The Rabbit

The rabbit is a mammalian belonging to the leporydes, whose size is approx. 40 to 50 centimetres, and the weight is approx. 3 kg. Widespread as a pet in the miniature species (size: approx. 8 inches, weight: 1 kg). Normally lives 6-9 years.

The wild rabbit inhabits woods and grasslands, generally is grey colour resembling the hare. Prolific and voracious, resides in couples inside burrows; otherwise, the domestic rabbit descend from the previous, and there are around 50 varieties with pretty different hairs and sizes. The meat, fur and hair have application in industry. The most well-known meat-producer breeds are Flanders, Norman, Burgundy; the best fur-producers are Chinchilla rabbit, Champagne, and the different breeds of white rabbits: the Angora is the only one hair-producer.
The rabbit is simple to domesticate, gets boring very easy, needs always a lot of drill and something to gnaw. The rabbit ears move to little sounds, and the nose keeps in a constant wobbling.

The moustache is the tactile organ, the teeth are sharp and increase incessantly. Rabbits grazes herbs, tree leaves, carrots, cabbages, twice at day. They often need fresh straw, their foodstuff can be mixed with milk or water; their organism hydrates thanks to food, and that’s why rabbits don’t need to drink water all the time.

Their cages must be rather spacious, and have to be kept clean, with straws over the floor and free of unnecessary stuff. Never rabbits have to be grabbed by the ears, since they are very delicate cartilage’s and may get wounded easily. The skin and the flesh are also very sensible tissues, and get effortlessly removed from the inner layer of the skin. Also it’s indispensable to be careful with their eyes (and rabbits kick strong when scared).

Rabbits procreate very easy, and can give birth to more than 10 young. The females root out some soft hair from their abdomen to build the nests, and keep warm the new-borns.