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Subject: Rabbit breeding FAQ.
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red0ne 4/23/2007 - 8:17:43
Ask ALL your questions about rabbit breeding! *
carley15 4/27/2007 - 9:59:01
what cn u give the little hairless baby rabbits? *
red0ne 4/28/2007 - 7:57:42
Do you mean when hand rearing them? You can use cimicat or Lactol, both available at pet stores or vets. U should mix 1 ounce of powder and a quarter pint of cooled boiled water, and leave it to go luke warm,then feed them with a small teat on a suringe rather than just the suringe. They should be having 5 � 10 mls at least 5 times a day spread between say 7-8am and midnight, then they should be ok till 8 am the next day. If they were still with mum, then they would only be getting 3 - 4 feeds in 24 hours, but because the mums milk is richer. Then they will need more of the cimicat/lactol. They do need stimulating, too but that can be stopped once you notice that they are going on their bedding. When they are about 3 weeks old you can start introducing solid food, like dandelion leaves and some bread (wholemeal) to start with but still give them the milk aswell. What you need: Plastic sterilizing steam bag (available at most pharmacies, these are used by women to disinfect breast pumps and other nursing materials). Very small nursing nipples. There are many different types, and unfortunately few pet supply stores carry the smallest nipples that are best for baby rabbits. If your local pet supply store doesn't carry nipples suitable for baby squirrels and rabbits, then the ones for kittens are the next best thing. Nursing bottle or syringes. The type of bottle or syringe you buy will depend on the nipples available in your store. They usually are paired. Another good formula is: fresh, whole goat milk - 1/2 cup KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer by PetAg) - 1/2 cup lyophilized (freeze dried) colostrum - contents of 10 capsules, or 1-1.5 Tablespoons This is available at most high-quality health food stores, either in bulk powder form, or in capsules. It's expensive, but will give the babies their best head start. heavy cream - 3 cc (a cc is the same as one ml, or milliliter), equal to about 1/2 teaspoon Mix ingredients together in a lidded container, and shake very well until colostrum is dissolved. It's best to mix this a few hours in advance so that the colostrum has time to soften and suspend easily. Heat the formula to about 105o Farenheit (you can gauge this with a common, quick-read plastic rectal thermometer (unused, or fully sterilized!) from any pharmacy.) and keep it warm in a water bath while you feed the babies. They are generally more eager to accept warm formula. The most important thing to avoid is aspiration (inhalation) of formula by the babies. The smallest drop of formula in the lungs can cause fatal pneumonia within a few hours. *
