help!!!! please i might hurt it?

Question

im trying to keep a baby buny warm by trying to hold it but i dont know how to hold it.

how do i hold a baby bunny

i dont want to hurt its spine

Answer 1

I wouldn't suggest trying to warm it by using your own body temperature. The bunny will probably not be warm enough. You can use a tupperware container. Put a hot water bottle in and cover it with a blanket (or put a heating pad under the container). If you have any fleece hats, you can put a fleece hat in the container and slip the bunny into it.

Baby bunnies need to be fed every two hours, around the clock. As far as what you should feed them, I can honestly tell you that I'm not 100% positive. I believe you are supposed to use kitten formula, but once again, you need to check that before you do anything. To feed the bunny, place the formula (whatever you discover is best to use) into a syringe or eye dropper. Unforunitly, I have limited knowledge in this area, as I have just started baby bunny feeding at the wildlife rehab center I work at. It isn't easy, I can tell you that much. Bunnies are very fussy eaters and don't like to eat from something that isn't mom. Once you are done feeding it, you need to rub their bottoms for a bit until they have pee'd and poo'd.

As far as holding the bunny, while you are feeding it you need to place your thumb lightly under its head to support its chin while it eats. You also need to be sure the body is secure, as young bunnies are prone to random bursts of energy during which they will try to "leap" out of your hand. If they hit the floor, they will die, no matter the height.

You need to contact a wildlife rehabilitator if this bunny is wild. If it is a domesticated bunny, call a vetrinary clinic. Baby bunnies are incrediably difficult to raise on your own. They are prone to just randomly dieing because of the amount of stress they feel in a strange enviroment.

Getting outside help would be in the best interest of the bunny.

To find a rehabilitator, try searching google or checking your local phone lisitngs.

Answer 2

Hold it in two hands; one under chest and one under his bunny butt.
Do be gentle. These guys can go into shock and die of it, when frightened.
Feed kitten formula with baby animal bottle as the others said.

When bunny is older, hold with one hand under chest, and hold his bottom and thighs with the other hand....with his long legs sticking forward. If you make a mistake and hold him by stomach, you will find out how hard they can kick!

Older bunny needs a "hatch". This is a wire cage with bottom solid enough to hold him but that lets poopy fall on ground.
Usually cage is elevated on wooden legs or you can put it on crates (open side up to bunny floor). Must have a top on hatch, and you can put a small towel in there for comfort.
Let bunny out in garden or on leash at least 1 or 2 times daily. Then can be housebroken but don't keep them in the house for more than a few minutes.
Remember, they're cute but they can bite.

Answer 3

Keep it warm by putting it in a secure box/basket with a hot water bottle covering the base - with at least two layers of towel covering the hot water bottle. The idea is to achieve body temperature. No need to hold it unless you're feeding it!

Chalice

Answer 4

Baby bunnies can be tough. But where holding it can be ok, they need a soft warm fuzzy "pocket" to keep warm by it self. No drafts. Plus the baby needs to be fed rich milk avery two hours. [e-mail]

Answer 5

to keep a bunny warm you take 2 water bottles and fill them with partly warm water and you put it next to the bunny.

Answer 6

youll be fine- animals arent like humans, they arent trying to be polite so it will let you know if it doesn't like how ur holding it. pick it up with your hand on its belly and then lay down and put a blanket over it or take it inside if its that cold