Taboos to Avoid When Raising Rabbits on a Farm

1 Common Rabbit-Raising Taboos

I. Taboos in Raising Rabbits on a Farm

1. Avoid a damp, dirty hutch. Rabbits like dryness; in humid conditions their disease resistance drops, so clean the hutch and cages daily, remove droppings promptly, and wash and disinfect equipment regularly to limit pathogen buildup and disease.

2. Avoid noise and disturbance. Rabbits are naturally timid; do not grab them randomly or let the hutch get noisy. Keep strangers and onlookers away, and protect the hutch from cats, dogs, and rats.

3. Avoid high heat. Rabbits fear heat because their sweat glands are poor and they are covered in fur. In summer, shade and ventilate the hutch, avoid direct sun, and cool it down.

4. Avoid a single feed. One feed cannot meet nutritional needs and leads to picky eating and deficiencies, so vary the diet—mostly greens and roughage with sensible supplements.

5. Avoid overfeeding. Feed on a fixed schedule and amount, adding little and often. Avoid sudden swings in portion size, and stop the rabbit from trampling feed, which wastes it and spreads disease.

6. Avoid sudden feed changes. Abrupt changes cause digestive trouble. Transition gradually so the gut adapts.

7. Avoid spoiled or contaminated feed. Never feed moldy, trampled, contaminated, or unknown feed, nor dew-wet or recently sprayed produce still within its safety interval, and never let rabbits drink contaminated water. Always feed fresh, high-quality feed.

8. Avoid feeding only by day. Rabbits are active at night, so evening feed should exceed daytime; always give roughage once at night for health and weight gain.

9. Avoid too little water. Rabbits have fast metabolisms and need water; supply amounts based on age, condition, weather, and feed type.

These are some key taboos in rabbit farming—we hope every rabbit owner takes note.