Bottle raising rabbits, help me?

[Bug n Flock]

Oh, and all have eyes open now.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I raised wild baby bunnies that had their eyes shut when a dog found the nest in his fenced in back yard. All survived. I took them with me to school in a shoe box.

 

[cassie]

I raised wild baby bunnies that had their eyes shut when a dog found the nest in his fenced in back yard. All survived. I took them with me to school in a shoe box.

What did you feed them?

 

[CapricornFarm]

What did you feed them?

It was so long ago, i have no idea. Like in the 70s. Milk of some sort. Sorry, i am not much help.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Oh, and all have eyes open now.

Where are the latest pictures?

 

[mustangrooster]

Aweee! Too cute!! You are doing really well with them, keep it up

 

[Bug n Flock]

Where are the latest pictures?

Oop, sorry! I've been super busy lately. Took in a pair of middle-aged Chinchillas who turned out to be more "rescue" than I was originally led to believe and then got distracted when I had to outfit them with a proper setup and supplies, and ended up buying three giant cages on sale (seriously, these things are literally bigger than I am) for less than 100$ each with free shipping. So I have been having wayyyy too much fun building and installing furniture for the critters in their new giant cages. The chins are in one, I have girlrats in the second, and the third's assembly is my project for today and I will either do it as a split-level with the parakeet and my avatar cockatiel in the two cages, or I will do it as an optional split level for my male rats. Either way, lot to do, and man am I having fun with it. The girlrat cage has wood boxes and perches and things(still have to make wood ledges and such) that they enjoy, but far and away their favorite is the hammock that came free with the cages (they were marketed as ferret cages):

Silly girls. The big brown one is my oldest girlrat born here and is from the second litter of rats I bred. Her name is Delilah and she is just a huge sweetheart. Still going very strong for her age. I have another rat maybe a month older than her from a local breeder and that girl is nearly blind and suuuper codependent in her old age. She sits by the door and begs for my attention most of the day.

Anyway! Bunny picture time! I'll try and get more up soon too, these are just what I snapped quickly this morn or had on my phone. Starting working on weaning them now already!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Oop, sorry! I've been super busy lately. Took in a pair of middle-aged Chinchillas who turned out to be more "rescue" than I was originally led to believe and then got distracted when I had to outfit them with a proper setup and supplies, and ended up buying three giant cages on sale (seriously, these things are literally bigger than I am) for less than 100$ each with free shipping. So I have been having wayyyy too much fun building and installing furniture for the critters in their new giant cages. The chins are in one, I have girlrats in the second, and the third's assembly is my project for today and I will either do it as a split-level with the parakeet and my avatar cockatiel in the two cages, or I will do it as an optional split level for my male rats. Either way, lot to do, and man am I having fun with it. The girlrat cage has wood boxes and perches and things(still have to make wood ledges and such) that they enjoy, but far and away their favorite is the hammock that came free with the cages (they were marketed as ferret cages):

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Silly girls. The big brown one is my oldest girlrat born here and is from the second litter of rats I bred. Her name is Delilah and she is just a huge sweetheart. Still going very strong for her age. I have another rat maybe a month older than her from a local breeder and that girl is nearly blind and suuuper codependent in her old age. She sits by the door and begs for my attention most of the day.

Anyway! Bunny picture time! I'll try and get more up soon too, these are just what I snapped quickly this morn or had on my phone. Starting working on weaning them now already!
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WOW!!! Great job on the bunnies!! And good for you for taking in the Chinchillas!
Your animals look very loved!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Omg! Those bunnies are growing up fast and super adorable!
Love chinchillas, they are so interesting. They have great fun in a dust bath!

 

[Birdinhand]

wow, they are growing so fast, surely a good sign of excellent care! we have a holland lop and I promised my daughter we would breed it eventually. this makes me want to set a date and find a buck.