Let's take a look at the propaganda of those who breed bamboo rats. The first is low cost and high return. Bamboo rats mainly eat bamboo, yellow grass, sugar cane, plus a little concentrate, which is ok, and it is a high return. A pair of bamboo rats sell for hundreds, seven or eight a year.
But is this really the case with breeding bamboo rats?
First look at the cost. Although raising bamboo rats is not as expensive as raising cattle and pigs, the price of a pair of bamboo rats is now around 200 to 400. As for the specific needs, it depends on your own scale, and then it is to build a factory. The feed cost of bamboo rat breeding does not need too much, mainly to buy seeds.
Then talk about technology. It is impossible to raise bamboo rats without any technology. The initial site selection and factory building is not like raising chickens and cattle, as long as it does not pollute the environment, just like bamboo rats. Quiet environment and being away from crowds are necessary. There is also the collocation of feed and some problems in the feeding process, such as how to prevent female rats from biting rats, having loose bowels, keeping warm in winter and so on.
Finally, the market, which is also the most important. At present, many farms promote the market prospect of bamboo rats, but they have to raise them themselves. Wild bamboo rats are very expensive, weighing 89 1 kg, but artificial breeding is mainly based on selling seeds. Many bamboo rats are too expensive, and they are all fried. The price of those recycled bamboo rats is very low, because you are farmed artificially, which gives you many reasons to lower the price. And after all, the market for eating bamboo rats is not very big, and because of the price, it is not like chicken and pork.
Due to the intense speculation on bamboo rats in previous years, the number of people who breed bamboo rats is increasing slowly, and the market saturation also needs to be considered.
If you want to breed bamboo rats, you must first solve the problem of sales. Don't start without sales, otherwise it will be a loss-making business. You'd better find some hotels, restaurants and the like yourself. Then, if possible, develop some scattered customers, and the final market is to sell to traffickers.
Special breeding is indeed a good project, but it must be considered before breeding. Market, technology and capital are all essential. Especially in marketing, we must solve it. Don't trust those who sell seed recycling. Be careful not to be cheated when buying seeds. It is best to buy them in a place not far from the local area. It's too far, and it's easy to go wrong.
Of course, if you can solve the sales problem, you can start farming, learn technology and borrow money. Now, the biggest headache for many rural farmers is sales. Remember this.
Breeding is risky and investment needs to be cautious.