FOUND BABY RABBIT!!!!

[terri9630]

I think he'll die without my help It gets freezing over here! at night. Im going to keep him as a pet. How will this kill him??

The cold doesn't bother the rabbits much. It will have a den somewhere even if you don't see it.

 

[FarmerBoy24]

Even babies will make one? Wow

 

[dewey]

Even babies will make one? Wow

Wild rabbits are very hardy in weather and out on their own from a very early age. If the wild bun was out running around it was probably weaned and had become part of the cycle of life. Wild rabbits have high numbers of young, high litter numbers and young weaning by design (breeding almost right after birth like mice) for a purpose, and therefore very high mortality rates in order to keep the balance in check...their litters feed many other animals, as intended.

I'd love to see a pic of the baby, too.

 

[tortoise]

I agree with everyone who has said to put it back or turn over to a wild animal rehabilitator.

Last time I checked, "cute" is not a valid defense for illegal.

 

[terri9630]

Even babies will make one? Wow

They will dig their own or find a suitable hole. We had a young wild rabbit move into the sewage dump for our RV. The cap had blown away and the rabbit decided that the 4" pipe looked just right. Took us months to convince it to move out. I was afraid to empty the RV's tanks because I didn't want to drown the poor thing.

 

[chickygirl55]

Once my soon to be mil uncovered some while mowing and she had wood pile nearby that they hid in but we caught them and took them home cause she was afraid of running over them. They lived quite a while i bottle fed them and fed them rabbit pellets. But one day they just all four died it was wierd but thats why i dont try to keep them anymore they are better off on thier own. I got pet rabbits now.

 

[tortoise]

Once my soon to be mil uncovered some while mowing and she had wood pile nearby that they hid in but we caught them and took them home cause she was afraid of running over them. They lived quite a while i bottle fed them and fed them rabbit pellets. But one day they just all four died it was wierd but thats why i dont try to keep them anymore they are better off on thier own. I got pet rabbits now.

Weaning deaths are very common in orphaned kits.

 

[therealsilkiechick]

Could you perhaps post a picture of this supposed wild rabbit. It may be just a simple domestic rabbit, then.

Thats possible. There are some of those around here. People set them loose after Easter when they aren't cute babies anymore and they are tired of taking care of them. Not many last long though because they don't know how to find water and shelter from predators.

it is not only illegal to capture and keep a wild rabbit but also to release domestic ones to the wild.

 

[terri9630]

Could you perhaps post a picture of this supposed wild rabbit. It may be just a simple domestic rabbit, then.

Thats possible. There are some of those around here. People set them loose after Easter when they aren't cute babies anymore and they are tired of taking care of them. Not many last long though because they don't know how to find water and shelter from predators.

it is not only illegal to capture and keep a wild rabbit but also to release domestic ones to the wild.

Yes, but it doesn't stop it from happening unfortunately. A few miles south of us there are a lot of white rabbits with black ears and black stripes/spots down their spine running around. Every now and again when I am out on my horse I will see domestic rabbits running wild in the desert.

 

[TheSheepGirl]

Thats possible. There are some of those around here. People set them loose after Easter when they aren't cute babies anymore and they are tired of taking care of them. Not many last long though because they don't know how to find water and shelter from predators.

it is not only illegal to capture and keep a wild rabbit but also to release domestic ones to the wild.

Yes, but it doesn't stop it from happening unfortunately. A few miles south of us there are a lot of white rabbits with black ears and black stripes/spots down their spine running around. Every now and again when I am out on my horse I will see domestic rabbits running wild in the desert.

There's a domestic rabbit running wild around my place as we speak. He just showed up about a year ago and I haven't been able to catch him. They live just fine in the wild most of the time. I have even found nests out in the field, even had a nest in the boat shed and under the nieghbor's garage. It's more than possible for it to be a domestic rabbit.

Sometimes they escape and aren't set free. Like digging out of people's yards.