CARE | DIET
By Christine
But can rabbits drink milk, or would this nourishing beverage do more harm than good?
Like most mammals, baby rabbits or kits need milk at birth and for several weeks afterward. Without it, they won’t survive.
Buns are herbivores, so they thrive best on hay and other plant-based food. Kits need milk to survive, but it’s a different story when it comes to adult rabbits. Upon reaching maturity, they become lactose-intolerant.
Those new to rabbits may think of cow milk as the best substitute to rabbit milk. This is not the case, and you shouldn’t give cow milk to rabbits.
Milk from cows is not suitable for rabbits. Kits can’t digest it and might even die from it. Rabbits have sensitive stomachs, especially when they’re young and can’t process the substances in cow milk.
High Lactose Content
Contaminants
The Presence of Hormones
Antibiotics in the Milk
If the mother bun rejects her kits or has died, you’ll have no other recourse but to provide the baby bunnies’ nutritional needs. Instead of cow milk, you can give the motherless kits alternatives to rabbit milk.
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