4 week old Netherlands dwarf

Question
i'm guessing her age by doing research, i just got her a week ago i understand she is to young to be away from her mother but how can i take care of her the best possible? like what should i feed her? she has been drinking warm milk out a of syringe once a day  and eating oats a couple times a day is that okay to be feeding her? what do you suggest? i could use all the advice you are willing to give, Thanks :)

Answer
Dear Lauren,

Here is an overview of healthy rabbit diet:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/diet.html

With rabbits, it's less important that they get the nutrients in the milk and more important that they get the antibodies provided by *mother rabbit* milk.  It can help to add powdered colostrum to the formula, and this can be bought at most large health food stores.  Please see:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/orphan.html

But I would not worry too much about milk, and instead concentrate on making sure she gets a balanced diet otherwise.  Add any new items to her diet slowly, to give her intestinal flora a chance to adjust to the changes and new bacteria.  If you see *any* sign of runny stool, consider it very serious in such a small baby:

www.bio.miami.edu/hare/poop.html

and get her to a very experienced rabbit vet immediately:

www.rabbit.org/vets

For all the best information on your new pal, please visit:

www.rabbit.org/

Hope she will do fine and have a happy, healthy life with you.

Good luck!

Dana