The color of the American Agouti Rabbit is artificially bred. The color of the Agouti Rabbit is not fixed and is composed of color blocks. The size of the American Agouti Rabbit is not large and is usually used for small-scale breeding. The chance of seeing it in the market is not high.
Chinese name: American Agouti Rabbit
Common name: Brown Rabbit
Place of origin: United States
Size and weight: 1.8~2.7kg The body shape of the American Agouti Rabbit is mostly at two extremes, either very thin or very heavy and large, and they are good at running.
Diet: Herbivorous
Reproduction method: Viviparous
Certification association: American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA)
The original color of the American Agouti Rabbit is black, but around 1887, an American rabbit enthusiast conducted a hybridization experiment on the rabbit, mixing the originally black American Agouti Rabbit into today's yellow-brown appearance. The entire hybridization experiment was successful after about 3-4 hybrids. At the same time, in Debe county, the United States, they also began to produce and display the successfully hybridized yellow-brown rabbits, and engage in the buying and selling of rabbits. The American Agouti Rabbit Club was established in 1891 to further promote international understanding of the yellow-brown rabbit breed. The body shape of the American Agouti Rabbit varies between two extremes, either thin or heavy and large, and they are good at running.
It is recommended to raise American Agouti Rabbits for those who love small pets. There are two different colors of American Agouti Rabbits, which are drawbacks left during breeding. The size of American Agouti Rabbits is medium, making them suitable as both pet rabbits and domestic rabbits. Nowadays, they are more often used as pet rabbits.
1. Cold: manifested as coughing or sneezing, rapid breathing, fever, loss of appetite, and runny nose. Treatment method: feed antibiotics, feed more warm water every day, open windows for ventilation regularly, and provide cotton wool for warmth.
2. Indigestion: American Agouti Rabbits may have smelly stools and bloated stomachs. Treatment method: stop feeding for one or two days, if it is severe, use hawthorn, vetiver, calamus, and bitter orange peel to make a decoction for feeding.
3. Diarrhea: manifested as watery stools, decreased appetite, and listlessness. Treatment method: crush garlic, mix it with feed, and add charcoal ash to feed the American Agouti Rabbit.
American Agouti Rabbit's food can be based on local crop habits. During the summer, you can feed them some strawberries, and in winter, you can feed them hay. American Agouti Rabbits are relatively easy to feed, as long as the food is reasonable. So, what kind of food is reasonable for American Agouti Rabbits?
Foods that should not be fed: Rabbit should not be fed with strongly stimulating vegetables, such as onions, chives, garlic, etc. In addition, chocolate can easily cause food poisoning, so it should be completely avoided.
Vegetables: Carrots, sweet potatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, radish leaves, pumpkin, greens. When feeding vegetables, they must be washed and drained before feeding.
Fruits: Oranges, bananas, grapes, apples, strawberries. When feeding fruits, it is necessary to appropriately reduce the amount of water consumed by American Agouti Rabbits in order to regulate the absorption of water.
Grass: Shepherd's purse, plantain, dandelion, goose intestines.
Other foods: Bean dregs, bread.
It is not easy to provide American Agouti Rabbits with a variety of vegetables that are nutritionally balanced every day, so it is more convenient to buy ready-to-use special rabbit food. The nutritional formula in special rabbit food is very comprehensive. You only need to add some grass, vegetables, and fruits appropriately.
Most special rabbit foods contain substances with deodorizing functions, so even if you keep your American Agouti Rabbits in the bedroom, you won't feel any strange odor. In addition, there are specially sold hard foods for American Agouti Rabbits to grind their teeth, which can prevent their teeth from growing too long.
The American Agouti Rabbit's sweat glands are underdeveloped, and its entire body is covered in thick fur, which reduces its ability to dissipate heat. Therefore, the American Agouti Rabbit is highly sensitive to heat, and the ideal temperature for its environment is between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius. In hot summers, if the temperature is too high, it can pose a threat to the rabbit's life. When constructing rabbit hutches, it is necessary to consider the characteristic that "adult rabbits are sensitive to heat while young rabbits are sensitive to cold".
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