Anyone here got experience in handrearing bunnies? For a little over a week, I have been hand rearing a litter of 3 newborn domestic rabbits. I got them at around 14 hours old after mum had rejected them - the b****** owners dumped mum and new litter on me and expected everything to be well, after they had poked around in the nest and then put the whole hutch in a car and bounced them round for an hour to get to me. Poor stressed first time mum rejected her litter... so muggings here stepped in.
I had heard that rabbit kittens are difficult to rear, but I had to try. They seemed to be doing ok at first. For the first week they thrived. then one by one they became dehydrated and died.
They were getting enough milk - fed them 5-6 times a day till their tummies were round and full - so why why why did they go downhill? had I got the mixture wrong? I hadnt changed formula or quantity of the puppy milk I was giving them. They were warm, clean, toiletted....
I lost the last one during the night last night. I feel devestated - but I want to learn from my mistakes. Any ideas?
I had heard that rabbit kittens are difficult to rear, but I had to try. They seemed to be doing ok at first. For the first week they thrived. then one by one they became dehydrated and died.
They were getting enough milk - fed them 5-6 times a day till their tummies were round and full - so why why why did they go downhill? had I got the mixture wrong? I hadnt changed formula or quantity of the puppy milk I was giving them. They were warm, clean, toiletted....
I lost the last one during the night last night. I feel devestated - but I want to learn from my mistakes. Any ideas?
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