What are the requirements for rabbit cages? What are the benefits of cage keeping rabbits?

The rabbit cage is the most important tool in the life of the rabbit, the rabbit lives and rests in the cage, and sometimes they even excrete in the cage. So the first thing we have to ensure is the hygiene of the cage. This requires the owner to clean the rabbit cage regularly, and if the rabbit cage is not cleaned for a long time, the bacteria will grow quickly, which will have an impact on the health of the rabbit.

If we look closely at the behavior of rabbits, it is not difficult to find that rabbits like under the bed, under the stool, behind the door, and behind the toilet door are the places where rabbits prefer to stay, especially after they are frightened, these places are usually their first place to hide. Because these places can give them a certain sense of security.

Usually we choose to keep rabbits in cages, and rightly so. The space in the cage is exclusive to the rabbit and is the place where the rabbit spends the longest time in a day. Therefore, in addition to being comfortable, their cages should also be able to make them feel safe, which is very necessary, but it is often easy to be overlooked.

When we buy a rabbit's cage, we should consider enough space, the width should not be less than 1500px, and the space in the cage should be enough for the rabbit to move, roll, and elongate the body to sleep. If you are raising more than two rabbits in a cage, the space should be enough for each rabbit to be able to stretch the body very comfortably and rest, not crowded and narrow, otherwise it will affect health.

A multi-level cage like that is not suitable for rabbits to live in, and there are certain risk factors, after all, rabbits do not need to climb up and down, and width is always more important to rabbits than height. The kind of large dog cage is actually a good choice for rabbits. The space is large enough that we can arrange the "bathroom" in the cage as well.

Such a cage is suitable for rabbits who go to the toilet, but it should be noted that when the rabbit is still small and can get out of the gap, you need to reinforce the cage with wire and other items around the cage first, otherwise it is very dangerous.

The rabbit cage is the most direct environment for the rabbit to live, and it is an indispensable important equipment in the production, and whether the design is reasonable or not directly affects the health of the rabbit, the quality of the rabbit fur and the production efficiency. According to the actual situation of our country, the choice of bamboo bottom net is convenient, practical, and easy to make, is a good choice. Most of the metal bottom nets are prone to foot dermatitis, especially because commercial otter rabbits live on the bottom mesh for a long time and are more susceptible to this disease.

Generally to breed rabbit body length as the scale, cage length for the length of the body, cage width for the length of the body, cage height for the length of the body. 2.The cage door of the rabbit cage structure should be installed in front of the cage, which is required to be easy to open and close, and can prevent animal damage and gnawing.

4.Due to the different ecological conditions, economic level, rabbit breeding habits and production scale, the component materials used to build rabbit cages are also different.

Purpose; Rabbit cages are required to be low-cost, durable, easy to operate and manage, and meet the physiological requirements of rabbits. The design content includes rabbit cage specifications, components and overall height requirements: the general requirements are that the length of the rabbit cage is about times the length of the rabbit body, and the depth of the rabbit cage is about times the length of the rabbit body to meet the needs.

Among them, the height difference between the front and rear of the rabbit cage is not less than 375px, so as to ensure that the fecal ball leaked from the three-dimensional overlapping upper rabbit cage can be smoothly rolled into the fecal ditch. Adult males and females with cubs are larger. The required area for each is square meters, and the fattening rabbit is square meters.

Recommended standard rabbit cage size: width = body length, depth = body length, height = body length cage requirements are convenient for daily management, colleagues rabbit cage design and construction must be suitable for the physiological characteristics and production requirements of rabbits. Rabbit cage components:

It is mainly composed of cage wall, cage bottom plate, manure bearing plate and cage door. Cage door: Generally installed in front of the multi-layer rabbit cage or on the top of the single-layer rabbit cage, it can be made of bamboo, hole-punching iron sheet and galvanized steel wire.

It is required to be easy to open and close, smooth inside, and can defend against animal damage. Troughs, straw racks, and drinking devices are best installed outside the cage door, and feeding is done without opening the door as much as possible.

<>The benefits of cage keeping rabbits

1. Maintain the rabbit's strong territorial nature, give the rabbit independent space, and avoid fights between rabbits.

2. Raise rabbits in a rabbit and a cage.

The owner can observe the rabbit's appetite and bowel movements, and find the rabbit's abnormality in time, so as to take corresponding measures as soon as possible. However, if multiple rabbits are kept in the same cage, it is difficult to detect the abnormality of the rabbit.

3. Group breeding rabbits is easy to make mating and reproduction between rabbits of the opposite sex who have the ability to reproduce but have no birth control, resulting in a large number of rabbits and reducing the quality of rabbit offspring.

4. Rabbits have a strong sense of territory, and they are kept together, and it is easy for rabbits to snatch feed, rabbit utensils and other things. Once a relatively strong rabbit occupies a certain area, it will be difficult for other rabbits to use the things in that area, which can easily cause confusion in the rabbit's living habits. If the rabbit is raised in the way of a rabbit and a cage, the rabbit has its own living utensils, and the above phenomenon will not occur.

