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my baby rabbit wont drink water alone

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Question
i recently found an orphaned baby rabbit. I have introduced it to carrots and milk but i dont no how to feed her water,she also only drinks if i feed it to her with a spoon, and i am afraid of when i am at work she will dehydrate and die as she is already thin and dehydrated. Is there any easier way of giving her a healthy supply of water? without out giving her problams? i also do not no how old she is but she is about 12cm in length.  

Answer
12 cm long . depending on the breed, might be 12 to 15 days old.  Carrots is not a good idea - carrots are the food for cartoon rabbits.  Buy a bit of rabbit pellets, aldo you can give dark green veggies, raw rolled oats.  If she does not know how to drink from a dish you can bottle feed her whole milk with some sweet cream in it 2 x a day - doll bottle - that should be enough 2 x a day.  leave the water dish out all day.  If you give fresh greens they need very little water - they get it from the food.

Sheila