Experienced rabbit breeders have long known that sometimes their animals acquire a grayish-brown color and become similar to their wild ancestor. Who is this? Wild European rabbit! We will tell you about him and his wild counterparts right now.

The wild European rabbit today can be found not only in Europe. Even at the beginning of our era, the ancient Romans took with them the animal, which was found in abundance in North Africa and the Pyrenees. It had tender meat and the ability to reproduce rapidly. He took root in new places easily, since all he needed was juicy grass and soft soil to dig holes. In the video from Michael Billerbeck - one of these rabbits.

Later it turned out that the animal lends itself to selection - so rabbits from Europe became the ancestors of all modern breeds. It is the only wild species that humans have managed to domesticate. In total, there are about 20 species of wild rabbits in nature, which live mainly in America and Africa.

In Europe, as before, only one species lives - our friend. Back in the middle of the twentieth century, he destroyed crops and young gardens. But its population has been reduced to an acceptable size. But the Australians have to fight him to this day.

In the middle of the 19th century, settlers brought wild rabbits from Europe in the hope of having delicious meat for lunch. But it turned out that there were no predators that these animals would serve as food. What started here! Rabbits from Europe began to spread across the continent, breeding in geometric progression. When foxes were brought to them “as a gift”, they set to work on less nimble food - marsupials. Then it was decided to build from north to south ... a fence - in the photo below one of its sections.

Main subspecies

In addition to the wild European, the American wire-haired rabbit is very numerous, numbering 13 species: Florida, river and swamp, pygmy, teporingo, steppe and others. They live in forests and bushes. They do not dig holes, preferring secluded places in pits or occupying other people's dwellings. We offer a more detailed look at all types in the plate.

Lifestyle

Rabbits have many enemies, and rarely survive to a natural death. Usually, by the end of the third year, only a third of the litter remains.

For food, they require only grass and shrubs. Unlike hares, this is a collective animal living in small colonies of 8-10 individuals. A strict hierarchy reigns in the colony with the "supreme" male not at its top. It can occupy from 0.2 to 20 hectares, tearing out a whole underground “city” with emergency exits on “its” territory. As a rule, the rabbit does not go further than 100 meters from the course, preferring nightly forays for food.

reproduction

For a year, a rabbit can have several births with a total number of up to 40 babies. She usually gives birth underground. Newborns have no fur, are blind and deaf. The mother feeds them with milk several times a day, but by the end of the first month she can quit, preparing for a new replenishment. It's another reason short life eared.

Economic importance

Despite the delicious meat that rabbits are famous for, people's attitude towards them is contradictory. On the one hand, the European wild has become the patriarch of all domestic long-ears. And still serves as the subject of study in order to breed new breeds and maintain their good health.

The wild rabbit continues to be an object of hunting for people. Especially in Australia, where its meat has even become one of the export items.

On the other hand, wild eared ones are enemies of crops and young trees. And therefore, not a single farmer rejoices at the appearance of a colony of these animals in his area, destroying them, if possible, as malicious pests.
But thanks to the fantastic fertility today, wild rabbits are not threatened with extinction. They continue to be part of the living diversity of our planet.

Photo gallery

Photo 1. Steppe subspecies or Audubon Photo 2. Swamp animal eats leaves Photo 3. Florida subspecies close-up

Video "Wild rabbit"

Sometimes a wild European rabbit has a hard time: in environment not enough nutrients. And he lets the food in... for the second round. You can learn more about the nutrition of animals from the video (DRUGOK.NET).

The message about the rabbit can be used in preparation for the lesson. The story about the rabbit for children can be supplemented with interesting facts.

Rabbit Report

Rabbit - small furry animal genus of mammals of the hare family. These animals are not only bred for meat and fur, but also kept at home as decorative pets.

Description of the rabbit

The size of an adult rabbit is from 20 to 50 cm in length, and the weight is from 400 g to 2 kg. Rabbit fur is fluffy, warm and soft.

The coat of the rabbit is long and soft, and the coloration includes various variations of gray, brown and yellow, although it is not uncommon to see rabbits with a solid color of fur.

How long does a rabbit live?

In the wild, the life expectancy of rabbits is 3-4 years. At home, rabbits live from 4-5 to 13-15 years.

What does a rabbit eat?

