The dwarf rabbit as a pet is a great alternative to traditional cats and dogs. Let's dwell on one very important aspect of keeping dwarf rabbits - feeding.
Instructions
Step 1
Dwarf rabbits have a tiny single chamber stomach and a very high rate of food digestion. Therefore, a lot depends on feeding the rabbit. A young growing rabbit is forced to constantly nourish its body, up to 50 times a day. His diet should be rich and varied. Concentrated and pelleted feeds do not contain all the substances necessary for a rabbit, although they should also be present in its feed. In addition, the diet must necessarily contain coarse natural food, fruits and vegetables.
Step 2
Natural roughage.
Under this concept lies the usual hay. It must be prepared from the summer. Also, various types of hay are sold in pet stores. This type of food should make up the majority of a dwarf rabbit's diet. In addition, rabbits are rodents, therefore, they need daily addition of tree bark or a small twig with bark to their food. For these purposes, birch, linden, apple or pear are suitable. Remember that some varieties of trees and shrubs are poisonous to rabbits, such as bird cherry or elderberry.
Step 3
Vegetables and fruits.
Rabbits are very fond of fresh vegetables, fruits and greens. These products do not need to be specially trained, as a rule, animals eat them a lot and with pleasure. From vegetables, you can give boiled potatoes, fresh carrots, cabbage, turnips (boiled or raw), beets. Rabbits and field grasses eat well, but greens in our usual sense can be poisonous for them, feed the rabbit with alfalfa, dandelion, nettle, mouse peas, burdock. Avoid eating parsley, dill, and onions, as well as henbane or buttercups. Of all fruits, rabbits love apples, especially hard varieties. Do not cut the apple too small, let the rodent sharpen its teeth, cut the apple into 4 parts, remove the bones and core and treat the rabbit. In addition, the rabbit should always have access to clean, fresh water.
Step 4
Vitamins and ready-made feed.
Rabbits are happy to eat ready-made food, bran, which are sold in pet stores. However, adults with eared should not give them more than 2-3 tablespoons per day. Otherwise, they can lead to obesity and constipation. In addition, rabbits are happy to eat vitamins and mineral complexes themselves. A frightening trait in rabbits is the habit of eating their own droppings. Do not be alarmed, as the rabbit improves and slows down its digestion, its droppings are also a natural source of vitamins for it.
