How to properly care for rabbits

The right type of housing for a rabbit is the key to maximizing profit with minimal labor costs. Keeping rabbits in aviaries or pits creates natural living conditions for animals. However, cage breeding of rabbits is the most popular and there are reasons for this. Navigating the variety of content systems is easy. Just compare your conditions and opportunities with the features of each method.

Rabbits, for all their fertility and profitability, require increased comfort of keeping. They do not tolerate extreme heat, they can die in winter in frosts. Their care should provide clean rooms, fresh air, clear water and adequate feeding. Veterinary control, vaccinations, disease prevention are also important.

Advantages and disadvantages of the cellular method

The undoubted advantage of breeding rabbits in cages is complete control over the state and vital activity of each individual at any time.

With cellular content, feed is used most rationally. Care is individual, taking into account the peculiarities of temperament. This allows you to conduct high-quality breeding selection. Animals are isolated from each other, which reduces the risk of epidemics.

The main disadvantage of cell content is the need for quite tangible costs for the acquisition (or manufacture) of cells, the laboriousness of the process.

Aviary Requirements

To protect against "external enemies" and to prevent "escapes" rabbits should be securely isolated. Along the perimeter, the enclosure is usually fenced with a metal mesh, but any material that will not be gnawed by rabbits will do. Free animals willingly dig holes, so it is necessary to deepen the fence by at least 0.8 meters.

In the summer, the main concern is how to keep rabbits from overheating and bloodsucking, which often spread infections. The rational maintenance of rabbits in personal farms consists of good theoretical training, “recycled” by personal experience.