Bunnie trobble plz help?

Question

I found a baby bunnie on the street- helpless and with no mother! i picked it up(with a rag), took it home , put it in a box and let it stay there. I am now giving the bunnie puppie milk formula out of a eye dropper. Am I doing anything wrong? Should I keep the bunnie? Or Is there something else I could do?! thanks for the help

Answer 1

If it's a domestic rabbit, you need to be feeding either Kitten Milk Replacer or Goat milk, not puppy milk replacer- the protein content in it is not appropriate for rabbits.  If it's a wild baby, it need sot go to a rehabilitator, 90%+ of baby rabbits will die in captivity from the stress of being captive.  Getting it to a professional will increase it's chances of survival.  Look here for care details for domestic babies and information on finding a rehabilitator for wild babies: http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/orpha...

Answer 2

you are doing everything right, keep her on the puppy milk, make sure that she stays nice and warm, put her on a heating pad with some blankets, you can keep her and return her to the wild when she is old enough, she is a wild bunny at least that is what she looks like in the picture.

Answer 3

Keep it on a heating pad, without warmth he could get hypodermic and die.  Make sure the formula you are feeding is very diluted at first.  If I were you I would go on-line and try to find a wildlife rehabilitator in your area.  I found a baby squirrel a few months ago and found a great rehab person to take care of him.  Also they will know how to prperly care for the bunny. Sounds like you are doing a good job so far.

Good luck

Answer 4

Awwwwwwww ur doing a good job =]  

Answer 5

You are doing a very good job looking after it. Orphaned rabbits can be hand raised by humans, but it is something that takes alot of patience and a lot of time. Hand reared bunnies lose their fear of their human foster parents and can make much better pets. The baby should be fed at hree hour intervals with a good milk mixture. Commercial baby milk is ideal and should be mixed at about and and a half times the strength reccomended for newborn human babies. Feeding the rabbit through an eye-dropper is good. You have to try and tell how much milk the baby is going to drink in a certain amount of time without discomfort. By the age of 3 weeks the baby should be able to eat solid foods and drink water from a dish. Here, the bottle feeds can be decreased until they are no longer necessary. Remember, rabbits are herbivores and don't eat meat. You can get grain mixes from pet shops, but make sure you get a rabbit and guinea pig mix, rabbits can react to rat and mouse mixes.

You don't seem to be doing anything wrong. If you are unsure about the age of the rabbit start trying to give it solid foods such a brocolli but still keep giving it the milk formula. Take it to the vet so it can get a check up. You should keep the bunny if you want to. Make sure you let the bunny out of the box in an enclosed area so it can have a run around. Rabbits love their exercise :) Good luck.