Rabbits may not eat rabbit food, but must eat grass, which provides the rabbit with the necessary daily cellulose and various nutrients , which cannot be replaced by other foods. Forage grass is easy to deteriorate if it is not stored properly. Imported grass is usually sealed in a plastic bag, and the appearance is clear at a glance; domestic grass is mostly packed in cardboard boxes. Before paying, be sure to unpack and inspect the goods. The so-called inspection is not to look at the alfalfa or the grass in the box and it is all over. It is necessary to comprehensively check the smell, color, appearance of the pasture and whether it is contaminated with impurities. The quality of the forage is directly related to the health of the rabbit. How to identify the quality of the forage is very knowledgeable~!

    How to identify the quality of forage grass: smell    Under normal circumstances, forage grass has a kind of grass fragrance, which can also be said to be tea fragrance, which is the kind in the air after mowing the lawn Fresh taste; poor quality grass has an earthy or pungent musty smell. When buying hay in summer, pay special attention to whether the grass has an odor or has been moldy (obvious mold or hair on the grass).

   Sometimes, the grass will show signs of mildew at the beginning, and there is no obvious mildew spot, but the perceptive rabbit will notice this and refuse to eat the spoiled grass. If your rabbit has symptoms such as diarrhea and hard stools (in piles or long strips) after eating grass, do not eat such grass.

    How to identify the quality of forage: with or without impurities    The impurities in the forage can be inhaled into the nose and reach the lungs when the rabbits eat grass, which can cause severe respiratory infections. The most common impurity in pasture is dust. When dust is mixed with food, rabbits often sneeze and hit while eating, a dozen of them. Shake off the impurities mixed in the grass before feeding it to rabbits. If the grass is whole, you need to cut off the roots before feeding.

    How to identify the quality of pasture: color    The color of hay is slightly lighter than that of fresh grass, and it is also green, and the pasture that is not stored properly will turn yellow. There are two main reasons for grass leaves to turn yellow: one is that the sun is too long during the dehydration process, and the other is that the grass has deteriorated due to being soaked in rain (pictured). It is normal for a small amount of yellow hay in the large bales of hay, and if the whole bale is yellow, it can be basically concluded that it is old grass (the grass from the previous year was not sold, resulting in a backlog).

    How to identify the quality of forage: feel    The thickness, softness and hardness of forage are usually affected by variety, location, soil nutrition, growth Affected by various factors such as conditions and mowing seasons, the thicker the grass is, the closer the grass is to the roots, and the longer the growth time; the softness and hardness mainly depend on the moisture content. It must be eaten as soon as possible. If your rabbit is still very small, try to be more careful when buying grass, choose grass with more leaves and fewer straws. Some high-quality alfalfa leaves are particularly crisp and shattered with a touch of hands. We can process these grass shreds into grass cakes to avoid waste.