Runt Help!! - Rip
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You shouldn't bottle feed. If mom has milk, use her to feed the baby (it'll have a much greater chance of survival without changing milk). You can do this by placing her in a box with some hay and petting her head to keep her calm as you place the baby under her and let it nurse (make sure it doesn't get cold and that she doesn't stomp on it).
How much smaller is it, and does it look any different otherwise? Peanuts are common in Netherland Dwarfs. They are the ultimate runts, resulting from getting two dwarfing genes, and they inevitably die (though there are rare cases of them surviving).
How much smaller is it, and does it look any different otherwise? Peanuts are common in Netherland Dwarfs. They are the ultimate runts, resulting from getting two dwarfing genes, and they inevitably die (though there are rare cases of them surviving).
How old are they? Peanuts don't usually live more than a week, or two at the most, and typically have a large forehead. If his head is normal size and he's just smaller than the other two you could see if he'll nurse without the other two around.
It's a tough call. Unfortunately, some just don't make it...they fail to thrive. Is he nursing at all? If he's getting thin then he's also getting weak, possibly too weak to nurse. You could try to carefully syringe some kitten replacer milk or goats milk in him, but he really needs his mother's milk.
Okay, well, you could try what I suggested to supplement, but you need to observe a nursing to confirm whether he's getting much of anything from Mom. With only 3, it shouldn't be hard to find a nipple to nurse from.
Sorry to hear that but, unfortunately, it's something you have to deal with when you raise rabbits
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