Baby Rabbit Milk Replacer Recipe

Formula milk is the best option to feed baby rabbits without a mother.

Baby rabbit milk replacer recipe. Mixed baby cereal 1 drop corn syrup 1 4 tsp. Feeding is a matter of life and death for the baby rabbits. Mixed baby cereal for every 3 oz. Use a syringe or eye dropper to feed your baby rabbit twice a day.

Realistically you ll need a baby rabbit milk substitute. If unavailable you can make up this meal replacement at home. Instructions for bottle feeding a baby rabbits including my baby rabbit formula recipe. 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.

Wash your hands. 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Goats milk or homogenized cow s milk 1 tsp. To feed your baby rabbit for the first 6 weeks of its life buy kitten milk replacer and add 1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream to each can since rabbit milk is naturally high in calories.

Baby cereal formula 3 1 tsp. You must dilute formula milk before feeding a baby rabbit. 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. You can either save the life of your baby rabbit or can harm them.

How to make a baby bunny milk substitute. 1 2 cup evaperated milk. You can make and feed an orphaned baby bunny a homemade milk formula that will provide him with the nutrients necessary for survival. And it may not work for every little baby.

Of milk into a mason jar uncovered heat on high for 25 seconds stir with wooden spoon heat additional 25 30 seconds or until milk starts to appear a bit frothy. Kits should be fed every 6 hours for the first 2 weeks then every eight hours the third week and every 12 hours on the fourth week. If you re going to tend to a baby rabbit you need to use a specific kitten milk replacer. Commercial canine or feline milk replacer formula 2 1 can evaporated milk equal amount of water 1 1 1 tsp.

Calcium gluconate 1 drop vitamin oil 3 drops wheat germ oil 1 2 tsp. An easy way to tell whether the milk is properly scalded is that begins to form a thin skin on it from the cool air. An orphaned or abandoned domesticated rabbit must receive regular feedings of a simulation of his mother s milk to give him a chance of surviving. I will tell you exactly what i did so you can have a fighting chance for your bugglets keep in mind that i am not a vet and you need to run this by a vet if at all possible.