I want the rabbit to start on water in his cage but every time I try he turns away..
2006-07-11 02:43:48 · 8 answers · asked by tracy s 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Try putting the nipple from the bottle on the water bottle
2006-07-11 02:47:54 · answer #1 · answered by babybro35 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Interesting, I raised rabbits for 5 or 6 years, and never used a milk bottle. Usually they would learn from the mother to drink water from the bottle.
I would just take the milk away, and leave the water bottle there all the time and see if he drinks any.
2006-07-11 02:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by rath 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 1/2 weeks is too old for a bottle of milk. You might want to put some water in a dish just under the water bottle.
Do NOT give a baby rabbit lettuce...it has waaaay too much moisture and is one of the worst things you can give them. Too much moisture will give them the runs! Try giving it a bit of oatmeal, you can put a little milk in there at first to encourage it to eat if you want. I assume this is a wild rabbit?
2006-07-11 03:18:13 · answer #3 · answered by BB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's two great articles on how to raise and gradually wean baby bunns -
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.html
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html
Baby rabbits can be introduced to solid food from the age of 3 weeks - pellets and hay and water - but they must be allowed milk right up until the age of 6 to 8 weeks, for their future digestive and gut flora health. See all the way down the page, from the top article - http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.html - for more advice on this.
Good luck!
2006-07-11 03:57:10 · answer #4 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just give it rabbit food and plenty of lettuce alot of times it will it its water from the lettuce. and believe me when its thirsty it will drink out of the water bottle i went threw the same thing.its old enough for no more milk.
2006-07-11 03:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by jody n 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ohhh sounds so cute. put bit of water in a dish and clip the water bottle up as well, he should strart sooner or later, and you have the dish for reserve so he wont dehydrate.
2006-07-11 02:48:40 · answer #6 · answered by leigha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if this website has an answer. They have lots of articles. http://www.rabbit.org
2006-07-11 02:57:53 · answer #7 · answered by sugarcarat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just stop givign him milk and hell eventually give in and drink water.
or die.
2006-07-11 02:47:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