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General Chat => Other Pets => Topic started by: Jo Ann on May 13, 2009, 09:32:15 PM

Title: HELP! Baby Bunnies!
Post by: Jo Ann on May 13, 2009, 09:32:15 PM
 ::silly::  Anyone on the site raise bunnies?  Need someone who can tell me what to feed baby bunnies, please!   ::silly::

 ::howdythere::  Jo Ann
Title: Re: HELP! Baby Bunnies!
Post by: chinclub on May 14, 2009, 06:39:34 AM
You can use kitten replacer.  Its not that much different from raising baby chins. 
Title: Re: HELP! Baby Bunnies!
Post by: Jo Ann on May 14, 2009, 10:40:01 AM
 ::silly::   Thanks, Jamie.   :::grins::  I thought so, but was not posative. 

 ::wave::  Jo Ann
Title: Re: HELP! Baby Bunnies!
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on May 20, 2009, 07:38:30 AM
Ok fill us in how did you end up having to hand feed bunnies?
Title: Re: HELP! Baby Bunnies!
Post by: Jo Ann on May 21, 2009, 05:52:34 AM
 ::silly::   Bill accidentally exposed a nest of baby bunnies with a weed eater.  One was injured and died within 24 hours.  One didn't even have it's eyes open yet.  We waited 8 hours for momma to come back, before touching them, but she didn't.  So, I've been feeding them for about a week now ... they are doing great.  Here's one of them on one of our daily outtings for clover and grass.  They're able to eat some solids now and I want to make sure they eat what they will have to continue to eat when we release them in a couple of weeks. 

I could not leave them out to die ... :hugs: ...we have two cats and 4 dogs in the neighborhood that hunt small animals and birds ... we are constantly running them out of the yard.

::wave::  Jo Ann
Title: Re: HELP! Baby Bunnies!
Post by: Debbie.nl.ca on May 21, 2009, 09:46:53 AM
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I could not leave them out to die ...

No you couldn't, they are just to darn cute & helpless.

Hats off to you Jo Ann. ::clapp::
Title: Re: HELP! Baby Bunnies!
Post by: ABC Chinchillas on May 21, 2009, 12:21:37 PM
Good luck.  If you set them free later a rehabilitator said once the are the size of a fist they are read to be on there own... but they are cute!!
Title: Re: HELP! Baby Bunnies!
Post by: Petco Chinchillas on May 21, 2009, 03:33:06 PM
You must havea big heart for animals! You did the right thing!! ;)