By Amanda
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All about rabbits |
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Rabbits live in forests, meadows,
and woods They also live in warrens which are
underground rooms. Two types of rabbit are the Alaska and Angora.
Alaska rabbits weigh six to eight pounds. They have bright, brown ears. Both the eyes and toenails of the Alaska rabbits are dark brown color. It's a great and show animal Alaska rabbits are known for its long soft hair. Its original in Turkey Angoras are bred mainly for their wool. In rabbit habitats, they eat hay, oat, water, and vegetables. The habitats they eat grasses, leaves, twigs, roots, crops, bushes, hay, bark from the trees, fruits and vegetables like carrot and celery. Rabbits need to be fed in the morning once and in the evening once again diet foods for rabbits minimum of fiber. The diet food should stay should be be should be at least 18%y 24 hours. Give rabbits milks for 3 weeks give them nibbles of Alfalfa and also pellets for 3 to 4 weeks. Angora rabbits are white and are like coats. They weigh between 5 and 7 1/2 pounds .Angora rabbits eat grass and lots of other things. They are nice pets to have. They are fluffy and cute. The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft hair. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit, originating in Ankara, Turkey, along with the Angora cat and Angora goat. The rabbits were popular pets with French royalty in the mid 1700s, and spread to other parts of Europe by the end of the century. They first appeared in the United States in the early 1900s. They are bred largely for their long angora wool, which may be removed by shearing, Combing, or plucking (gently pulling loose wool . Angoras are bred mainly for their wool because it is silky and soft. Most are calm and docile but should be handled carefully. Grooming is necessary to prevent the fiber from matting and felting on the rabbit. Because they are prone to hairballs, they should be groomed everyday or every other day A condition "wool block" is common in angora rabbits and should be treated quickly. Sometimes they are shorn in the summer as the long fur can cause the rabbits to overheat. They also need a flea collar, as they are prone to getting them
Dwarf rabbits
are a variety of
domestic
European rabbit
Dwarf rabbits are much smaller than
European rabbits,
but are capable of interbreeding with them, so are not
recognized as a separate species.
Purebred dwarf rabbits weigh 1.5-3.0 lb. Their heads and eyes are disproportionately large with respect to their body, and their ears are small and carried high on the head. The exception to this is the dwarf lop — a cross between the French lop and the dwarf — which is both heavier (3.0-4.0 lb) than a standard dwarf and has long, dangling ears. Many different colorations make up breeds in dwarf rabbits, such as Himalayan, Red, Siamese, Chinchilla, Blue, and White-tipped Black
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