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Things to Avoid When Raising Rabbits
Raising rabbits has several do-nots. Avoid these to keep your rabbit healthy and by your side longer: lack of companionship, impatience, violence, starving, teasing with food, too many vegetables or fruit, raw water, shaving the coat, and temperatures that are too high or too low.
My rabbit is fine when active but twitches and breathes oddly only at rest
Resting twitching with normal appetite is usually overeating or chilling causing hiccups or cough. Lactase helps; if it worsens or other diseases are suspected, see a vet.
Why does my rabbit twitch repeatedly?
Rabbit twitching can be overeating, a chill, or disease like pain, hypoglycemia or coccidiosis. Identify the cause and see a vet.
Why Is My Rabbit Suddenly Limp All Over?
A limp rabbit may be from calcium deficiency, low blood sugar, low energy intake, or cold/hard-to-digest food. Tell normal rest (jumps up when called) from pathology (slow, won't move or eat). Hypoglycemia needs warming and syringe-fed glucose water, then a vet. Feed on schedule with hay and pellets, and see a vet for persistent limpness or dry stool.
A dwarf rabbit, after one night, is weak in all limbs, front paws twitching, not eating or drinking, lying still.
Twitching with weakness in rabbits can be from viral hemorrhagic disease, parasites, poisoning, or low blood sugar and electrolytes. Vaccination prevents RHD; hypoglycemia needs emergency glucose and warmth plus a vet visit.
Why Do Rabbits Get Low Blood Sugar?
Rabbit hypoglycemia comes from too little food, unbalanced nutrition, their special short digestive system needing constant eating, dental problems that block chewing, stressful environments, or diseases like insulin excess. Feed on a regular schedule with balanced nutrition and supplement energy at the first sign.