Why don t rabbits eat meat? Why can t rabbits eat meat

Rabbits used to eat meat, but rabbits felt that eating meat was not well developed, and they felt that they had no status, so rabbits did not eat meat. Rabbits eat turnips and cabbage to develop well and become agile, so they eat turnips and cabbage.

My dad used to raise a lot of rabbit paper, and I haven't seen anyone who feeds meat, but it seems that you can feed them cooked meat, try not to bite, otherwise it is not easy to digest and will hurt the rabbit paper.

1. The digestive system of rabbits cannot digest meat

Rabbits are mainly based on fiber**, and their digestive system is suitable for digesting plant foods that are high in fiber. Compared to meat, plant-based foods are higher in fiber and lower in protein, and the rabbit's digestive system has evolved into a long intestine to support the digestive process of the heteromicrobial flora. Whereas meat contains less fiber and higher protein, the rabbit's digestive system cannot adapt to evolution and cannot play an effective role in digesting meat.

In addition, there is an organ called the cecum in the rabbit intestine, which is a pouch-like structure composed of the cecum and the lower cecum, which evolved from the animal's digestive system to adapt to the digestion of different materials. The main thing rabbits need to eat cellulose is bacteria that can break down cellulose and multiply in the cecum. Eating meat can multiply indigestion bacteria in large numbers, which can have a great impact on the health of rabbits.

2. Rabbits are herbivores and are not suitable for meat

Rabbits are often classified as herbivores and feed mainly on plant foods such as roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds in their natural environment, especially grasslands and forests. The digestive tract of herbivores is significantly different from that of carnivores, and their digestive organs are mainly adapted to eat plant foods with higher fiber content.

Because in the process of evolution, the choice of food is closely related to its own body structure and function (such as the mouth, digestive tract, teeth, etc.), through evolution, carnivore teeth become sharp canine teeth, while the intestine becomes relatively short, but the digestive function is stronger than that of herbivores. Herbivores such as rabbits have specialized teeth and long intestines that break down and digest cellulose contained in plant cell walls. Due to the physiological characteristics and evolution of rabbits, they are not able to get proper nutrition from meat, which can affect their health.

3. Eating meat may cause an immune system reaction

Since rabbits are herbivores, they do not actively develop immune defenses against meat. Therefore, if a rabbit tries to eat meat, the immune system in the rabbit's body may mistake it for a foreign substance, resulting in an inappropriate immune response. This can lead to physical discomfort, lack of appetite and weakness in rabbits, and even life-threatening.

4. Rabbits raised by humans rarely eat meat

Due to the reproductive and breeding needs of humans, rabbits are often provided with food that is different from their natural diet, such as feed, grains, fruits and vegetables, etc. But for rabbits, meat isn't exactly the nutrient they need**. In daily feeding, feed and plant foods containing enough nutrients are enough to meet the appetite and growth needs of rabbits, and can avoid the adverse consequences caused by rabbits eating meat by mistake.