Rabbits eat, in addition to herbs, wild and cultivated cereals, cabbage, lettuce, root crops, and sometimes small insects. Winter diet includes bark and branches of trees and shrubs, underground parts of plants that can be excavated from under the snow. In the absence of food, rabbits practice coprophagy - eating their own feces.

Where do rabbits live?

Rabbits are distributed almost all over the world. For their home, they choose thickets of shrubs, slopes of ravines and hills.

Unlike hares, rabbits dig deep holes - real underground labyrinths. The passages stretch far in different directions, sometimes intersecting with each other. Sometimes a rabbit wanders underground for a long time before it comes out.

rabbit breeding

Rabbits are very prolific. Rabbits can bring offspring several times a year. At one time, 4-7 rabbits are usually born. They are born naked and blind, in nests that females specially line with their own fluff. In a few days they will be covered with fluff - and their eyes will open. The rabbit feeds the babies with milk.

European or wild rabbit(from the Latin Oryctolagus cuniculus) [animal kingdom > type of chordates > class of mammals > infraclass of placental > order of lagomorphs > family of hare] - a mammal, a representative of the genus of rabbits, which is of South European origin. It is this type of rabbit that is the only one that has been massively domesticated and is the forerunner of the entire modern variety of rabbit breeds. But there is also a bad experience of domesticating a wild rabbit, for example, when they tried to domesticate it in the original ecosystem of Australia, this led to an ecological disaster. The wild rabbit has been domesticated since Roman times, and is still a commercial animal that is raised for meat and fur.

Outwardly, a wild rabbit is a small animal that looks like a hare, only smaller in size. The body length of representatives of this species of rabbits ranges from 31 to 45 cm. Body weight can reach 1.3-2.5 kg. The length of the ears is 6-7.2 cm. The hind legs are rather small compared to other types of hares.

The color of the body of a wild rabbit is brownish-gray, in some parts a little reddish. The tips of the ears and tail always have a darkish color, and the belly, on the contrary, is white or light gray. Molting in wild rabbits is quite fast but not very noticeable, spring molting lasts from mid-March to the end of May, and autumn - from September to November.

The habitat of wild rabbits is quite wide, the most large population concentrated in the countries of Central, Southern Europe and North Africa. There have been attempts to acclimatize the wild rabbit in the Americas, as well as Australia, which cannot be said to have been successful, but even today representatives of this species of rabbit can be found in these parts of the world.

The habitat of wild rabbits also varies considerably, they can live in almost all types of terrain (although they avoid dense forests),
absolutely not afraid of approaching settlements and can live even in mountainous regions (but do not rise above 600 m above sea level).

The daily activity of a wild rabbit depends on the degree of danger to which he is exposed - the safer he feels, the more active he is during the day. The habitat area, which will be enough for a wild rabbit, is limited to 0.5-20 hectares. Unlike other types of hares, they dig fairly large and deep holes (the largest of them can reach 45 m long, 2-3 m deep and have 4-8 exits). And one more difference between a wild rabbit and other species is that they do not lead a solitary lifestyle, but live in families that consist of 8-10 individuals. In the whole structure of the life of wild rabbits there is a complex hierarchical structure.

In search of food, wild rabbits do not leave their holes for more than 100 m, so their diet cannot be called too diverse. In summer it is dominated by leaves and roots. herbaceous plants, and in winter - the bark and branches of trees, the remains of plants that they dig out from under the snow.

Wild rabbits breed quite often - 2-6 times, each time the hare brings 2-12 rabbits. Pregnancy takes 28-33 days, i.e. a year the female brings 20-30 rabbits. At birth, baby rabbits weigh only 40-50 grams, are completely bare of fur and are blind. Their eyes open only on the 10th day of life, and on the 25th day they can already feed on their own, although the female does not stop feeding them with milk for the first four weeks. They reach sexual maturity at 5-6 months. The maximum life expectancy of wild rabbits is 12-15 years, although most of them do not live up to three years.

Inhabitants of the underground

Why does a rabbit breeder need knowledge about wild rabbits?

In this article I will tell you what kind of animal it is - a wild rabbit. I will make a reservation right away. Despite the fact that I put it in the "it's interesting" section, you may find a lot of valuable and useful for your lesson. Judge for yourself how you can effectively breed and grow your eared pets without delving into their essence. After all, all instincts biological rhythms, habits and features of domestic rabbits come from their wild counterparts. I hope this article helps you understand your furry friends more.

