Baby Bunny Formula

What to feed the babies 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 bunny formula.

3 to 6 weeks until weaned 30 cc formula. Place the baby horizontally in one hand. For a formula we recommend petag s goat s milk esbilac or esbilac for puppies. Add 1 part heavy cream to 8 parts of reconstituted formula.

Goat s milk is used for homemade rabbit milk formula as it is more nutritious. Newborn to one week 4 to 5 cc formula. These are nearly identical and equally excellent. From 1 to 2 week 10 to 15cc formula.

If you are going to feed baby rabbits you ll need to purchase. Sit down on the floor in case the baby tries to jump. You can use kmr kitten milk replacer. Step by step instructions on how to hand feed an orphaned baby rabbit from newborn to 8 weeks old.

Both these formulas need additional fats when fed to baby cottontail or domestic rabbit kits. Purchase replacement milk for the baby rabbits. Before you take a baby rabbit away from its mother or think it s. Add the colostrum and secure.

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. Give them the formula with a 1cc syringe fitted with a cattak photo upper left. Here below is the amount of baby rabbit milk formula it s one day diet you have to divide all below mentioned quantities into equal halves. Buy syringes or eyedroppers.

In the wild their mother s milk is so rich that she need only feed them 2 3 times in a 24 hour period. Includes the best formula recipe sources for supplies you need to feed a baby bunny and tips and tricks for the best results. Cow s milk is not a suitable replacement for rabbit milk which is why you often use a baby rabbit formula which you can buy from the pet store as well as some veterinarian clinics. Since we cannot duplicate this bunnies in rehab situations should be fed more often when they are very young 4 5 times a day.

Feeding baby rabbits formula 1. Mix the milk kitten milk replacer and heavy cream in the container. Confirm that the mother is not feeding the kittens. 2 to 3 weeks 15 to 30 cc formula.