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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWho knows rabbits?
Seriously, what chance does this little guy have to survive on cat's milk?
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)the great dane would gently gather then all up.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)my day's of farming had me keeping many babies alive on other's milk... from rabbits to pigs to lambs, etc (just think of the millions of humans that were raised on cow's milk )
Baitball Blogger
(46,706 posts)flora in their stomachs.
Many rescuers have tried to save baby rabbits and watced them die despite their best efforts because of this requirement.
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)I have an 80 -90 percent plus release rate depending on time of year and raise 3oo-400 cottontails a year. I add probiotics to their formula.
It is true that in general they are one of the most difficult animals to raise.
Baitball Blogger
(46,706 posts)I assume you raise them for commercial purposes?
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)and specialize in orphaned and injured wild rabbits. I have done them for about 15 years.
Baitball Blogger
(46,706 posts)the environment for rabbits?
I think I have too many possums in the area to make that work.
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)They wean out pretty early. I am raising eight orphaned cottontails as we speak, feeding formula through a syringe with a nipple.
Baitball Blogger
(46,706 posts)Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)is domestic bunnies wean out at around 6 weeks or a bit earlier and the wild species eg cottontail and marsh at 4 weeks.
If the Cat dries up early the bunny would probably be old enough to lap kitten milk replacer from a bowl at about a month to five weeks or could
be fed via syringe with nipple so there are options. I hope this helps!
Here is a photo of a past orphan
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Baitball Blogger
(46,706 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I love rabbits and they are so easy to train.