Those of you who breed rabbits in pits or aviaries will find many similarities and similarities in the behavior of their own and wild European rabbits. At present, there is a fairly rich experience accumulated not only over the years, but over millennia. And with the advent modern technologies Watching wild rabbits just got a whole lot easier. Infrared light (the invisible part of the spectrum) makes it possible to monitor animals around the clock, and microscopic video cameras allow you to penetrate into all the nooks and crannies of rabbit holes, to observe their underground life.

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Who are wild rabbits?

Here is the time to make a clarification. From the above diagram it can be seen that of the entire genus of rabbits, only one species budded - European rabbit or European wild rabbit. In fact, there are more than 20 of these species. Of these, most live in North America, a little less in Africa and South America. And only one species of rabbit is native to Europe - the so-called common rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). And it was he who was domesticated at one time and gave rise to all currently existing domestic breeds of rabbits. Therefore, in the future we will only talk about him, only he can interest us in something. Other types of rabbits are very different from our pets in many characteristics and habits (some are covered with bristles, others do not dig holes and live in swamps and swim like beavers, others live on the slopes of volcanoes right up to the vent, etc.) and do not may be the subject of our study.

The already domesticated rabbit in the form of bred breeds was then transported to all continents. In this regard, I ask you not to confuse, for example, a wild American rabbit - an aborigine with a Californian breed bred from a European immigrant. As they say in Odessa, these are two big differences. And although our European rabbits can be crossed with any breed of wild rabbits, unlike the hare, these are two different biological species of rabbits.

Habitat of the European wild rabbit.

Paleontologists say that rabbits migrated to Europe from Africa before the Ice Age. Then, thanks to the warm climate, they multiplied throughout the continent. The subsequent global cooling drove them to the southern part of the Pyrenees, the territory of present-day Spain, where they were safely preserved. By the way, in the ancient Phoenician language, “spany” means a rabbit, and “Hispania” means a coast of rabbits. Currently, wild rabbits also live where people have artificially resettled them. This is primarily Australia and New Zealand (since the end of the 18th century). There, without meeting natural enemies and once in the grassy paradise, the animals began to multiply so quickly that they threatened everything Agriculture continent. Their number now exceeds 6 billion heads.

GROW RICH on the cultivation of rabbits is possible only by providing them with favorable conditions for their existence. In this case, animals multiply exponentially. The increase in their numbers is explosive. When choosing a breed, be guided by nearby farms and breeds adapted to local conditions.

Metal mesh across the entire continent.

Foxes and other predators brought from Europe in a hurry did not start for rabbits, but for local inhabitants, who turned out to be both larger and slower. European predators quickly fell in love with kangaroo meat and the meat of local sheep. But the rabbits were rapidly advancing at a speed of 100 kilometers per season and, like locusts, they destroyed all the greenery, including crops and vegetable gardens. The unfortunate Australians were already desperate and did not know what to do. And then it came to someone's mind great idea to block the entire territory of the mainland with a steel mesh. Its length is several thousand kilometers. It worked, and it did a great job of slowing down the migration of animals. But the threat, as they say, continues to hang in the air. In this regard, in some Australian states, it is illegal to breed rabbits at the legislative level. For violation of a considerable fine - 40,000 USD.

In Europe itself, from the Pyrenees, rabbits at the beginning of the first millennium were spread by the Romans to subject empires territory. Rabbits attracted people with their precocity and fertility. Taste qualities meat also played not last role. Despite mass domestication, wild rabbits continue to live and live in parallel. They also posed a threat in some years, but already for European crops. Settled throughout the western and central parts of the continent. They no longer tried to fight them by trapping and hunting. In the middle of the last century, the French declared bacteriological warfare on wild rabbits. Several individuals specially infected with myxomatosis were released into the wild. And if, for example, African red rabbits suffer from this disease in a mild form, then European rabbits mostly (up to 85%) die. The disease was transmitted from one individual to another, but gradually faded. And only in places humid climate, where there are mosquitoes, almost all rabbits have become extinct. In addition to mosquitoes, rabbit fleas can also carry myxomatosis.

