Archive for February, 2011
Feeding Your Rabbit
February 25th, 2011
Digestion: The rabbit’s food will pass from the stomach to the small intestine and on to the caecum, a sac at the junction with the large intestine. Here, the rabbit does not have the enzymes needed to break down the cellulose present in the plant cell also, even though the bacteria in the caecum will also break down the food. The absorption f nutrients takes place in the small intestine, and so in order to absorb cellulose the rabbit will pass the food out of its body, usually at night, in the form of soft pellets, and then consume them.
Blue Persian
February 24th, 2011
At the end of 1800s, Blue Persians became extremely popular as pets of the wealthy, and were specially bred to be sold for high prices. They became particular favorites of European royalty. Queen Victoria of England acquired two Blues, Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein was an enthusiastic breeder, and King Edward VII presented medals for the top prize-winners of the day. One reason for the Blue’s popularity may have been because it was thought original Persians brought to Europe by traders in the 1600s. The genetic mutation of the breed we know today may well have arisen on the Mediterranean island of Malta – which is why it is sometimes called the Maltese Blue.