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there coold

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Question
i check on them 3 times a day and they were fine i did not really touch them till to day and i found 3 of the 6 i had were really cold and where not moving and the other 3 also cold were at lest a live a bit

so here my question how do i take care of 6 6day old baby rabbits and help them servive

Answer
Make sure there is something soft for them to snuggle up to, like the mother's fur along with hay. Make sure they stay covered up to keep warm. If they are in with mom, make sure she is getting in with them everyonce in a while to nurse. If not then, maybe you should feed them. It would be best to consult your local vet, and get a recipe for milk to feed to them.
Mix that up, and once every 2-3 hours feed them with a dropper, about 1 dropper full per baby. make sure to wipe their bottoms with a warm damp paper towel so they can use the bathroom.
Only take these measures if you are sure the babies are not nursing on mom, or she is not taking care of them properly. It is pretty hard to raise bottle fed babies sucessfully, but It is possible and worth a shot, if that is the only thing you can do.
If you have another rabbit mom to foster them to, that can be done also. Just make sure to put her scent on the babies before putting them in the box with her.  hope this helps!
Samantha