Environmental Control of Bamboo Rat Culture

Bamboo rat breeding is an emerging special breeding industry, because of its large meat, delicious taste, rich nutrition, thick and soft fur, and has high economic value and medicinal value, it has been cultivated on a large scale and has become one of the breeding industries with economic benefits. Below, the editor of Guizhou Agricultural Network will introduce the principles of environmental control and management of bamboo rat breeding.

Keep quiet and reduce stress

As timid as a mouse, including bamboo mice. Once disturbed, unreasonable grasping, changing pools, high decibel noise, etc., will cause unease, loss of appetite, and even illness and death. The weight gain and litter birth of bamboo rats that are often disturbed are significantly lower than those that grow in a quiet environment. Therefore, in the daily management, it is necessary to be light, stable and avoid external noise and sudden noise. Prevent the harassment of cats, dogs and house rats, and keep the overall environment quiet. Bamboo rats mainly have a comfortable living environment, which will bring you unexpected gains.

Keep it hygienic and dry

Bamboo rat pond is dirty and damp. Ammonia and other harmful gases caused by feces and urine are the main causes of bamboo rat disease and transmission. Therefore, the hygiene, cleanliness and dryness of the rat house is one of the key measures to raise bamboo rats. Timely cleaning of feces, timely replacement of bedding grass, moistureproof treatment of rat ponds, cleaning and disinfection of feed plates must be done. To prevent the environment from getting wet, especially in the rainy season, be sure to do a good job of ventilation and ventilation. Sprinkle lime or straw ash on the rat house every few days to increase the dryness of the house and prevent the occurrence of disease.

Rearing in different areas to adapt to different stages and different uses of bamboo rats

The breeding area, breeding area, empty pregnant mother area, offspring area, reserve breeding area and commercial rodent area should be managed separately. Should be based on the characteristics of each stage of weight gain, sex determination, health status to determine a reasonable division, to avoid different sizes, male and female mixed group feeding. Reduce the risk of disease transmission and fight bites. Create a good living environment and reproductive environment for scientific management and reasonable feeding of a good enclosure environment. It is also convenient for the identification and elimination of diseased mice, sub-healthy mice, pregnant mother rats, estrus mice and breeding mice, and lay a good foundation for the establishment of a healthy mouse population.

Control temperature and humidity

The temperature should be controlled below 30 ℃ at high temperature and above 5 ℃ at low temperature. The highest humidity is no more than 80% and the lowest is not less than 40%. Only in this way can the occurrence of bamboo rat disease be reduced as much as possible and a good breeding environment be created.