Rabbits have a very delicate and sensitive digestive tract. Very carefully it is necessary to take the issue of feeding. The main food for rabbits is grass, hay and vegetables.
Rabbits like to eat very much and do not understand what and how much they eat. Therefore, it is very easy to harm these small rodents by putting harmful herb or vegetable in the trough.
How can you feed rabbits?
We answer the first question of interest to us - how can you feed rabbits? It is more convenient to use specialized feed for rabbits. But many of them are designed for commercial commercial breeding, so they have high caloric value. If you use them carelessly - you can easily achieve obesity in rabbits and disrupt the body's imbalance as a whole.
For domestic rabbits it is enough to have in the diet the right amount of hay and fresh vegetables. The hay should have good quality hay - without mold and bad odor. Even if the summer is outdoors and the yard is full of green grass, hay is simply necessary. It contains a lot of protein, vitamins and other nutrients for rabbits. Very useful hay from nettles and legumes.
To the rodents grind their teeth, they need to periodically toss in the feeder branches. Rabbits gladly bite bark from branches of acacia, lime, cherry and currant.
In the spring, juicy foods, that is, a variety of greens, should appear in the diet of rabbits gradually and in small portions. It is desirable to combine with hay first - one grass can cause bloating. You can feed rabbits with dandelion leaves, quinoa, young burdock and nettle.
Vegetables and fruits should be given in a raw form. It is better to feed rabbits with small potatoes, apples, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, as well as pumpkin and carrots. All vegetables should be washed and set up in large pieces.
Also you can not forget about mineral fertilizing and vitamins. A good additive to food awakens chalk, and salt is simply necessary for all herbivores without exception.
You can not feed rabbits with spoiled, rotten vegetables. It is dangerous to give green and sprouted potatoes. Very carefully it is necessary to be with white cabbage and cauliflower - they cause a swelling in the rabbits and diarrhea. Therefore, it is better to give up cabbage altogether. And also it is necessary to watch closely, that in a hay the plants poisonous for rabbits have not got. It can be lily of the valley, dope, bleached, a lot of clover.
Feeding of domestic rabbits
Decorative home rabbit differs from its larger congeners even more problematic digestive system. But there are no big differences from the diet of ordinary rabbits. Therefore, home (decorative or dwarf) is better to feed dry food - it's grain, cereals, hay and root vegetables and herbs - the leaves of spinach and lettuce. The main thing is to consider the age of the rabbit. Until a month the rabbits feed the rabbit, after which they are ready to take dry, ordinary food.
How correctly to feed rabbits?
Water should always be in rabbits. It is not desirable to drink boiled and mineral due to the large number of salts.
Access to feed should be permanent and unlimited. Rabbits need to be fed 2-3 times a day. Hay is recommended to be placed in a feeding bowl for the night, rabbits are fond of midnight snack. It is very important to diversify the nutrition of rabbits. But different products must be given in turn, not in one step. If there is a desire to pamper the rodent with dessert, it is better to buy it in a specialized store - chocolate and cookies will only cause your pet to react badly.
That's all the recommendations for the correct feeding of rabbits. We wish your pet a pleasant appetite!