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You can put string or yarn around the nest, and if/when the mom returns she'll disturb the yarn.
Help Needed Fast! I just disturbed a rabbit nest with my lawnmower!
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My dogs were just barking in the direction of the baby bunnies, so I walked out there. I walked slowly just to be sure the mother rabbit wasn't there. I found one of the babies had left the nest and was upside down crying. I flipped it over and it flipped upside down again. I put it back with the others and it was still crying extremely loud. I did the dehydration test and it seems to be dehydrated. It's skin went down pretty slowly.
What should I do? Non of the others are crying.
What should I do? Non of the others are crying.
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I was just able to find their old nest, including the mothers fur. I transported all of the babies to the nest. 
They all look pretty healthy-- including the one with the sore foot.
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The mother came back last night! This morning I realized all of the babies are gone. No sign of a predator. So I'm assuming the mom relocated them? Do rabbits usually do this if they sense something has been messing with their babies?
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Thanks. Just an update-terrilhb said:
The babies are back (or at least one baby is). I walked out there this morning and there was a baby in the nest looking back at me. I didn't bother to look inside the nest as I didn't want mother rabbit to move them again (in case she was watching).
Maybe they just went on a field trip yesterday? Lol.
*Edited for a typo.
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Thank you for the update. I am glad they are doing so well. Please keep me updated. You have done fantastic. 
They were out exploring with mommy. LOL. They knew you would check on the one still home. LOL
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terrilhb said:Thank you for the update. I am glad they are doing so well. Please keep me updated. You have done fantastic.
