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Found a hurt wild baby rabbit
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<blockquote data-quote="angie1" data-source="post: 533794" data-attributes="member: 3886"><p>They are very fragile. I raise several every year (do wildlife rehab for the DNR ~ baby wild rabbits are my most common babies though possum are catching up fast!), and I get them as little as their eyes are still shut.</p><p></p><p>Do not feed it lettuce, will cause diahrea (sp?). If it is old enough that it does not need milk replacer, give it a variety of greens from outside. Dandelion, clover and grass. Don't give it alfalfa. Don't try to water it using a dish, instead, wet down the greens a little when you put them in with the bunny. This is all the water it will need. </p><p></p><p>Lammie is right, it needs to be warm ~ baby rabbits shock easy if they are injured. Be sure to keep the heating pad on low and give it enough room so that it can get OFF the heat if it needs to. Baby wild rabbits do not have access to heating pads and will over heat very easily. It will seek the heat when it is cold. Once it is stable ~ you can take the heating pad away. I use hay for bedding these guys. Keep it in a quiet place. Watch to see that it is eating the greens ~ they start this very young.</p><p></p><p>Try not to handle it any more than necessary ~ their skin tears easily and they are nervous anyhow. If you do not notice that the box that it is in is wet (little pee spots) or has little rabbit turds in it, you have to wipe its bottom with a warm, wet paper towel to stimulate it to go potty ~ is how mom keeps the nest clean, and you are mom now!</p><p></p><p>How big is it ~ palm size?</p><p></p><p>If it is not eating the grass, come back here and tell me. I will take it further.</p><p></p><p>Don't feel bad if it dies, they are, as I said, fragile. I have good luck with them, but have killed a few in the learning process, very tiny little ones. Have not lost one now in years. Good luck and good on you for trying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angie1, post: 533794, member: 3886"] They are very fragile. I raise several every year (do wildlife rehab for the DNR ~ baby wild rabbits are my most common babies though possum are catching up fast!), and I get them as little as their eyes are still shut. Do not feed it lettuce, will cause diahrea (sp?). If it is old enough that it does not need milk replacer, give it a variety of greens from outside. Dandelion, clover and grass. Don't give it alfalfa. Don't try to water it using a dish, instead, wet down the greens a little when you put them in with the bunny. This is all the water it will need. Lammie is right, it needs to be warm ~ baby rabbits shock easy if they are injured. Be sure to keep the heating pad on low and give it enough room so that it can get OFF the heat if it needs to. Baby wild rabbits do not have access to heating pads and will over heat very easily. It will seek the heat when it is cold. Once it is stable ~ you can take the heating pad away. I use hay for bedding these guys. Keep it in a quiet place. Watch to see that it is eating the greens ~ they start this very young. Try not to handle it any more than necessary ~ their skin tears easily and they are nervous anyhow. If you do not notice that the box that it is in is wet (little pee spots) or has little rabbit turds in it, you have to wipe its bottom with a warm, wet paper towel to stimulate it to go potty ~ is how mom keeps the nest clean, and you are mom now! How big is it ~ palm size? If it is not eating the grass, come back here and tell me. I will take it further. Don't feel bad if it dies, they are, as I said, fragile. I have good luck with them, but have killed a few in the learning process, very tiny little ones. Have not lost one now in years. Good luck and good on you for trying. [/QUOTE]
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