Monday, January 18, 2010

What do I feed a 4 week old rabbit that is not eating?

My rabbit had babies 4 weeks ago. I found the runt of the babies. The runt is not wanting to eat grass, rabbit food, clovers, or anything. Should I bottle feed him. All the others are hopping around and eating everything. He is not wanting to hop around much ethier. The other trample him and don't want to let him eat the food. What should I do?What do I feed a 4 week old rabbit that is not eating?
The rabbit should still be with its mother its a bit young to be separated around 6-8 weeks is right age to become separate and have solid food for now i would suggest giving fresh milk in a bowl to the baby good luck luveee xWhat do I feed a 4 week old rabbit that is not eating?
At 4 weeks of age, the rabbit should still be nursing. A 4 week old rabbit may show interest in chewing hay but should not be eating much solid food because it can cause digestive upset. Plus, if you feed a variety of foods, you can cause the rabbit to get diarrhea and diarrhea can be fatal to rabbits.





I have raised rabbit kits for many years and have a new litter of week old kits. All will be self weaned and will not be removed from mother doe until the age of 8-10 weeks. I will offer some timothy hay when they begin to explore (around 4 weeks) and offer pellets after that. They will get no greens or treats until they are much older and their digestive system is fully mature.





You must keep a careful watch on this young rabbit because if he is not nursing or getting any fiber (from timothy hay only, not grass), he may begin to waste away. You should probably take him to the Vet to be on the safe side.
im sorry to here about that but f i were you i would call a vet near you and tell them about the sitituion. i know i don't have a lot to tell you but that's probaly the right thing to do.

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