There are many reasons for feeding female rabbits. How to prevent and cure female rabbits from eating offspring?

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First, lack of water. After giving birth, the mother rabbit feels empty and thirsty due to the loss of fetal water and the discharge of the fetus. After giving birth, she jumps out of the birth box to find water to drink. If there is no water to drink, she may eat the baby. Countermeasures: before and after delivery, female rabbits should be provided with clean drinking water and fresh succulent feed.

Second, shock. During the childbirth or postpartum period, sudden noise or animal barking and intrusion, etc., startled the female rabbit and jumped around in the birth box, trampling to death or eating the baby rabbit. Countermeasures: keep the surrounding environment quiet and prevent animals such as cats and dogs from breaking in.

Third, fetishism. After giving birth, the female rabbit eats the dead or weak cub as the placenta, and then forms a fetish. Countermeasures: manual monitoring or induced labor when giving birth. After giving birth, put the delivery box in a safe place and feed it regularly every day.

Fourth, postpartum lack of milk. When there is not enough milk to eat, the young rabbits grab the nipples from each other and even bite the female rabbits, while the female rabbits refuse to feed or bite the young rabbits because of pain. Countermeasures: strengthen nutrition to female rabbits and feed more succulent feed. If you give birth to too many babies, you can foster some or all of the rabbits.

Fifth, foreign body stimulation. The litter box or cushion has a peculiar smell, and the female rabbit is suspicious and eats the baby rabbit by mistake. Countermeasures: about 4 days before delivery, wash and disinfect the production box and dry it in the sun, then spread the clean bedding grass and put it in the appropriate position of the rabbit house. In addition, after the mother rabbit gives birth, do not touch the baby rabbit with odorous hands or appliances.

Sixth, it is inappropriate to send a son. If the baby is sent too late or the two litters of rabbits do not smell well, they will be identified, killed or eaten by the foster rabbit. Countermeasures: the foster time of the baby rabbit should be no more than 3 days, and the baby should be fed again after being put into the production box for 1 hour. The nose of the female rabbit can also be coated with essential oil and toothpaste, so that the female rabbit can not distinguish the taste.

(7) the nutrition of feed is not complete. The feed is deficient in vitamins and minerals. Countermeasures: give female rabbits comprehensive nutrition, rich in protein, minerals and vitamins of plastic, and often provide green succulent feed.