Rabbits - it's not only valuable fur ...
The idea of settling in his house a long-eared guest only at first glance seems uniquely successful. In fact, you should think carefully about whether you are ready for this turn of events. In pet stores, these little animals look cute and funny, but in fact they can cause a lot of trouble. Do you know what?
• Rabbits are capable of causing serious material damage to your entire family: they like to chew everything that falls in their field of vision - from their favorite shoes to armchairs and sofas.
• "What I do not eat, I will describe!" - this is the beloved motto of rabbits. And the urine of these fluffy lumps by smell does not like spirits, and it can suffer not only household items, but you yourself.
• Attention to their person these animals require simply nemerenogo! Every day you will have to communicate with them - release from the cage, play, stroke the head, talk, etc. If you, after releasing a rabbit, take care of your affairs and forget about his departure, he can be naughty.
• About spoiled houseplants, stolen delicacies from the table, games with owners in catch-up and hide-and-seek (in 9 out of 10 cases a rabbit wins), one can not even mention ...
Do you still want to get a decorative rabbit? Then we continue the conversation.
GIVEN FOR THE HUSBAND
1. The first thing you need to buy is a guide for the care and maintenance of a decorative rabbit. As you acquire accessories for a new family member, study this book.
2. You will also need a rabbit cage. It should be spacious enough (or better, a lot of storey), because it needs to mix a feeder with a drink, a toilet and even leave a place where the rabbit can lie down or play. Put it in a corner, protected from drafts, but at the same time well-ventilated. There should not be any wires, TV and computer near the cage. Take care that your other animals do not have access to the cage.
3. The feeder and the drinking bowl for these animals must be special (consult with the sellers at the pet store).
4. Trays for the toilet is better to buy several at once. Sometimes rabbits like to do their deeds not only in a cage, but also for a walk. Toilet needs a filler. There can be several options: hay, straw, paper, sawdust, wood filler. Do not forget about the scoop for cleaning!
5. Be sure to stock up on toys (several at once, as they will be gnawed, thrown, trampled and in general in every possible way spoiled).
6. You can buy food last. Special food is better to buy at the same time as a rabbit, having asked the breeder beforehand what the animal used to eat. Plus there must always be hay in the house. You can diversify the menu with vegetables, barley (oats), pieces of wood.
WHERE AND HOW TO BUY?
To acquire a rabbit is more reliable in a nursery or club, since pet stores often receive animals that have not reached the "corrupt" age. A kid who is able to live separately from his mother should be at least 7 weeks old!
• Pay attention to the conditions under which rabbits were kept: if the cells are cramped and dirty, some animals may be sick. It is better to look for another kennel or store.
• You should take your favorite rabbit in your arms and carefully examine it. Check if his skin is clean, if there are inflammations, redness, swelling. The wool must be silky. Lacerations and copious hairs are a bad sign.
• Clean eyes and ears (on the inside). And it's bad if the red ass.
• There are a lot of rabbits. And each breed has several distinctive features: the size, fit and size of the ears, the color and arrangement of the spots, the length of the fur and the type of body. If you need a thoroughbred animal, choose it together with a specialist.
• The sex of the rabbit is defined as follows: the genitals in boys are like a small bulge with a round hole, and in girls - on the slit. And the maiden "hole" is located closer to the anus.
RANGE OF DANGERS
While attending to the care and maintenance of the decorative rabbit, try first of all to take care of its safety.
• Given the subtle psychic organization of the ears, let the pet enter and exit the cage on its own. If you put your hands in his possession, the rabbit may be afraid that you intend to eat it, and bite you.
• Unlike cats, rabbits can easily dig a plant, which is a poison for them. Therefore, at home and at the dacha, carefully check the place of walking their pets. Rabbits categorically are contraindicated buttercup, poppy seed, geranium, foxglove, anemone, celandine, spurge, radish wild, oleander, belladonna, lily of the valley.
• In the dark, rabbits should be kept only indoors, even in summer. From barking a neighbor's dog, your baby can have a heart attack.
• If there is no one to look after the rabbit, it is better not to let it out of the cage.
• With cats and dogs, rabbits do not get along very well, but if you have a zoo at home, watch closely your four-legged pets.
• With guinea pigs, frogs get on well, although they do not hesitate to steal hay from their neighbors.
• Rabbits can not be punished and shout at them. If your "child" is addicted to writing-croaking in the wrong place, loud enough and strictly say: "You can not!" - and gently put the prank in the tray.
As you can see, the fluffy lumps with long ears can deliver a lot, but if your love for these little animals is true, boldly get it. You will find an intelligent, affectionate and loyal friend for the next 7-10 years. And this is not so little.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW!
Rabbits do not really like to sit in the hands of the owners and just hate when they are squeezed. Their bones and nerves are so fragile that human embraces can lead to very serious consequences, even to death. Therefore, paraphrasing Pushkin, rabbits believe in one voice that children and rabbits are "two things incompatible."
Do not leave foods that are not suitable for rabbit stomachs in accessible places. Eat the ears are ready for anything they like (and in any quantity), only then you have to pay the veterinarian for saving your pet.