How often do you feed wild baby bunnies?

Question

If you are going to gripe at me for taking them, then look at my previous questions about rabbits, the past one or two. More than likely our dogs scared the mother away, because our dogs were snapping and growling at them when we came to get them. I'm not gonna type it again. But I'm just wondering, they are eating the KMR really well and I'm feeding them about every two hours, just a little bit at a time. But what's the correct timing, and at night how often do I need to get up and feed them? They are about the size of the palm of your hand. Thanks!

Teddy Grahm! ;)

Answer 1

I think you should take the wild rabbits to a doctor first to get a check up but otherwise every afternoon depending on the breed.Their are sources that will tell you about the breed of rabbits you have so if you take them for a check up ask the animal doctor does he know what breed are the rabbits of yours.

Answer 2

I'm glad you saved the baby bunnies' lives, but you need to understand that doesn't mean you can keep them now. It's illegal to possess a wild animal without a special permit; even though you did it because you care about them, you're breaking the law, and you could be fined several thousand dollars for keeping them in your home.

If at all possible, DO put the rabbits back outside; a mother rabbit will only come to feed her babies at night, never during the day, so it's easy to miss her and think she isn't coming when in fact she is. I doubt she is "scared away"--a mother rabbit will continue to return to the same place to look for her babies for weeks, so it isn't too late! Since they seem to be in good condition you can try leaving them where you found them for one night, and see how they look in the morning, if they seem warm and happy and fed you'll know it's okay to leave them, or if they look rather miserable then you'll know that for some reason she really isn't coming back. Perhaps you can lock your dogs up at night for one or two nights just so that you can make sure.

If it turns out that the mother is not caring for her babies anymore, then you will have to give them to someone who can play surrogate rabbit mommy. I see you've already tried taking them to the vet and found out that vets won't take in wild animals (they generally don't), but surely there's a wildlife rehabber near you that you could contact? They will take care of the baby bunnies until they are old enough to go back into the wild, and they'll find somewhere safe to release them where they won't get eaten by somebody's dog. There's a good list of links at http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.... which will help you find a rehabilitator in your area.

Answer 3

Are they in a cage? If they are they're going to die but anyway you should feed them was more than 2 hours at a time. Are you crazy? Trust me them mother will be back sometime soon. If you let them go they are able to find their mother through scent.

Answer 4

Every 2 hours is too often.  The mother rabbit would never risk coming back to the nest that often.  I've heard every  6 hours.. Do a websearch ..there's tons of info out there..   Why don't you try to find a wildlife rescue for them?  Do a google search for your state.

Also, start giving them grass now...they start eating it very young.

Answer 5

Treat them just like you do tamed rabbits keeping food out for them 24/7 and clean water at all times.