Feeding Baby Rabbits Evaporated Milk

Baby rabbits rely upon milk to survive even though they feed less frequently than other small animals.

Feeding baby rabbits evaporated milk.

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. Add the colostrum and secure the container s lid. On wild rabbits which are very difficult to raise in captivity. We only used this formula until the baby pig was up to eating whole milk.

Mixed baby cereal for every 3 oz. Mix the milk kitten milk replacer and heavy cream in the container. Of cow s milk use kmr kitten milk replacer or goat s when you give goat s milk be sure it is warm. Use a syringe or eye dropper to feed your baby rabbit twice a day.

Squeeze the syringe very gently but not while it is in their mouth. Rabbits move onto solid food relatively quickly but will not survive without milk. 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. Baby cereal formula 3 1 tsp.

Only push out enough so that it seeps out the syringe nozzle not enough so it squirts out. Commercial canine or feline milk replacer formula 4 1 lg. Place it near the kittens mouth so that it can sense it. 4 oz evaporated milk 1 egg yolk 4 oz.

Stir or shake well when feeding. Shake until you see the colostrum has dissolved. 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. If a rabbit s mother is unavailable to feed her young a nutritious replacement will be required.

You can feed baby rabbits milk from its mother or infant formula milk designed for rabbits through a baby bottle kmr is a kitten milk replacer which is available in pet stores. Rabbits are in a class by themselves. Egg yolk added to enough homogenized milk to make 4 to 6 oz. Karo syrup 1 tsp.

Written by lou carter. So yes you can. 1 can evaporated milk equal amount of water 1 1 1 tsp. Formula and lactate will also have to be added.

Pour the homemade milk formula into a pan and heat to 105 degrees fahrenheit. Once the rabbit baby starts to feed on the milk you can squeeze a little more but not while it is actually in the rabbit s mouth. 4 drops karo syrup or 1 2 tsp. Scalded milk without egg yolk unborn chicken is recommended for all vegetarian animals babies or adults including deer rabbits mice rats wild and domestic hamsters gerbils guinea pigs as well as all types of tree squirrels or ground squirrels including flying squirrels prairie dogs chipmunks groundhogs marmots beaver and nutria.