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baby 5 week old

Shortii.bbz

Shortii.bbz

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hi justrecently ive become the bunny mum to a 5 week old baby rabbit its mother decided to attack it and wont let it feed i was thinking of giving it a little goats milk? wud this be okay the owner couldnt be bothered with it and gave the baby to me and i have no idea wot to do as she should still be on her mothers milk should i give goats milk or just hope for the best???
 
yea its eating pellets and hay and drinking water just was going to give it a lil boost with the goats milk maby just a lil bit a day im just scared of losing it
i couldnt deal with it i lost 3 rabbits just before christmas it was awful
 
What condition is the baby in? If it's a decent size and looks healthy then it will be fine with hay and pellets (a junior brand like Excel Junior is best). However if the baby looks scraggy and undersized (if Mum hasn't been feeding it properly for a long period of time) it might be worth supplementing with a little goats milk...just a few mls a couple of times a day.

Babies can be weaned as early as 4 weeks old because Mum potentially could have another litter after 4 weeks. Although if Mum doesn't give birth again, she may feed the babies until about 8 weeks old.
 
she did have another litter apparently i decided to give it a lil bowl with a drop of goats milk and it loved it ... it was so funny to watch it was all over its face and it sat and licked it all off lol

would it do any harm to give it a lil
 
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