Baby Rabbit Milk Formula

It kept them alive but they were terribly bony and were not gaining any weight.

Baby rabbit milk formula.

Rabbits that are 2 3 weeks old get 15 30 cc formula. Pour the homemade milk formula into a pan and heat to 105 degrees fahrenheit. 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. It is possible to nourish a baby rabbit with this substance.

Since we cannot duplicate this bunnies in rehab situations should be fed more often when they are very young 4 5 times a day. Baby rabbits should drink a special formula. This is known as kitten milk replacer. Unfortunately i didn t have much luck with it.

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. The first thing i tried was a baby rabbit formula recipe that i found on youtube from a rabbit breeder. This will take some of the strain off of. The study i referenced showed domestic rabbit milk is close to 12 fat and 12 protein.

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. Rabbits that are 1 2 weeks old get 10 15 cc formula. This is not suitable for rabbits and must never be given to your pet. Use a plastic thermometer which you can buy at most pharmacies to ensure you do not overheat the formula.

Newborn rabbits up to a week old get 4 5 cc formula. Pour the heated formula into a nursing bottle with a small nipple. While the cat food aisle of a pet store will stock kitten milk. Formula bunnies require a formula very high in fat.

Once the baby is old enough to start moving around its container you can put in a water bottle with diluted formula. Newborn to one week 4 to 5 cc formula. Rabbits that are 3 6 weeks old or until they are weaned get 30 cc formula. Source for rabbit.

2 to 3 weeks 15 to 30 cc formula. Dilute it 50 formula and 50 water. In the wild their mother s milk is so rich that she need only feed them 2 3 times in a 24 hour period. 3 to 6 weeks until weaned 30 cc formula.

Mixed baby cereal for every 3 oz. 4 drops karo syrup or 1 2 tsp. Egg yolk added to enough homogenized milk to make 4 to 6 oz. From 1 to 2 week 10 to 15cc formula.