Does anyone know anything about bunnies?

[BjsBestGirl]

oh! not going to hand any off. i just meant to get a surrogate pooper. not an adopted one. lol. both my cats are fixed by the way. they're good for (almost) nothing. one catehes rats oin the milk barn.

 

[BjsBestGirl]

Ok, so two just opened their eyes. Bad news right? and I DID get them to eat! Hooray!!!! WOOOO!!! YEAH!!!!! So, what do I do now? If they dont get that poo will they for sure die?

 

[BjsBestGirl]

Ok, so I was having lots of problems with the bottles and syringes when feeding the kits. So, the bottles are the cheap $1.29 ones from walmart and I am using the 12cc syringe. The bottles leak on the top, no matter what you do. So I took the nipple from the mini bottle (nipple only, nothing else) and put it on the tip of the syringe. No leaking after that. It was much easier and quicker to feed them; and i could measure how much they were eating. They each ate about 1cc this feeding, but this morning was just about 1/4 of 1cc; this is much more efficient. I also cut a slit in the tip if one nipple to allow flow. As they chew on the tip, it comes out so I dont have to "Inject" it into their mouths. They do the work and it helps keep up their strength. Im still just nervous about them getting into the "eating clover" phase. If I dont get them the poo, can I just feed them pellets, like alfalfa. When cows eat fresh grass in the spring, they get the runs too. Is that the same as what happens with bunnies? For cows, we can give them terramycin. Can medication help them if I cant get the poo to eat?

Christine

 

[AirsoftTeamChick]

salad Mix
Carrots

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Im Hunting wabbits!

 

[FiveHens]

You could try the regional SPCA, or see if they could locate a wildlife person to take care of them for you so that they will still be able to survive when you let them go.

It's good of you to try to take care of them

 

[JestersEye]

You won't be able substitute for the cecal pellets because they usually ingest it as it is "deposited", so you wouldn't be able to collect any from another rabbit. As they get older, you can try to give them an alternate form of probiotic and some extra nutrients to make up for that lack. Livestock stores sell a probiotic powder that you could add to their water supply, which should be offered in a shallow bowl, not a domestic bottle waterer. You can also give them a rabbit vitamin supplement, if you want. Hopefully, they will learn to start ingesting their own cecotropes on their own. Just concentrate on feeding them goats' milk, and make sure they are drinking enough. They won't be old enough to eat solids until at least two to three weeks of age. And NEVER give them lettuce because it has too much water content, and will give them diarrhea! Be sure to offer them weeds and grass from the yard, such dandelion leaves, clover, and other grasses. You could also give them things like collard greens, kale, or a small amount of spinache leaves. Don't give them carrots often because they are high in suger... but carrot leaves are okay if you buy the organic kind. It's good that they are "chewing" the nipple, but make sure they are drinking enough milk to get nice full tummies afer each feeding. It sounds like you are doing fine so far... Keep up the good work!

 

[BjsBestGirl]

Ok, didnt find any pellets. Didnt find a local facility. Couldnt get any other help. I fed them clover for the past three days. They did GREAT! NO PROBLEMS! I felt it was time today to let the wide-eyed babies go. So i went down to our pond today and let them go. i put them in a brush pile i had made this winter. it has lots of thorn branches so they'll be protected. Thank you everyone who helped.

P.S. never lost any. All 4 were fat and ready to go.