Lauraeh728
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We need some help. We have uncovered afamily of six baby rabbits in our garden on Friday.Unfortnuately, all the covering they had is now gone. Therewere six babies and we do not know when they wereborn. Eyes are still closed. We tried to place someof the covering back over them, but it has not seemed tohelp. We saw the mommy a few times Friday beofre the nest wasuncovered and once on Saturday. Over the weekend, two of thebabies died and then our dog found the nest and killed thethird. We have not seen the mommy again. I could not bear towatch them starve and possibly be killed by the dog. When we calledaround, we were told that the chances are slim that they will survivewithout Mom.
Today, I bought a little house for the three remaining babies, put somegrass in the boxand have fed them some of the KRM.We saw on this site to feed them this with a syringe and feed thembased on their age.
Should we put anything else in their box?
If they don't eat all of their dosage, should we try again in a coupleof hours? When I called a rescue center, they siad to feedthem 5cc every two hours. Based on what I saw on this site,that seem like an awful lot.
If their eyes are closed, how do you tell their age?
We have been wearing gloves, is this necessary? I was told it would bea good idea since they can have viruses, menengitis and I am pregnant.
Is it okay for the kids to pet them?
How long should we keep them and at what point do we turn them backinto the wild. Is there any place that might take themin? We are in Frisco, Texas.
I know it is clear that we know nothing about these animals, but we want to the best for them.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. We have read the replies from some of the other messages.
Laura
Today, I bought a little house for the three remaining babies, put somegrass in the boxand have fed them some of the KRM.We saw on this site to feed them this with a syringe and feed thembased on their age.
Should we put anything else in their box?
If they don't eat all of their dosage, should we try again in a coupleof hours? When I called a rescue center, they siad to feedthem 5cc every two hours. Based on what I saw on this site,that seem like an awful lot.
If their eyes are closed, how do you tell their age?
We have been wearing gloves, is this necessary? I was told it would bea good idea since they can have viruses, menengitis and I am pregnant.
Is it okay for the kids to pet them?
How long should we keep them and at what point do we turn them backinto the wild. Is there any place that might take themin? We are in Frisco, Texas.
I know it is clear that we know nothing about these animals, but we want to the best for them.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. We have read the replies from some of the other messages.
Laura
