2006-09-13 15:23:39 · 18 answers · asked by dominic g 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Where did you get these bunnies? If they're wild bunnies, you need to get them to a wildlife rehabilitator immediately! If this is the case, call your local humane society and ask for the name and number of the nearest rehabilitator with experience handling rabbits. This person will be the best hope for these bunnies to survive. Wild rabbits are much different from the types of rabbits you can get at a pet store. Not only do they tend to carry more disease (even as little babies), but their nutritional needs are far different. Don't feed them anything, and get the rehabilitator now! If on the other hand they are not wild bunnies, feel free to e-mail me with specific care questions that you have, and I'll be happy to answer them for you... kbviolin_98@yahoo.com
2006-09-13 18:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kellye B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old are we talking here? Are they domestic rabbits or wild?
If the babies are under 5 weeks of age they need a milk supplement of some sort. Kitten formula is adequate. You can also look up some rabbit breeders (ARBA.net) in your area and see if any have females who've given birth and who have babies that are roughly the same age...and are willing to foster them. If that's not an option, you'll need to bottle feed them (unless they're WILD rabbits in which case you need to contact a wildlife rescuer).
If they're over 4-5 weeks of age, feed them an alfalfa based pellet (NO seeds/cookies/treats), and all the timothy hay they can eat. DO NOT GIVE FRESH VEGETABLES OR FRUITS TO BABY RABBITS! They cannot digest these rich foods yet and they can KILL them! All the babies need right now are alfalfa based pelleted feed (you should be able to get this anywhere) and hay (timothy or alfalfa). Provide water via a water bottle (a dish will not keep the water sanitary and will get knocked over). You can house the babies in a lot of different things --- dog kennels/crates, rabbit hutches, all wire cages (NOT chicken wire), and so on. Bedding should be aspen shavings, Carefresh, or anything really EXCEPT cedar and other beddings with very high dust content/aromatic oils. Straw is good for bedding as they can dig in it, eat it, and so on.
Even with all the best care, baby rabbits are a prey species and very delicate---their will to survive is fairly low and few hand-reared baby rabbits survive.
2006-09-13 15:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by strayd0g 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact your local animal shelter to find out if they have experience caring for baby rabbits or know someone who does, have them walk you through the process. Rabbits are terrific pets and can be very fun and interactive. They should be kept inside, away from direct sunlight in addition to the other tips people have left.
I would advise you to use Carefresh for the bedding, and then buy a separate small box (or use a small cardboard box) fill with some pieces of your local paper to line it and then pile in the hay. They will go in there to hang out and chew on some hay, and poop at the same time. eventually they associate it with relieving themselves and they become litterbox trained.
Best of luck and please post-up more info and if you need more help contact me. My wife and I have 3 bunnies ourself and we volunteer at a local shelter as well.
2006-09-13 17:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by Jim B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your local high school and they should have a FFA. Tell the teacher that you just got rabbits and ask if there is a child/teacher than can help you with questions. I know that our FFA kids get extra credit for helping the community out. This is a wonderful org. If you can't get help there, look on the net, and talk to your vet, pet stores, books. Good luck!
2006-09-13 15:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first and optimal, you pick a cage. it quite is the place the rabbit will sense risk-free and mushy. in case you enable it out of the cage you should make sure all wires and such is out of attain. Rabbits like to chew. you should get a solid high quality pelleted feed for it. vegetables are continually a very good handle, yet their not solid as a sole source of nutrition. in case you pick to furnish it lettuce provide a splash at a time. it ought to reason diarrhea and has no nutritional value.
2016-10-14 23:42:06 · answer #5 · answered by lander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a 1 gal pot and fill with water, bring to a boil and submerge the little tasty devils in the water for about 20 minutes. Serve with a side of corn and baked apples. Damn I got to go I made myself hungry.
2006-09-13 15:26:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wild rabbits eat clover...carrots are for cartoon rabbits
you should also keep them separated as they get older...if you don't keep them separate, in a few months, you will be aking "how should I properly care for 100 baby rabbits?"
Good luck with them
2006-09-13 15:26:45 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a Pit Bull to babysit. Problem solved. Three times over.
2006-09-13 15:25:37 · answer #8 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about pet domestic rabbits, check out these articles - if you have a rabbit family -
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/surpriselitter.html
And this article if you have domestic pet orphans -
http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.html
And if you're talking about baby wild cottontail rabbits, have a read of this artice -
http://www.2ndchance.info/bunnies.htm
They'll give you a lot of helpful info and advice.
Very best of luck!
2006-09-15 19:03:45 · answer #9 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are wild... more than likely they will die. They don't take the stress well. I seem to remeber making formula for them and feeding it with an eye dropper. We called a vet and asked what was best.
2006-09-13 15:27:21 · answer #10 · answered by aminnich04 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