Farmers should know which products can be given to their pets, and which ones should be excluded from the diet, because immunity and animal health directly depend on nutrition. Pumpkin is an indispensable ingredient that should be included in the diet of rabbits, because even in small quantities it brings great benefits.
Is it possible to feed the rabbits with pumpkin
Pumpkin must be in the diet of rabbits, as it is not only tasty, but also extremely useful. But it is important to remember that any product is only part of the diet, and feeding rabbits only with pumpkin is by no means impossible.
- contains a large amount of vitamins and nutrients;
- accelerates milk production in lactating bunnies;
- improves wool, makes it more silky;
- positively affects the reproductive performance of males;
- improves the quality of rabbit meat.
Familiarize yourself with the subtleties of feeding rabbits at home.
Raw
Rabbits can eat red vegetable in any form. In order for the animal to get the maximum benefit from the melon, it should be added to the usual diet very finely chopped (the pieces should be 0.5 to 0.5 cm in size) or worn on a large grater. 
Such a shredder will allow you to chew the product thoroughly and eat the required quantity for a longer time, so the rabbits will stay full longer.
Boiled (as puree)
Another option for the supply of melons is the preparation of mashed potatoes. To do this, you need to bake the pumpkin in the oven (without adding salt or any spices), ready to cook soft mush is good. Rabbits eat this product with great pleasure, but before feeding it is necessary to cool the dish well.
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Adding to the feed
The ideal option is to combine the feed with vegetables: you can add melon to them both fresh (finely chopped) and dried. Both options are perfectly eaten pets.
Feeding rules
Despite the huge number of useful properties, bahcha is not an easy fruit, and you need to know certain important rules for feeding rabbits with such a product. 
At what age and how to enter the diet
Feed eared pets reddish vegetables can only be from 4 months of age. The younger rabbit is contraindicated product. Add to the diet the product should be a little and mixed (starting with 1 part pumpkin into 2 parts of corn silage), be sure to carefully grind.
Did you know? Australian wild rabbits at the state level are recognized as the most destructive animals. For the year they bring the country more damage than $ 600 million.
How to feed rabbits with pumpkin
Before you treat usastiks with such a delicacy, the product must be prepared:
- Rinse under running water and peel and seed. Young vegetables are not necessarily peeled from the skin, but all the most useful is contained in the pulp, so it is best to get rid of useless bitterness.
- The pulp is cut and minced on a grater.
- Mix the resulting mass with corn silage and feed an adult herd, but it is not recommended to get involved in such nutrition. Excessive pumpkin in the diet can lead to serious problems of the digestive tract.
How often can
The recommended rate of ingestion of melon per day is not more than 1 time. Feed the rabbits is worth all the prepared amount of pumpkin pulp for breakfast or lunch. In the evening, such food is more likely to harm the animal.
Important! In case of an excess of melon, a severe upset stomach begins in rabbits. In this case, you must eliminate the pumpkin and add oak bark and chamomile to the diet. You can also make a non-concentrated decoction on these herbs and give the animals instead of water until the stools are normalized.
Collection and storage rules
Pumpkin refers to vegetables that are beautifully stored at home, but in order for the product to be fresh and not lose its useful properties, you must follow some simple rules. 
How to prepare
In order to prepare the pumpkin for long-term storage, it is necessary:
- Choose a good fruit (always with a stem), medium size, fairly dense.
- Wipe the vegetable with a wet towel and dry.
- Leave in a warm place until the stalk is completely dry (it will get a gray tint).
For a short-term billet in the cut form, the pumpkin must be washed, cut and disposed of the seeds, and, without cutting off the skins, wrap with food film, then sent to the refrigerator. In this form, the product will lie for up to 10 days.
Important! Keep pumpkin on concrete, plastic or linoleum is strictly prohibited. It is advisable to put a blanket, plywood under the fruit or pack them in wooden boxes without a lid.
How to store
For long-term storage of vegetables should be placed in the basement, where the minimum light rays, the optimum temperature, as well as constant humidity. On a balcony or in a secluded place in an apartment, a vegetable will lie much less time than in special food storage rooms. In addition to pumpkin pulp, rabbits can also:
What other vegetables can
- all types of cabbage (except white), in small quantities;
- carrot;
- zucchini;
- green peas;
- cobs as well as corn seeds;
- radish;
- cucumbers;
- tomatoes (self-grown only)
- artichokes
We recommend reading about whether it is possible to give nettle rabbits, burdocks, wormwood, bran, corn, cereals and bread, and also find out what grass to feed the rabbits.
So, pumpkin is an obligatory part of the ration of fluffy pets, however, it should be added only to adults and at certain times of the day. 
If you follow simple rules, animals will not only be fed, but also healthy.
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