Baby rabbits should be fed kitten milk replacer kmr or goat milk which you can buy at pet stores or sometimes even a local veterinarian s office.
Baby rabbit milk replacer recipe.
To create your own homemade rabbit milk replacer follow this recipe.
1 2 cup evaperated milk.
I will tell you exactly what i did so you can have a fighting chance for your bugglets keep in mind that i am not a vet and you need to run this by a vet if at all possible.
Feeding is a matter of life and death for the baby rabbits.
How to make a baby bunny milk substitute.
An easy way to tell whether the milk is properly scalded is that begins to form a thin skin on it from the cool air.
1 tablespoon corn syrup.
If you re going to tend to a baby rabbit you need to use a specific kitten milk replacer.
Of milk into a mason jar uncovered heat on high for 25 seconds stir with wooden spoon heat additional 25 30 seconds or until milk starts to appear a bit frothy.
You can make and feed an orphaned baby bunny a homemade milk formula that will provide him with the nutrients necessary for survival.
If unavailable you can make up this meal replacement at home.
Formula milk is the best option to feed baby rabbits without a mother.
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Because rabbit milk is the most caloric of all mammals we add in one tablespoon of 100 heavy whipping cream no sugar to each can of kmr.
Instructions for bottle feeding a baby rabbits including my baby rabbit formula recipe.
Calcium gluconate 1 drop vitamin oil 3 drops wheat germ oil 1 2 tsp.
Mixed baby cereal for every 3 oz.
An orphaned or abandoned domesticated rabbit must receive regular feedings of a simulation of his mother s milk to give him a chance of surviving.
And it may not work for every little baby.
Goats milk or homogenized cow s milk 1 tsp.
Mixed baby cereal 1 drop corn syrup 1 4 tsp.
To feed your baby rabbit for the first 6 weeks of its life buy kitten milk replacer and add 1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream to each can since rabbit milk is naturally high in calories.
Baby cereal formula 3 1 tsp.
Realistically you ll need a baby rabbit milk substitute.
You should make a diet chart according to the age of the baby rabbit.
You can either save the life of your baby rabbit or can harm them.
Kits should be fed every 6 hours for the first 2 weeks then every eight hours the third week and every 12 hours on the fourth week.
Use a syringe or eye dropper to feed your baby rabbit twice a day.