i have a wild bunnie how long do i keep him drinking milk?
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Question by Babygurl: i have a wild bunnie how long do i keep him drinking milk?
i have read a lot and a lot of site tell me to give him (KMR) kitten replacement milk or meyenberg goat milk, I’m just wondering how old does he have to be for me to stop giving him this?
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They can be weaned at 6 week of age. Start him on pellet food at 4 weeks, he should slowly start nibbling this. Now I have to ask why do you have a wild rabbit. I would not keep a wild rabbit as a pet. Rabbit are not easy to tame, I would set him back in the wild
Live4Love
August 4, 2013 at 4:39 pm
It is illegal to keep wild animals unless you have the proper permits.
Best advice on orphaned rabbits comes from this website: http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/orphan.html
It states: Many people mean well when they contact HRS after discovering an “abandoned” nest of wild rabbits. Often they wish to “rehabilitate” them with some advice from others. The reality is fewer than 10% of orphaned rabbits survive a week, and the care that people attempt to provide can be illegal, unnecessary, and potentially harmful. The best thing you can do is put the bunny right back where you found him, in the general area, as the Mom will only come back at night to call and find him. Leave the area. If injured, please contact a Wildlife Rehabilitator or rabbit vet immediately.
Rabbit mothers nurse their babies for approximately 5 minutes a day. They will be in the nest early in the morning and then again in the evening. The milk is very rich and the babies “fill up” to capacity within minutes. Mother rabbits do not “sit” on the babies to keep them warm as do some mammals and birds. They build a nest with fur and grasses which helps to keep the babies warm in between feedings. If you come across a nest of bunnies in the wild and the mother is no where to be seen, please DO NOT disturb them…this is normal. By removing them from the nest you are greatly reducing their chances of survival.
If your dog disturbs a nest or you find a wild bunny with its eyes open, please put him back if not injured. Mom will be coming back at night to call and feed him only once in the middle of the night. Do not take the bunny inside or feed him. That is the mom’s job. IT IS A MATTER OF HIS/HER SURVIVAL AND UP TO US AS HUMANS TO LEAVE NATURE BE AND LET THE MOM CARE FOR HER YOUNG. We often hear of mothers moving their babies and their nests, and have seen moms come back every night for up to a week to look for her missing baby. Do not take the baby from the mom or she will be frantic.
margecutter
August 4, 2013 at 5:29 pm