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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.
Rabbit Bloat: Symptoms and Treatment
Rabbit bloat is usually caused by overeating, spoiled feed, or sudden diet changes, and severe cases can be fatal. This guide covers the causes, warning signs, and the prevention and treatment steps every rabbit owner should know.
Factors That Affect Baby Rabbit Survival Rates
The main factor in kit survival is the strength of the kits' own immunity, with poor care being a close second. This guide covers nest box setup, nursing, preventing cannibalism, and safe weaning to raise more healthy rabbits.
Why Do Rabbits Eat Their Fur and How to Stop It
Many rabbit keepers report rabbits constantly eating their own fur until they're nearly bald. Here are the causes of fur-eating and how to handle it.
Why Meat Rabbits Lose Hair (and How to Prevent It)
Rabbit hair loss splits into pathological and non-pathological causes. This guide covers normal shedding, barbering, friction, malnutrition, plus mites, fungal, and bacterial disease—and how to treat each.
A Complete Guide to Preventing Rabbit Diseases
Disease prevention is a vital part of rabbit management, yet most farms are weak here. Here are some prevention and control measures to ease the burden on rabbit keepers.
Know Rabbit Disease Patterns to Prevent Them Well
Some rabbit diseases follow patterns; knowing them helps prevention greatly. Some are untreatable or hard to treat and kill before you can act, so prevention must come first. Here is how.
How to Balance a Rabbit’s Diet Properly
Feed makes up a large share of rabbit-keeping costs. Many owners wonder how to keep a rabbit's diet both balanced and economical—which is quite doable, since rabbits are herbivores and plant-based food is inexpensive. Here are some dietary suggestions for rabbits.
How to Prevent Diarrhea in Weanling Rabbits
Weanling rabbits easily get diarrhea from diet change and low immunity; surviving weaning is critical. This guide covers vaccination, scheduled feeding, digestible feed, water control, hygiene, and coccidiosis prevention.
How to Keep a Rabbit Odor-Free
Rabbits are clean animals—odor comes from poor hygiene, not the rabbit. Keep the hutch airy and tidy, bathe only when needed with plain water, and manage urine smell with absorbent bedding and disinfectant.