Emergency Baby Rabbit Formula

Rabbits that are 2 3 weeks old get 15 30 cc formula.

Emergency baby rabbit formula. 1 2 cup evaperated milk. You must dilute formula milk before feeding a baby rabbit. Rabbits that are 1 2 weeks old get 10 15 cc formula. 2 tablespoons of white granulated sugar or 1 tablespoon of light karo syrup.

Can of evaporated whole milk reduced fat skim and sweetened condensed milk will not provide enough calories or nutrition 18 to 19 oz. Feed the baby rabbits a mixture of goats milk formula. Knowing how to bottle feed orphaned baby rabbits can be overwhelming and confusing. If a baby rabbit s eyes are closed he or she is very young and will have to have formula twice or three times a day.

The good news is that it can be done. Rabbits that are 3 6 weeks old or until they are weaned get 30 cc formula. 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Formula milk is the best option to feed baby rabbits without a mother.

Place the bottle in warm water to keep it warm until you are ready to feed the baby. The clock and the odds are against you because the survival rate when bottle feeding baby bunnies is pretty slim. Baby bunnies are often more receptive to warm milk because it mimics mama s body temperature. To give the colostrum time to settle prepare the homemade milk formula two or three hours before you plan to feed the baby bunny.

You are not alone because i have been in the same situation myself. Mother rabbits feed at dusk and dawn for only about five minutes so baby rabbits depending on size and age may only need to be fed twice a day however formula is not as nutrient rich as mother s milk so more frequent feedings are often necessary. Most kits will not nurse from the baby animal bottles you can buy at stores. 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. 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. 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. You can use kmr kitten milk replacer.

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.