Baby Bunny Formula

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.

Baby bunny formula.

Includes the best formula recipe sources for supplies you need to feed a baby bunny and tips and tricks for the best results. In the wild their mother s milk is so rich that she need only feed them 2 3 times in a 24 hour period. Both these formulas need additional fats when fed to baby cottontail or domestic rabbit kits. 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.

Purchase replacement milk for the baby rabbits. Bunnies require a formula very high in fat. Mix the milk kitten milk replacer and heavy cream in the container. Feeding baby rabbits formula 1.

If you are going to feed baby rabbits you ll need to purchase. Give them the formula with a 1cc syringe fitted with a cattak photo upper left. These are nearly identical and equally excellent. 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.

Add the colostrum and secure. Newborn to one week 4 to 5 cc formula. Add 1 part heavy cream to 8 parts of reconstituted formula. Goat s milk is used for homemade rabbit milk formula as it is more nutritious.

Cow s milk is not a suitable replacement for rabbit milk which is why you often use a baby rabbit formula which you can buy from the pet store as well as some veterinarian clinics. 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. 3 to 6 weeks until weaned 30 cc formula. Step by step instructions on how to hand feed an orphaned baby rabbit from newborn to 8 weeks old.

Place the baby horizontally in one hand. Since we cannot duplicate this bunnies in rehab situations should be fed more often when they are very young 4 5 times a day. From 1 to 2 week 10 to 15cc formula. How to make a homemade milk formula for baby bunnies goat s milk formula.

You can use kmr kitten milk replacer. Before you take a baby rabbit away from its mother or think it s. Sit down on the floor in case the baby tries to jump. For a formula we recommend petag s goat s milk esbilac or esbilac for puppies.