Rabbit Facts - Feeding Baby Rabbits

Rabbits milk is the most caloric of any mammals milk and can be difficult to replicate. The best replacement milk you can find is Kitten Milk Replacer (KMR) which can be bought at pet stores, and some times even your local supermarket. Even so, this milk is not as caloric as the rabbit needs, so a good idea is to add a tablespoon of cream to each can. This will mix well and raise the caloric content to a level that baby rabbits need.

Rabbit Facts - Feeding Baby Rabbits

You should only be feeding baby rabbits twice a day. I suggest using an eye dropper or oral syringe. Oral syringe works best because you can measure how much you're giving them. You can find these at any pharmacy.

If you have a baby rabbit that doesn't have access to its mother, you might be wondering "What do baby rabbits eat?". This is a good question to ask, because the bunny digestive system can be very delicate at first.

In addition to the kitten milk replacer, I also highly recommend adding acidophilus to the mixture. Acidophilus comes in capsule form and can be found at a health store, or pharmacy. Acidophilus is the general name for a group of probiotics that can help the digestion process greatly.

How much should you be feeding the bunny?

Here are some daily feeding guidelines you should be using for a 5-6 pound bunny:

As a newborn, begin with five CC's of KMR and 0.5 a capsule of acidophilus.
one Week move onto ten-fifteen CC's of KMR and 0.5 a capsule of acidophilus
two Weeks move onto twenty five-thirty CC's of KMR and a full capsule of acidophilus
three Weeks and till weaned keep at a smart thirty CC's of KMR with a full capsulte of acidophilus.