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How Environmental Factors Affect Meat Rabbit Fattening
A dim, quiet environment helps fatten meat rabbits: it suppresses sexual development, raises feed efficiency, calms the animals, and speeds weight gain — trials show rabbits in darker cages weigh 250–350 g more after six months. Because they get little sunlight, keep cages clean, disinfect often, and feed a complete diet rich in vitamins and minerals.
When Is the Best Time to Breed Rabbits
The best breeding time depends on the method. For natural mating, breed does at mid-to-late estrus (vulva bright red); for post-kindling 'blood mating', breed 1–2 days after birth; for AI, induce ovulation first and inseminate within 2–8 hours. Time of day also matters — cool parts of the day in summer, warm midday in winter.
5 Good-Looking, Easy-to-Keep Pet Rabbit Breeds
Rabbits are adorable and popular, but breeds vary. This guide highlights five attractive, beginner-friendly rabbits—Lionhead, Lop, Angora, Panda and Mini Rex—with notes on temperament and basic care.
Rabbit Eyes Bulging and Watering — Is It Conjunctivitis?
Bulging, red, watering rabbit eyes usually point to conjunctivitis, which can progress to pus, ulcers, and blindness if untreated. Causes include irritants, allergies, trapped debris, or infection; treatment is cleaning, antibiotic drops, and removing the trigger, with a clean, dry, well-ventilated hutch for prevention.
Key Management for Raising Baby Rabbits
A baby rabbit is usually one from weaning to three months, the hardest age to keep and the time with the highest death rate. Here are the key management tasks to raise survival.
Rabbit Mange (Scabies): Symptoms and Control
Rabbit mange is a highly contagious mite infestation starting on low-fur areas (nose, eyes, claws, ears) and causing intense itch, scabs, hair loss, weight loss, and death if untreated. Isolate the sick rabbit at once, disinfect everything, and treat mild cases with ivermectin or trichlorfon plus 2% iodine; keep housing clean, dry, and well-lit to prevent it.
Can Rabbit Mange Infect People — and How to Treat It
Rabbit mange rarely spreads to people if your skin is healthy and you wash and disinfect after contact, but those with weak immunity can catch it — wear gloves. Treat by isolating, clipping and cleaning lesions, wiping with 2% iodine, an Elizabethan collar, weekly miticide (trichlorfon) to kill hatched larvae, environmental spraying, and good nutrition.
Common Pet Rabbit Breeds and How to Care for Them
Rabbits are cute and quiet, and many people love them. But which breed makes the best pet? Here are common pet rabbit breeds and how to care for them.
When Can Rabbits Breed and Become Pregnant?
Rabbits reach sexual maturity at 3.5–4.5 months but should not be bred that early, or their own development and the litter suffer. Wait until the rabbit weighs 70–75% of its breed's adult weight — about 4–8 months depending on size — and breed in spring for the best conception and litter size.
What to Do When a Rabbit Has Diarrhea
Rabbit diarrhea is common and can turn critical fast, especially in weanlings that have lost maternal antibodies. Treat infections with rabbit-safe antibiotics and keep the cage clean and dry; prevent it with safe food, gradual feed changes and isolation of sick rabbits.