Felli
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Hello everyone! I have been on here before but I decided to make a different name.
Anyway, I work at the pet store and yesterday a woman came in with six babies, all just a day old. She said that she had to get rid of them because the mother was trying to eat them... so I said I would take them. They had little cuts and blood spots from where mom was picking on them, but nothing major.
I have bred rabbits for the past 10 years, so I have quite a bit of head-knowledge about them in general. Just a few months ago I got rid of all of my rabbits because I am heading off to college soon, and I don't plan on keeping these babies when (and if...) they grow up.
But anyway. I got all of the babies home and I have been keeping them in a cardboard box with a thick towel (I formed a dip in it). Here was my first mess-up though. I bought this fluffy bedding made for rodents and I put it in with my babies, thinking that they would find it to be like mom's fur that she pulls out. But when I woke up the next day, one of the babies had some of the fluff bedding wrapped around their front paw. It took me a while, but I got it off. At first, the paw was dark purple, although throughout the day it has swelled up and it is reddish pink. Will he be okay?? Needless to say I tossed the fluff bedding... is there something that might work better?
Also, I have been feeding them from a bottle 2x a day (11AM and 11PM) because mom rabbits normally feed their babies only at night, right? And I read that it's very easy to cause them to bloat, and that overeating is the #1 cause of death. I've also been feeding them kitten milk replacement, but I know there's a better recipe out there... I seem to have lost it though =/ In one feeding, how much are they supposed to eat? I have been feeding them until they seem to get tired of it... My last question is, when I'm trying to make them pee, I use a cotton ball with warm water on it. I got them all to pee the first day I had them, but I've only gotten a couple to pee after that. How often are they supposed to pee?
Sorry for all of the questions, I just really want them to make it. They all look fine, in my opinion... They are nearly 3 days old now. Thanks!
Anyway, I work at the pet store and yesterday a woman came in with six babies, all just a day old. She said that she had to get rid of them because the mother was trying to eat them... so I said I would take them. They had little cuts and blood spots from where mom was picking on them, but nothing major.
I have bred rabbits for the past 10 years, so I have quite a bit of head-knowledge about them in general. Just a few months ago I got rid of all of my rabbits because I am heading off to college soon, and I don't plan on keeping these babies when (and if...) they grow up.
But anyway. I got all of the babies home and I have been keeping them in a cardboard box with a thick towel (I formed a dip in it). Here was my first mess-up though. I bought this fluffy bedding made for rodents and I put it in with my babies, thinking that they would find it to be like mom's fur that she pulls out. But when I woke up the next day, one of the babies had some of the fluff bedding wrapped around their front paw. It took me a while, but I got it off. At first, the paw was dark purple, although throughout the day it has swelled up and it is reddish pink. Will he be okay?? Needless to say I tossed the fluff bedding... is there something that might work better?
Also, I have been feeding them from a bottle 2x a day (11AM and 11PM) because mom rabbits normally feed their babies only at night, right? And I read that it's very easy to cause them to bloat, and that overeating is the #1 cause of death. I've also been feeding them kitten milk replacement, but I know there's a better recipe out there... I seem to have lost it though =/ In one feeding, how much are they supposed to eat? I have been feeding them until they seem to get tired of it... My last question is, when I'm trying to make them pee, I use a cotton ball with warm water on it. I got them all to pee the first day I had them, but I've only gotten a couple to pee after that. How often are they supposed to pee?
Sorry for all of the questions, I just really want them to make it. They all look fine, in my opinion... They are nearly 3 days old now. Thanks!
