Is the common rabbit in the countryside a mammal? How long does it usually live? What do you need to pay attention to in breeding?

In rural areas, in addition to chickens, ducks, pigs and cattle, rabbits can also be regarded as common livestock and poultry in rural areas. So, are rabbits mammals? How long does it usually live? What do you need to pay attention to in breeding?

Is a rabbit a mammal?

The rabbit is a mammal, which is the general name of all the genera of the family Lagomorpha. There are 9 genera and 43 species. There are the most species in eastern Asia, southern Asia, Africa and North America, and a few species are distributed in Europe and South America, some of which are widely distributed or introduced into many regions, while many species are very limited. Terrestrial, commonly found in deserts, desertified grasslands, tropical sparse forests, steppes and forests or forests.

How long does a rabbit usually live?

According to the data of Chordata phylum, the average life span of rabbits is 5-12 years, and the longest-lived rabbit is nearly 19 years old! Generally speaking, small rabbits have a shorter life span than large rabbits.

Third, what should be paid attention to in raising rabbits?

The living environment of rabbits should be hygienic, dry and ventilated. If the environment is moist and unsanitary, it is easy to breed bacteria and cause skin diseases of rabbits.

It is recommended that young rabbits go to the hospital to check for coccidiosis instead of feeding coccidiosis indiscriminately. Coccidiosis occurs in acute cases. Although many young rabbits die of coccidiosis, there are not a few rabbits poisoned by coccidiosis.

If the cage in which the baby rabbit lives is a dog cage, a wooden board should be added to the cage to pad his feet. If he does not pad his feet for a long time, he will get foot dermatitis, which is very difficult to cure.

If the rabbit eats vegetables and causes diarrhea, it should be given 4 tablets of lactase in time. If there is no lactic enzyme at home, you can also feed lactic acid bacteria tablets and probiotics.

The rabbit's teeth are infinitely long. Prepare a grinding stick for it. Some rabbits like to bite wires and so on. Pay attention to them.

Rabbit supplies should be cleaned and sterilized regularly.

Caged rabbits should be active for more than an hour a day.

If you are afraid of the rabbit pulling randomly, you can teach it to go to the toilet. Its urine and feces should be cleaned every day. If it is not cleaned, it will produce ammonia if it accumulates for a long time.

Don't give the baby rabbit a bath. The rabbit loves to be clean. It licks its hair every day, and it is not recommended to give it a bath, but when it is not necessary to take a bath, choose to wash it when the weather is fine and sunny, and you should avoid water from entering its ears. If you don't pay attention, it will get otitis media, and you can't give it something like shower gel, soap and so on. Dry it immediately after taking a bath, or you'll catch a cold.

The rabbit does not feel full. It is necessary to control its food intake so as not to die.

Rabbits can't eat too much starch. Starch is bad for rabbits.

Never catch a rabbit's ear when catching a rabbit. the ear is an important organ of the rabbit. The rabbit does not have sweat glands and must use the ear to dissipate heat. The rabbit's ear is not long for people to catch. If scratching the rabbit's ear causes nerve injury, it will cause the rabbit's ear not to straighten up and cannot rotate. The correct way to catch the rabbit should be to hold the rabbit's back with one hand and carry the rabbit's butt with the other. Let the rabbit's legs and belly face forward.