Rabbit-Raising Taboos to Avoid

1 Rabbit-Raising Taboos to Avoid

1. Avoid high temperature and humidity. Temperature strongly affects growth, reproduction, feed use, and fattening. Adults are comfortable at 10–25°C; kits at 30–32°C. Above 33°C cool down; below 5°C warm up. Keep humidity 60–65%, avoiding below 55% or above 70%.

2. Do disease prevention well. Infectious disease kills many rabbits, but small farms treat only after symptoms appear, with poor results. Adopt ‘prevention over treatment’: vaccinate regularly (E. coli, Clostridium, etc.), disinfect with 10–20% lime wash, ventilate, and control ammonia.

3. Avoid random sourcing. Buy breeding stock only from licensed, large rabbit farms — not markets, where most rabbits are commercial, not breeding, with low offspring performance. Require business licenses and breeding permits to ensure quality.

4. Avoid too many breeds. If you keep meat rabbits, avoid also adding Angora or Rex; keep one breed, at most two. Too many breeds complicate management and hurt economics (unless your farm is large and experienced).

The above are rabbit-raising taboos to avoid.