Life expectancy of rabbits depends on conditions of their contents, food and care of posterity. On average these small animals live 6 years, but if to create for them good conditions, it is possible to increase this term up to 8-9 years.
If earlier as pets only cats and dogs contained, then today any more nobody is surprised by the person walking with a dwarfish pig, a chameleon or a turtle. In the house began to keep huge snails, crocodiles and in particular, decorative rabbits. Choosing in flea market of such pet, many future owners are interested how many years they live, there is no wish to bury the favourite in 2-3 years for which you will manage to get used and fall in love to it.
What duration of their life depends on
In many respects life expectancy of decorative and dwarfish rabbits depends on conditions of their contents. The cage for the pet has to be such that to him it was spacious there. The room needs to be aired regularly, but drafts are contraindicated to rabbits. The close neighbourhood with other pets, and so household appliances, such as TV, radio and an electric stove will cause to a fluffy many inconveniences, the same can be told also about a bright sun.
To prolong the term of life of a decorative rabbit, it is necessary to organize his "living space" correctly. The small bath from plastic will be ideal for regular needs of nature. At the same time daily cleaning is required only to a bath, it is possible to remove a cage once in 7 days. The food allowance also in many respects determines the term of life of rabbits. In the summer the main "dish on their table" the grass and a vegetable tops of vegetable, and in the winter – hay has to. Very much it are pleasant to rabbits of a branch of trees and bark, they will not refuse carrots, cabbage, pears and apples. Such pets need also firm sterns – wheat seeds, oats, bran, oat-flakes and special compound feed. It is better if the feeding trough is heavy and volume that the small animal could not turn it, and as capacity the pacifier drinking bowl will be suitable for drink.
Care of posterity
Care of posterity also directly affects life expectancy of rabbits. All know of fertility of these animals, in a year the quantity of okrol can reach 8 times. If to provide to mother and posterity the correct leaving, the mode of feeding and to create all conditions for normally growth, then small animals can long live – up to 8-9 years. The animal at the age of 3-4 years is considered an adult, after this age the aging process is started: males become not such active, and females bring less krolchat each time. But if to love this pet, to make thrifty use of him, not to shout and not to frighten, he will long please members of household with the amusing games and habits.