5. The density of rabbits in the cage is too large, if coupled with poor ventilation or too much humidity, the probability of rabbit disease will be greatly increased, and the sick rabbit is also easy to form cross-infection with other healthy rabbits, expand the scope of disease infection, and damage more economic benefits.

In general, raising rabbits in a rabbit and one cage can avoid rabbits competing for food and fighting with each other; Avoid overbreeding among rabbits and reduce the quality of young rabbits; Reduces the likelihood of rabbits getting sick and reduces the chance of disease transmission. Therefore, this feeding method is more conducive to the growth and development of rabbits.

The above is Dr. Pawpaw's sharing today, I hope that all rabbit farmers will realize the necessity of cage breeding rabbits, give better care of rabbits, improve the quality of rabbit life and increase the benefits of rabbit breeding.

The size and specifications of the rabbit cage should be designed according to the nature of the rabbit farm, the breed of rabbits, the sex and environmental conditions, in line with the principle of adapting to the biological characteristics of rabbits, easy to manage, and low cost. The rabbit cage is too large, although it is conducive to the movement of rabbits, but the cost of the cage is high, the utilization rate of the cage is low, and the management is not convenient. The cage is too small, the rabbit exercise is insufficient, and the density is too large, which is not conducive to the activity of the rabbit, and will also lead to the occurrence of some diseases.

In China, it is generally believed that the dimensions of a standard rabbit cage are: cage width 70 cm, cage depth 50 cm, cage height 40 cm. However, due to different varieties and uses, the size of rabbit cages is not the same, and the size of different types of rabbit cages is shown in Table 2.

Table 2 Single cage sizes of different types of rabbit cages.

Generally speaking, the breeding rabbit cage should be larger, and the fattening cage should be smaller. Large rabbits should be larger, and small and medium-sized rabbits should be smaller. Hairy rabbits should be larger, and skin rabbits and meat rabbits can be smaller.

If the rabbit body length is the standard, generally speaking, the cage width is multiple of the body length, the cage depth is the body length of the body, and the cage height is the body length of the body. The single cage size of different types of rabbits is recommended as follows, for reference only.

Fattening rabbit cage, in the early fattening should be 6 8 a cage is better. In this way, it can basically ensure that the litter rabbits are raised in the same cage and reduce the stress of weaning. At the same time, the cage can be fully utilized, which is easy to manage. However, for male rabbits that are not castrated in the later stage of fattening, it is advisable to fatten in a single cage.

<>Advantages and disadvantages of caged rabbits

Caged rabbits. It is to raise rabbits in specially made rabbit cages.

The main advantages of cage breeding are: 1. The rabbit is more meticulous in feeding and management, and the rabbit is kept in a cage, which can well manage the rabbit's diet and breeding and reproduction, which is conducive to protecting the quality of the rabbit's offspring;

2. Raising rabbits alone can avoid the rapid spread of rabbit diseases; In addition, caged rabbits help to clean and disinfect the rabbit cage regularly, keeping the rabbit hygienic and clean, which is beneficial to the health of the rabbit.

The main disadvantages of cage breeding: the cost of trimming the rabbit hutch and cage is higher and it is more cumbersome to manage. Especially in indoor cage rabbits, owners need to spend a lot of time cleaning the rabbit house every day.

However, if the rabbit house and rabbit cage are not cleaned in time, the indoor dirty and humid environment can easily threaten the health of rabbits, and frequent access to such an environment is not good for the health of farmers.

Caged rabbits are also divided into two types: outdoor and indoor cages:

1. Indoor cage breeding: refers to placing rabbit cages in the house to raise rabbits. Indoor cage breeding can effectively reduce the impact of bad weather on rabbits, easy to manage in the rainy season, easy to keep rabbits warm in winter, and usually prevent rabbits from encountering animal pests.

3. Outdoor cage breeding: It refers to placing rabbit cages outdoors and raising rabbits in an open-air environment. For example, farmers put rabbit cages in the yard of this way of feeding.

This way of feeding helps rabbits to continue to exercise in cold and hot environments, improve physical fitness, and form strong disease resistance. At the same time, rabbits are caged outdoors, and the rabbit cage has good ventilation conditions, which can also help the rabbits to get enough sunlight. Such a feeding environment can exercise the rabbit's physique to be stronger and improve the breeding efficiency.

Tips: Whether the rabbit is caged indoors or outdoors, the owner needs to pay attention to maintaining the appropriate height between the bottom of the rabbit cage and the ground, and it is best to place the rabbit cage in a dry leeward place, and it is best to sit north facing south. However, it is necessary to pay attention to prevent the rabbit cage from directly shining into the scorching sun, and to prevent the rabbit cage from being attacked by cold winds in winter.