Help! Are my new kits feeding?

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- 05/14/2020 at 9:11 PM
  PosieGirl
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  I have six kits that are approximately 3 days old that are getting more wrinkled as the days go by. I’m worried my doe isn’t producing milk. The kits are very warm and active, but I don’t see their bellies very full and their skin is wrinkled. I have seen mama in the nesting box and I have also placed my doe on her back and placed the kits on her. The kits were vigorously searching for food and kept moving from one teat to another, however, I never saw any milk on the kits or on mama and saw no difference in their bellies. I have also tried to hand-feed the babies with a KMR recipe, but they seem uninterested. Can someone please take a look at this picture of my babies and let me know if they look healthy and I’m overreacting, or if I need to intervene. Any help would be appreciated!
- 05/14/2020 at 9:21 PM
  jerseygirl
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  Hi PosieGirl
  
  Ive sent you a DM for some sites you’ll probably get more experienced advice. BinkyBunny is limited when it comes to members with experience dealing with baby rabbits. We’ve also been offline for a year and have not come back to the same volume of people active on here.
  
  Are the buns warm when you handle them. They appear to be a good colour. The one at top of photo and the one most right appear to be smaller in size?
  
  The first few days they get colostrum so that might be why you don’t see much in the way of regular milk?
  
  It’s good you have back up milk. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help. Please check your inbox.
- 05/15/2020 at 12:31 PM
  DanaNM
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  Hi PosieGirl,
  
  I’ve removed the picture from your post as the forum prohibits discussion of intentional breeding. Your post isn’t quite that… but is close.
  
  Sounds like jerseygirl already messaged you, but you would likely get more feedback on a site like rabbitsonline.net, as most of us here don’t have experience with babies. I hope they and mama are doing ok though!
  
  . . . The answers provided in this discussion are for general guideline purposes only. The information is not intended to diagnose or treat your pet. Seek the advice of your veterinarian or a qualified behaviorist.
- 05/16/2020 at 12:51 AM
  jerseygirl
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  Yes, we’ve had a few messages back and forth and PosieGirl has had some positive feedback from some folks experienced with kits. 🙂
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