How to Ensure the Mommy Rabbit Is Feeding Her Babies?

Caring for baby rabbits can be an easy task if the mother plays her part in their feeding and care. In a lot of cases, rabbits leave the nest quickly and only nurse them once after birth, leaving rabbit owners in charge of the care and feeding. Ensuring that the mother is close by and nursing her babies can help to prevent the need for bottle feeding.

Instructions

1

Provide the mother with plenty of healthy food to ensure that she is producing a good quality and quantity of milk for the babies. Her food should include extra kale, broccoli and spinach to provide her with plenty of vitamins.

2

Keep the mother with her babies in a nest box so that she is close by when they are hungry. A nest box should be a small cardboard box lined with hay or shredded newspaper.

3

Listen to the babies for the first two days. If they are quiet, the mother is feeding them properly. Noisy babies are hungry and not being fed.

4

Watch the babies to make sure that they are growing well. Having a veterinarian involved in their care can help you to ensure that they are being fed and cared for properly by their mother.