Things You'll Need
- Eye dropper
- Goat milk or kitten replacer milk (KMR)
- Towels
- Cage
- Alfalfa, hay, oats and/or leafy vegetables
Instructions
Lay towels flat inside of a cage or box and place the wild rabbit inside.
Rub the rabbit's stomach. If it is round and warm, that means the rabbit has been recently fed.
Fill the eye dropper with goat's milk or KMR and point the dropper toward the bottom of the rabbit's mouth. Young rabbits need to be fed twice a day and gradually introduced to solid food. The amount the rabbit needs to be fed depends on its age. There is a chart on Rabbit.org that lists the proper amount that rabbits need to be fed by age in weeks.
Stimulate the rabbit's bottom with a warm towel and caress the rabbit's back after feeding. This will ensure that the rabbit urinates and/or defecates to keep a healthy digestive tract.
Provide a soft nesting area in the dark if the rabbit's eyes have not yet opened.
Wean the rabbit from milk and introduce solid foods and water into its diet. The rabbit is fully developed after just six weeks of age.