, and then eat the baby rabbit. Therefore, try not to carry out large-scale cleaning and modification of the rabbit nest after the mother rabbit is born. In addition, you should also pay attention not to touch the pups with odorous hands. Before checking the pups, you need to rub your hands with litter to remove the odor.
4. Reasonable foster care
If the female rabbit is ill or sick, it is generally recommended to directly choose foster care or artificial feeding. When fostering, be careful not to send the little rabbits directly to other rabbit dens, because the mother rabbit will tell that it is not her own children by smell, and may also kill them directly.
Therefore, the owner needs to take out the foster mother rabbit first, and then smear the foster mother rabbit’s milk, urine, etc. on the young rabbit, and then disguise the little rabbit before putting it in foster care.
Put the mother rabbit back.
