Post by axel on Jul 7, 2014 19:38:26 GMT 10
Long story short, I've re homed two netherland dwarf does, one was pregnant (which I was unaware off) anyway she littered and I separated the other female and all was good, however after 2 weeks the mother has suddenly killed her babies, I managed to save one. It has small grazes which i have treated with diluted betadine ointment and missing hair.
I went and bought rabbit formula and I've started to attempt to hand rear it. When I rescued it, it weighed 90g, its been 3 days and I've managed to keep its weight at around 87- 88grams AFTER a feed (I feed twice a day 12 hours apart) before a feed it weighs around 85-86g. I've read heaps online about how to hand rear and about care of the kit but the issue is I can't get it to suckle, I am using a small syringe at the moment and squirting the formula onto its tongue and waiting for it to lick its lips etc. Has anyone got any tips as to how I can get it to suckle? It is two weeks old and has just opened it eyes.
Thanks
Axel
