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One sick baby rabbit

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Question
I have brought 3 mini lop rabbits i brought them about a week ago and they are now 5 weeks old. 2 of them are eating well and there iand one a lot smaller than the others it is drinking well and eating hay but i haven't seen it eat nay pellets I've tried to give it Sweet and it just turns it head the other way and it is very bone and the other are not please can you give me some advice as i cant take it to the vet please please help me as him really worried about it and would be very grateful if you could help thanks so much

Answer
Dear Rebecca,

I wish I could tell you a magic treatment that will cure the one baby who is not doing well, but the first bad thing is that all three have been weaned too young.  Please read this immediately:

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

which explains what happens when a baby is weaned too young.  Also see:

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

I know you say you can't get them to a vet, but this is what you must do. There is nothing you can do without knowing exactly what's wrong.  And now that you have adopted these rabbits, you are responsible for their veterinary care.  That's what goes along with having pets:  they sometimes get sick, and they have only YOU to protect them and provide them with proper care.  

Please get the babies to a good rabbit vet ASAP:

www.rabbit.org/vets

Good luck,

Dana