Feeding Baby Rabbits By Hand

You must play catch up and feed 3 4 times a day until your baby rabbits start to see progress.

Feeding baby rabbits by hand.

Hand rearing means feeding a baby a rabbit milk replacement formula and providing the other needs care that would normally be provided by the doe mother rabbit. There are various dried milk formulas available the best one for rabbits being milk for kittens. Hand rearing of rabbits milk formula. Baby rabbits feed from their mothers while lying on their backs.

Touch the rabbit as little as possible so when feeding simply lift their head up but don t put them in your hand if. Need is to mimic the stance while feeding on their mother. Canned evaporated goat s milk can be found in most grocery stores and markets next to the canned cow s milk and baking goods. Place a thick 3 layer of soft grass hay or straw on top of the towel and make a small well in the hay.

You must be careful while feeding a baby rabbit without a mother. You may loosely wrap baby in a soft face cloth or hand towel and lay it on your lap or in the crook of your arm. In fact the job is very time consuming and is harder to do that what it may seem to be. Not only do you need to know what to feed them you must also know what the correct amount is for each stage of growth.

If the mama has already built a nest of her fur place the fur in the well and gently transfer the babies into the nest. How to feed a baby wild rabbit administer the milk formula during their first week as explained above. The mamma rabbits can get away with this because their milk is so rich. For making it possible you have to hold his head up just as while feeding on their mother.

Hand feeding a baby rabbit is not for the faint of heart. Things you ll need syringe or eyedropper baby rabbit feed from your vet kitten replacement milk or goat s milk fresh cream optional. If bunny will not eat this way of course do the best you can. You have to lay down the baby rabbit into your hand during feeding do not turn your baby rabbit with belly up.

In the second week introduce fresh grass not dried hay and let them eat. Once they are growing well you can cut back to 2 3 times per day. 1 2 cup canned evaporated goat s.