Why can't you catch a rabbit with two ears? Why do you always catch the ears?

Rabbits are very cute little animals. There are meat rabbits and pet rabbits for eating. There are many types of rabbits. Some rabbits have very long ears. When we catch or hug a rabbit, we will grab the rabbit's ears, but this is not good, and the rabbit will not feel comfortable. What is the reason?

Why can't you catch a rabbit by its ears?

The ears are an important organ of the rabbit. There are many nerves and blood vessels in the rabbit's ears. Grabbing the ears may damage the rabbit's ear nerves, reduce sensitivity, and make the rabbit feel uncomfortable. Using too much force may also fracture the rabbit's ear cartilage and make it unable to stand upright.

Moreover, ears can help rabbits dissipate heat because they do not have sweat glands and cannot dissipate heat if they are scratched.

The correct way to hold a rabbit is to grab it by the neck behind the ears, lift it gently, and use your other hand to pull it by its rump and tail.

Why does the rabbit always scratch its ears?

If your rabbit keeps scratching its face and ears with its claws, it may have ear mites in its ears, which must be treated immediately.

1. Ear mites are contagious. First, you need to isolate the rabbit, then disinfect the rabbit nest, and wash the rabbit supplies and dry them in the sun.

2. The second step is to remove ear mites. Do not pick or dig directly, as this will hurt the rabbit. Apply vegetable oil on the earwax, soften it and wipe it clean.

3. The above are all external ear treatments, and the following are for cleaning the inner ears. Use ear cleaning solution to drip deep into the ear for one or two minutes. After washing the ears, the rabbit will put its ears on its back and no longer stand upright. This is a normal phenomenon.

What to do if your rabbit has ear mites

First of all, the rabbits infected with mites should be isolated. If they are not isolated as soon as possible, they will infect other rabbits. Then use diluted disinfectant to thoroughly disinfect the places that the rabbits infected with mites have touched, and then expose them to the sun.

Secondly, clean the rabbit's earwax. After the rabbit's ears are infected with mites, there may be some earwax and other dirt, which requires the owner to help clean. During the cleaning process, you need to pay attention to using softened cotton balls, and do not use hard objects such as ear picks to directly pick, so as not to hurt the rabbit's ears and cause other diseases.

Third, clean the rabbit's ears with a special disinfectant. After cleaning the earwax, drip the special ear cleaning solution deep into the rabbit's ears and leave it there for one minute.

Fourth, it is to supplement the rabbit with nutrition. If the rabbit does not eat well enough, its resistance will be reduced and it will be easy to get infected with diseases. Then just take care of the sick rabbit.

So if you like cute rabbits, don’t grab their ears.