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Yesterday I was in the back yard with a couple of my dogs & they found a rabbit nest! Of coarse they are thinking rabbit nuggets before I even realize what they had. One perished two I rescued, one out of a dogs mouth. It had issues since but seems better today. I had already touched them & wasnt even sure where the nest was at that time. Any way, I took the kits in, put them in a basket lined with a towel to keep warm. They are not very old, a week maybe? Ears still down & eyes closed. I did make up a kitten formula to give them using evaporated milk, karo syrup honey & mayo. When evening came I had found what was the nest. Made it back as best I could and put them in, hoping momma would come back & not reject them. I checked on them this morning & they seemed fine but really didn't see signs of a momma being their during the night. My question is, has anyone successful raise babies by hand. I know it is tough and a long shot with only a 10% survey val rate. Is a kitten formula what you would give them and when do they start eating greens? I was told around a couple weeks old.
Don't make fun of the zebra print, I didn't pick it! But this is a pic I took yesterday after the rescue. They are now in the nest outside in my fenced backyard. Dogs are not allowed back there right now.