Baby Bunny Help Please?

Question

Alright, first off we dont have money to spend AT ALL. (Im 16, I dont have a job, my mom cant afford to buy anything, we dont even have bills paid.) We have a suringe though.

Last night my cat went after this stopped it, she picked it up and I dont want to let it back outside because it looks only a few weeks old and I dont want the mom disowning it. Everyones practically held it now so theres no chance its mom WILL take it back in the first place.

Right now, the bunny is in a plastic box with grass on the bottom and is full of holes so it has breathing area. On top of it is a fabric box with a heavy book on top so it doesnt escape, no we dont have a cage. Weve fed him a little normal milk because thats all we can get, and we have a piece of cabbage in there as well just in case. Its hard to feed him because its so struggly...

Any help, hints, and suggestions? Please...I want it to be healthy and happy and will get it a cage and proper feeding/living area asap..

Answer 1

For an infant rabbit, I suggest Kitten formula for a little while. They can't drink it from a bowl, so you're going to have to hold it upside-down and feed it this formula. I suggest going to your local library and check out a book on young rabbits, soon.

Good luck, and take care!

Answer 2

I raised rabbits in high school, and we found a nest of wild babies in our yard. When the mother didn't return after more than a day, we moved them in with our domestic rabbits. They were a bit older than yours is so we were able to feed them with normal rabbit pellets. However, they never became tame. Every time someone approached the cage they freaked out. Every single time. You will not be able to keep this animal as a pet. It's a wild animal, and it doesn't matter how cute and helpless it is now. It will always be a wild animal.

I understand not wanting to just throw it back outside. It would probably die, and that's hard to take. You can try to keep feeding it until it's old enough to live on it's own, but if it's so young that it still needs milk, you're going to have a hard time. Try getting some gerbil food (pellets) and see if it will eat that. Make sure it has a place to hide in the cage you make for it, and give it something to burrow into to stay warm. Make sure it has water.