MYXOMATOSIS- Very dangerous disease often spread in the form of epidemics. Domestic rabbits are not immune to it. Mandatory vaccination required. Fight mosquitoes, do not breed excess dampness in your household.

I must say that these experiments with myxomatosis hit our rabbit farms very painfully. I have already mentioned, and experienced rabbit breeders will not let me bear false witness, that somewhere before the beginning of the 60s we did not have this infection. Maybe I'm not quite out of place, but I remember very well the first appearance of two misfortunes almost simultaneously - this is a massive death of rabbits and an invasion of Colorado beetles. Be that as it may, we survived these difficulties, learned to resist them, although without them it would be much better.

More than once, starting from the end of the 19th century and until the 80s of the last century, attempts were made to resettle wild rabbits in the territories Russian Empire and then Soviet Union. Mostly selected areas with warm climate, Ukraine, Moldova, Uzbekistan, as well as Lithuania. They did not take root everywhere, mainly where the climate resembles the Mediterranean. At present, a large colony is settled in the Crimean Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov (Crimea Peninsula), Rostov region, Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories as well as in the North Caucasus and the Caspian Islands.

Now a wild European rabbit can be found on all continents except Antarctica (after all, a rabbit is not a penguin, give it grass, and drilling holes in ice is not very comfortable). This is the northwest of Africa (Morocco, Algeria) and South America(Chile), and North America (East Coast USA, southern Canada) and the already mentioned Australia and Oceania. In addition, rabbits live well and breed on more than 500 islands. mediterranean sea, Quiet and Atlantic Oceans. They were landed there in order to create colonies that help feed seafarers, including those in distress.

RABBIT MEAT very tasty and nutritious. It is perfectly digested, is considered to be dietary, recommended for many diseases.

External characteristics of a wild rabbit.

After reviewing the description of the wild rabbit, you will find the obvious thing. Under it, our ordinary outbred rabbit is perfect. Judge for yourself: a small animal that looks like a hare. Body length from 30 to 45 centimeters. Weight depending on size and fatness, but on average 2.5 kg. The color is uneven. Above, from dusty gray to dark brown, and even with reddishness, which prevails on the neck and behind the ears. The belly, as well as the underside of the tail, is usually much lighter, sometimes closer to white. On the sides, a light stripe is faintly distinguishable, which passes into a rounded spot in the upper part of the thigh. The tip of the tail and ears is slightly darker, brown or dark gray. During the year, a change in color, like a hare, is not observed. Two molts, as expected, spring and autumn. Single individuals due to mutations (changes in genes) may have a color different from the typical one. So among the brown ones, albinos with a white skin, black, light gray and even piebald (spotted) will also flash. But there are always not many such rabbits, their total number does not exceed 3-5%.

DOMESTIC RABBITS with thoughtless crossing and lack of selection, they gradually degenerate, become smaller, become similar to their wild ancestors. If you notice a decrease in the size of the offspring, a redhead in the color of your rabbits (the gray giant does not count), it's time to think, to conduct at least an introductory crossing.

Dwellings of the wild rabbit.

You probably already know that wild rabbits build their homes and nests, unlike hares, in burrows. For their habitat, they choose mainly open areas, with complex terrain (ravines, beams, a steep coast, an abandoned quarry). They can settle in a landfill. The density of the soil is of great importance. It is easier and more convenient for them to dig holes in sandy soil. Almost never found in rabbit colonies where the ground is rocky or clayey. From the point of view of subsistence, they also strive for places where succulent herbs grow. Interestingly, wild rabbits are not afraid to settle near people, in parks and forest belts. Life forced rabbits to hide away from their offenders - predators (which are innumerable) deeper into the ground and spend most of their lives there. Babies are also born exclusively underground. We can say that rabbits (mainly females) dig their holes throughout their lives. The simplest dwelling is a nesting area with three independent exits to the surface. However, having settled down, the animals continue to improve their home and dig, dig, dig ... The length of the rabbit holes is about 20 meters, but sometimes it is twice as long. They go to a depth of 2 or more meters. As a result, a whole network of labyrinths and nesting chambers connected by passages is formed underground. This contributes to animal safety. In addition, there is always an emergency main entrance, which is a funnel or dip no larger than 40-50 cm in size, which almost immediately narrows to a diameter of 15 cm. Once having populated the territory, the colony does not leave it for a long time. The reason may be either natural disasters or disappearance of vegetation. Often, researchers discover a piece of land pitted with holes up to 1 hectare.

