Question about food for a baby bunny

My mom just found a baby bunny... maybe a week or so old. Her boyfriend's dog was chasing it, so she scooped him up and has now decided to take care of it until it's big enough to care for itself, or until tomorrow, if the vet can take it...

Does anyone have any clue what and how much she should be feeding this sweet little thing. It does not seem to have any teeth (obviously) and was probably being fed by its mother.

I advised my mom not to leave the little thing outside because I was not sure what its mother would to do it, since it was handled by my mom.

Any advice? Thanks!

A couple of weeks ago my cats got hold of a baby bunny. I brought him inside and sent a email to a bunny rescue in my area and asked them if I could turn the bunny over to them. They wrote back and said yes but in the meantime feed the baby kale, or clover (untreated). There was something else but I forgot what it was. She also said to put him in a box that's covered in a quite room. Unfortunately the little guy died the next day before they had a chance to come get him.

They are very fragile and hard to care for. Your best bet is to find a wildlife rehabber and turn the bunny over to them.

I have a wildlife rehab permit for small mammals. Baby bunnies are among the hardest of all animals to rehab, and the survival rate even with experienced rahabers is pretty low. You absolutely must get this baby to someone with experience as soon as possible. It greatly depends on the age of the bunny as to the appropriate food source. You can try some whole milk in a dropper (regular cow milk). You can add some cream to the milk to provide the fat needed. Hopefully this will maintain the bunny until tomorrow when you can get it to a rehab person. There are those that complain about this food source, but it does seem to work in the short term. Babies need to be fed frequently 24/7 - every two hours at least (again, depends on the age.) They will die quickly if not fed.

<<It greatly depends on the age of the bunny as to the appropriate food source. You can try some whole milk in a dropper (regular cow milk). You can add some cream to the milk to provide the fat needed.>>

I wish I knew about that. I guess that's why mine died. I found him around midnight and he died around 1:00 PM the next afternoon. I don't think he ate any of the kale or clover I was told to give him.

Ellen

Actually, baby bunnies are only fed once per day in the morning by mom and then left in the den while she goes out and grazes. Unlike kittens that one high fat meal in the morning is enough to sustain them through the day. They do need to be stimulated to pee and poop with a warm rag just like kittens though. Like Charms Dad said baby bunnies are extremely difficult to rehab and rarely survive.