5 WEEK OLD KITS AND WATER

[ilovetoshoot12345 0]

i have 5 week old kits and they dont seem to want to drink, will they drink when they need to?? i feed them turkey mince which contains fluid so im not to worried but as you can tell i am no expert. so any advise would be apreitated.

 

thanks

[Guest smashygadge]

i have 5 week old kits and they dont seem to want to drink, will they drink when they need to?? i feed them turkey mince which contains fluid so im not to worried but as you can tell i am no expert. so any advise would be apreitated.

 

thanks

 

i no turkey can be a bit dry even for us humans .can you not get a regular supply of rabbit as they tend to hold plenty off fluids for kits and the adult also and will they still have a little feed of the jill .good luck

[lorelei0922 2]

i have 5 week old kits and they dont seem to want to drink, will they drink when they need to?? i feed them turkey mince which contains fluid so im not to worried but as you can tell i am no expert. so any advise would be apreitated.

 

thanks

 

i no turkey can be a bit dry even for us humans .can you not get a regular supply of rabbit as they tend to hold plenty off fluids for kits and the adult also and will they still have a little feed of the jill .good luck

 

 

try pouring a little water around the mince as they are eating.. you'll be able to tell if they are thirsty ... if so..try adding a bowl of water to the cage.. easy as that

[diggermad 153]

i wouldnt worry about it mate if theres water in there 24 / 7 they will find it mine only started drinking properly about 10 days ago and they are 7 weeks old they will learn off their mom ok mate

[The one 8,398]

You could try a wee bowl of water and gently dip there jaws into it to see if they want a drink . But gentle pinch the fur and let go if it goes back quickly there not dehydrated so dont worry

[gnipper 5,968]

Feed them biscuits for a day and I bet you'll see them at the bottle. Don't worry about it mate they soon learn, i've seen wild baby rabbits learn to use a bottle without a parent to show them.

[victor 10]

get your self some laxtose intolarant milk, and dilout the water only just a dash and they will think they are drinking milk. i do this in summer so ferrets keep up their fluid levels.

Edited July 4, 2008 by victor

[ilovetoshoot12345 0]

You could try a wee bowl of water and gently dip there jaws into it to see if they want a drink . But gentle pinch the fur and let go if it goes back quickly there not dehydrated so dont worry

thats exactly what happend when i tried to give them water there head went back.