DOMESTIC RABBITS - shy animals. They do not like strong noise, pungent odors. It's best not to bother them. I recommend equipping the cages with additional screens (even temporary ones) behind which the rabbit could hide. This will have a positive effect on his well-being and development.

Animal nutrition.

Rabbits can come to the surface both during the day and at night. If predators rage in their habitat, they feed mainly at night, if the danger has passed, they can frolic in the sun, and even move a hundred meters away from the hole in search of more juicy greenery. They do not make any stocks for the winter, they feed on dried wood, underground parts of vegetation, and fallen grains. Do not disdain and branch food. In summer they eat leaves, in winter the bark of trees and shrubs. By the way, the rabbits that came to the Australian continent fell in love with the local branch food so much. that they learned to climb trees, or rather low-growing branches.

DOMESTIC RABBIT leads a predominantly nocturnal lifestyle. It feeds mainly at night. Feeders should not be allowed to be empty at night. Coprophagia is also characteristic of this time of day. The main foods for a rabbit are grass, hay, twigs, grains and root crops. When compiling a diet, consider the caloric value of feed. (Modern feeds in the form of granules contain all the necessary components.)

Rabbit habits.

Round-the-clock monitoring helped scientists to completely follow the habits and life vicissitudes of wild rabbits. For this, night vision devices were used. It turned out that the animals live in families according to strict rules. In each family, there are from 8 to 10 heads of adults, both males and females. But the main (dominant) male is the only one, he chooses a female and the best nest for living. It proves its superiority with the help of strength in martial arts with other males. After that, it consolidates its dominant status, marks everything in a row: territory, defeated males, its females. Marks with a special odorous secret. Can afford to visit other neighboring nests and have fun with neighbors. On grazing, of course, all the best areas with his grass and his beloved passion.

IF YOU NOTICE that the rabbit jumps around the cage and splashes liquid on the sides, this is normal. It means he is healthy and active. Limit the load on the male when mating. There should be no more than 2 coatings per day.

When the leader dies, continuous fights begin, which can last for several days, until a new leader is finally established. If any rabbit feels danger, he notifies all the others by knocking on the ground with his strong hind legs. When a threat arises, males defend their territory from enemies together. In order not to attract predators once again, rabbits lead a silent lifestyle. Only during danger or a fight do they emit a piercing cry resembling a squeak. Those who have watched domestic rabbit fights know what I'm talking about.

DO NOT HOLD two adult males in one cage. You can not constantly keep a male and a female in the same cage. It is not advisable to keep two females in one cage. Young growth must be seated before the onset of their puberty, preferably up to 3 months of age. The rabbit has rather strong hind legs. Beware of shock when picking up a rabbit.

Reproduction.

Nature arranged it so that rabbits could survive in a dense environment of enemies. We have already said that rabbits are saved by deep, long burrows, nocturnal lifestyle, camouflage color, silent existence, exceptional agility. But their fertility and precocity are of great importance. For a year, a rabbit can bring offspring from 2 to 5 times. It depends on the climate and latitude. More often (almost all year round) okroly occur in regions with a warm climate and an abundance of food. For example, in the summer in Australia, when all the grass burns out, the rounds do not occur. In southern Europe, breeding lasts from March to October, and in Scandinavia, mainly only in the summer months.

FOR QUICK BREEDING rabbits need an optimal temperature regime, reminiscent of the Mediterranean climate. In cold winters, insulate cages and queen cells, use electric heating. In the heat, create an artificial shade, ensure an uninterrupted supply of water (drinking bowls), arrange ventilation.

The gestation period (about 30 days) and the number of baby rabbits born (from 2 to 12) are the same as in domestic rabbits. IN mating games enter within a few hours after birth. Before birth, the female carefully prepares the nest (up to 30 cm in diameter), lines it with plucked fluff. Cubs are born naked and blind, but grow quickly. Around the 10th day, the eyes begin to open.

By the age of one month, they can graze on their own, crawling upstairs. Around the same time, the female abandons them and starts building a new nest. Such a rush on the one hand plays positive role on the other hand, young individuals often die. Mortality of young animals can reach from 40 - 50%. Sometimes only 10% of individuals live up to a year. The reason here is not only in predators, but also in viral misfortunes such as coccidiosis. Losses are also great from flooding of holes in rainy seasons. It does not always save that the entrances to the burrows are located on hills in dry places.

