Bamboo rat is a precious food animal with delicious meat and delicate taste. It is known as one of the "delicacies of mountains and seas". In recent years, as people's demand for healthy, green, and ecological food continues to increase, the market demand for bamboo rats has gradually expanded. Therefore, breeding bamboo rats has also become an investment project for many people. However, bamboo rat breeding is not an easy task and there are many factors that need to be considered. Below we will introduce several aspects of bamboo rat breeding for your reference.

Bamboo rats are nocturnal animals and like warm, dry and quiet environments. When raising bamboo rats, it is necessary to provide them with suitable temperature, humidity and quiet environment, while also ensuring their needs in terms of diet, exercise and rest.

1. Temperature and humidity

The suitable temperature for bamboo rats is 15-25℃ and the humidity is 60%-80%. In winter, bamboo rats need to be provided with measures to keep warm, such as adding bedding and raising the temperature inside the house; in summer, cooling measures need to be provided for bamboo rats, such as increasing ventilation and reducing the humidity in the house.

2. Diet

Bamboo rats are omnivores and feed on bamboo as their main food, supplemented by other plant and animal feeds. When raising bamboo rats, attention should be paid to providing them with nutritious and easily digestible feed, and ensuring that the feed is fresh and clean.

3. Exercise and rest

Bamboo rats need appropriate exercise and rest to maintain good health. When raising bamboo rats, make sure they have enough space to move and provide them with a quiet resting environment.

2. Reproduction Technology of Bamboo Rats

Bamboo rats have strong reproductive ability. A female bamboo rat can reproduce multiple times a year and can give birth to 2-5 babies each time. Little bamboo rat. However, the reproduction of bamboo rats also has certain technical requirements.

1. Breed selection

Select healthy bamboo rats for breeding to ensure the health and excellent quality of the offspring.

2. Breeding

Put the selected breeding mice into the breeding cage for mating. Generally speaking, male bamboo rats should be over 6 months old, and female bamboo rats should be over 4 months old.

3. Feeding and management

During the breeding period, feeding and management must be strengthened to ensure the nutrition and health of the breeding rats. At the same time, attention should be paid to observing the breeding situation of breeding rats, and problems should be discovered and dealt with in a timely manner.

Although bamboo rats have strong disease resistance, disease prevention and control cannot be ignored. When raising bamboo rats, you should pay attention to the following points:

1. Keep the house hygienic and disinfect it regularly.

2. Ensure the freshness and cleanliness of the feed and avoid feed deterioration and mildew.

3. Carry out regular epidemic prevention, such as vaccination, etc.

4. If a sick bamboo rat is found, it must be isolated and treated promptly to avoid the spread of the disease.

4. Economic Benefits of Bamboo Rat Breeding

The market price of bamboo rats is relatively high. The current price of bamboo rats on the market is generally around 200 yuan per kilogram, and the market demand is increasing year by year. rise. However, bamboo rat breeding requires a large investment, such as building a breeding farm, purchasing bamboo rat seedlings, feed, and epidemic prevention. Therefore, the economic benefits of raising bamboo rats are closely related to the farmers’ technical level, management level, market conditions and other factors.

Bamboo rat breeding is a relatively complex project, which requires farmers to fully understand the habits of bamboo rats, master breeding techniques, and do a good job in disease prevention and control. At the same time, farmers also need to pay close attention to market conditions and rationally plan the scale of breeding and sales channels in order to obtain better economic benefits.