Baby Rabbit Milk Replacer

Use a syringe or eye dropper to feed your baby rabbit twice a day.

Baby rabbit milk replacer.

Formula and lactate will also have to be added. 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. Of cow s milk use kmr kitten milk replacer or goat s when you give goat s milk be sure it is warm. Use for orphaned kits large litters or when the mother s milk is limited.

A true rabbit milk replacer a nutritionally balanced milk substitute for all rabbit breeds. Mix the milk kitten milk replacer and heavy cream in the container. One of the few products on the market manufactured specifically for rabbits. Pour the homemade milk formula into a pan and heat to 105 degrees fahrenheit.

Mix together and warm. Use a plastic. Rabbit s milk is very high in protein. Stir in a tablespoon of sugar free heavy whipping cream.

Add the colostrum and secure the container s lid. Pour one cup of goat milk and stir in an additional 56 grams of powdered goat milk. Shake until you see the colostrum has dissolved. Rabbits are in a class by themselves.

Besides providing pellets and alfalfa hay some very dry non moldy bread soaked with raw unpasteurized cow s or goat s milk might be a good milk substitute for feeding baby rabbits. To create your own homemade rabbit milk replacer follow this recipe. Heat the formula until. You must dilute formula milk before feeding a baby rabbit.

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. Once you have gathered your ingredients. Raw milk available from some dairy farms and very possibly at a nearby health food store depending on the state you live in. After mixing the ingredients thoroughly place them in the refrigerator.

Most kits will not nurse from the baby animal bottles you can buy at stores. Equal part evaporated milk and water 1 tbsp. Plain yogurt with active cultures drop of karo syrup. The university of florida extension recommends a bunny milk replacement formula consisting of 2 cups of 2 percent milk 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons powdered milk 2 tablespoons corn syrup and 1 teaspoon bone meal.

Formula milk is the best option to feed baby rabbits without a mother. This will make the formula richer and replicate the calories. You should make a diet chart according to the age of the baby rabbit. You can either save the life of your baby rabbit or can harm them.