COCCIDIASIS- a dangerous disease of rabbits, causing their death. It is carried by flies, multiplies in droppings and sewage. Fight flies, regularly clean cages near them.

Here are more examples of how nature uses its resources economically. During dry periods, a pregnant rabbit may not give birth at all. She "feels" that the offspring will not survive anyway and stops nourishing the embryos in the womb. There they die and, as experts say, the pregnancy resolves. At the same time, all the nutrients are absorbed by the mother and she herself avoids starvation. Pregnancy can thus disappear even after 20 days of gestation. In the heat, mostly younger and stronger rabbits give birth. Unlike domestic rabbits, their wild counterparts almost never enter into mating games in the first year of life. Save strength, although sexual maturity occurs by 5-6 months.

NOT ALWAYS failed births may be the result of listeriosis - a disease of the female. If possible, do not plan births during a very hot period. Consistently apply succulent feed and an uninterrupted supply of water.

What and who prevents a wild rabbit from living to old age?

The average life expectancy of rabbits in the wild does not exceed 3 years, although some rare specimens live up to 8 or even 10 years. The reason for this is not always favorable natural conditions, diseases, civil strife, an abundance of natural enemies. Predators who are not averse to profiting from rabbit meat are known to everyone. These are those running on the ground (foxes, martens, ferrets, weasels, rats, stray dogs and cats) and flying (hawks, owls, owls and even crows with magpies).

ESPECIALLY DEFECTIVE little rabbits. They can be dragged or bitten by rats. Ferrets and weasels are dangerous even for adults. Install fine-mesh nets, make cages and queen cells from hardwood. Fight rats and other predators.

Moreover, in countries Western Europe hunting for a wild rabbit is very popular, including with the use of ferrets:

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Rabbit is a mammal belonging to the hare family. Now, rabbits bred not only for food and its fur, but also as a pet. How do rabbits live in nature and what do they eat there? Today we will talk about it.

Rabbits in the wild

Wild European rabbit in length 31-45 cm, rabbit ears 6-7.5 cm, despite the fact that the skull is much smaller. Weight such a rabbit reaches 2.5 kg. Color its gray-brown, and on the back you can see a reddish color. Boca rodents of light color, stomach white, their tails are white, their ears are black and tail black. In rare cases, wild European rabbit can be found purely white color, light gray or even variegated. places, where does this rabbit live: Sea of ​​Azov, North Caucasus, Russia and in general, on all continents except Asia and Antarctica. chooses rabbit a place of residence with good soil so that you can easily dig a mink - quarries, ravines, coastal cliffs.

Types of wild rabbits

How many species of rabbits are there in the wild? You will be surprised, but their number is not so great.

1. Wild rabbit (European)

2. Water rabbit

3. Red rabbit

4. Idaho rabbit (pygmy)

5. Steppe rabbit

6. Nuttala rabbit

7. California rabbit

8. Tailless rabbit (teporingo or volcanic)

9. Rabbit Flanders

10. Rabbit Risen

11. Rabbit Gray giant

Most of the rest rabbit species, have to be bred by breeders, but we will talk about these types of rabbits (domestic) in other articles.

INTERESTING FACTS AND NUTRITION OF THE WILD RABBIT

What do wild rabbits eat?

Wild rabbits eat stems and leaves of plants, in vegetable gardens or in fields, they get themselves cabbage, carrots, lettuce and various other crops. In the cold season food source is the bark of trees, branches of shrubs and trees. Interestingly, in the absence of any source of food, they eat their own excrement in order not to die of hunger. Of course, in can be fed at home the same (except excrement). Add in the diet you need hay, coniferous branches, dandelions, chicory, chamomile, yarrow, mouse peas, nettles, alfalfa, wheatgrass, chickweed. Can't feed parsley and dill, which contain essential oils. rabbits give both mineral stone and chalk. From fruits and vegetables, you can give cucumbers, zucchini, all kinds of cabbage, apples, carrots, watermelon and melon peels. With pleasure, rabbit gnaws white crackers. For grinding teeth, give willow branches, pears, apples, acacias, lindens, aspens. And with indigestion, a few branches of oak or alder.

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