[ReBurn]

Rabbits are pretty cool. We used to have one, but it died a few years ago. My wife rescued it from a flea market where a guy was selling them as food for snakes.

[666]

Don't feed it onion.

[Kinyou]

The next General Woundwort is in your possession.

[Darren870]

Its going to need milk. My dog used to bring these back to our house all the time and my mom would have to feed it milk to for a week or so till it could start eating greens. Then she would let them go.

[Digishine]

give it some beer. in no time he will be your chill buddy

[BigDes]

Everytime I see Watership Down in the children's section of a dvd or book store I want to blow up the moon

[daw840]

Meh, rabbits are natures food. There is a reason for the term, they breed like rabbits.

I tried to save a bunny once....he was in the grass....I couldn't find him....then I accidentally stepped on him. Poor little guy was paralyzed and dragging himself around. I decided the best course of action was to just let me dog outside. It was a quick death.

[SquiddyCracker]

Congratulations on your new pet!
I suggest keeping it in a dark room/box with plenty of fresh water and fresh vegetables nearby just to make him used to your home and the new smells/sounds.

[Mr_eX]

If Bugs has thought be anything it's that rabbits it carrots

[Ratba]

Cute bunny lives so an ugly cat can die. The world keeps on spinning.

[WascallyWabbit]

post pics of you posing with him/her on facebook for maximum "awwww" potential from girls

[Houston3000]

Is it still alive?

[RandomDancing]

Ugh. I keep checking this thread in fear that the OP will wake up and post that the hare died overnight of shock. Come on little bunny, don't die.

Yesterday afternoon we found a baby bird that had fallen into our basement window well outside. He was jumping around and able to fly a bit, but not enough to get out of the foot deep well. I ended up lifting him out, and the idiot bird turned around and jumped right back in! I lifted him out again despite all the birds trying to dive-bomb me for messing with their baby. Thankfully he ended up hopping under my neighbors fence, so hopefully no animals end up getting him because he was adorable. :(

[razgriz417]

Meh, rabbits are natures food. There is a reason for the term, they breed like rabbits. I tried to save a bunny once....he was in the grass....I couldn't find him....then I accidentally stepped on him. Poor little guy was paralyzed and dragging himself around. I decided the best course of action was to just let me dog outside. It was a quick death.

cutest food ever

[Messofanego]

My friend found a rabbit, kept it for a week, then made a meal of it.

Good thing herbivores are halal :D

[cheststrongwell]

http://www.food.com/recipes/rabbit

Rabbits are delicious.

[Neverfade]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmu5sRIizdw

[bbagwell]

Our rabbit loves apple slices. Give your friend a few tiny specs and see how he or she likes it.

[wolfmat]

Actually gutting an animal isn't trivial, so if you really want to eat the animal if it dies, you might want to ask a butcher to gut it for you.

[msdstc]

He's still here :). Working on feeding him now... he's calmed down a ton, but still is scared of me.

[carfo]

You could raise it until it's a bigger then try to sell it to a pet store. Rabbits aren't really cool animals to keep as pets. My girlfriend has one and it doesn't do anything. I feel bad for it because it just sits in its cage all day and gets really bored. When you feel bad for it and want to let it run around, it pees in the house and leaves rabbit poop EVERYWHERE.

[bryanee]

You could raise it until it's a bigger then try to sell it to a pet store. Rabbits aren't really cool animals to keep as pets. My girlfriend has one and it doesn't do anything. I feel bad for it because it just sits in its cage all day and gets really bored. When you feel bad for it and want to let it run around, it pees in the house and leaves rabbit poop EVERYWHERE.

My ex has four rabbits, they are nothing short of awesome. The one even plays fetch when shes brings them in the house. Shit machines though but they each have a litter tray which they use to pee and shit in most of the time.

[Khold]

I had a rabbit once. We'd often just leave the cage outside while I was in the backyard and it would eat the grass poking up through the bottom.

Did that once after my dad fertilized the grass though, and it died.

[docbon]

Rabbit Stifado 1 large rabbit, jointed 2 bay leaves 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar (balsamic also works nicely) 1/2 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1/3 teaspoon sugar 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 1 small cinnamon stick (about a 3-inch length) 4 whole allspice 1 sprig rosemary 2/3 cup red wine 1 1/4 cups hot water salt and black pepper 1 1/2 lbs white pearl onions, peeled, left whole Directions: 1. Rinse the rabbit pieces and place them in a mixing bowl together with the bay leaves and vinegar; mix well and leave to marinate for at least 2 hours, or overnight; remove the rabbit from the marinade and pat dry with kitchen paper. 2. Heat half of the olive oil in a large saucepan until hot, add the rabbit and fry the pieces until quite brown on all sides; add the tomato paste, bay leaves (left over from the marinade), sugar, garlic, spices, wine and the hot water. 3. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Bring to the boil mixing well then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 1 hour. 5. Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in a frying pan; add the onions and sauté gently for 15 minutes stirring occasionally, until golden all over; after the rabbit has been cooking for 1 hour, add the onions and oil from the frying pan to the saucepan; combine, then re-cover and simmer for a further 15 minutes; fish out the cinnamon stick, allspice berries and rosemary sprig. 6. Note: This can be served with pasta, noodles, rice or oven-roasted potatoes, but my personal favourite is homemade french-fries, which taste delicious dunked in the spicy sauce. Read more: http://greek.food.com/recipe/rabbit-...#ixzz1uCYbKrQf

Enjoy!

[Alebrije]

Just be ware do not touch it , you do not know the diseases you could get.

Like rabbit fever.

[msdstc]

I've called a bunch of rabbit "specialists" and they have no idea what they're talking about. They all assumed since it's eyes are open it's big enough, but as I've found out from a quick read, hares are born with them open.

[Veezy]

It's a baby wild animal that's not designed for domestication. Most of your pet store mammals are breed to be taken care of by humans. It would probably in your best interest to let it out into the world. Granted, it will probably die, but so have a few hundred bunnies in the last 15 minutes or so.

IF YOU do deiced to keep it, please see a vet about diseases. Again, it's a wild animal.

[Clydefrog]

how did you catch him?

[msdstc]

Ughh well I talked to a bunch of people and it's definitely a bunny... eastern cotton tail to be exact. He's apparently big enough to be on his own and very sparingly would be feeding from his mother... I dropped some dandelions in there, and am going to pick fresh grass and hopefully he can decide to eat on his own.


Is there anyway I can force him to drink, because it's been so long.

how did you catch him?

He was exhausted from the escape and we just kinda led him into the cage.

[Kinyou]

Just be ware do not touch it , you do not know the diseases you could get. Like rabbit fever.

That's some bubonic plague shit.

[Jacobi]

We had a rabbit for a few years (well, until it died). It was pretty awesome and I swear it had the intelligence of a dog. It was able to recognize us by our smells (/the people who gave it food and the people who didn't), it hid a nutella bread it once somehow got under the bed, it was able to open rucksacks.... All in all it was fucking awesome. I hope yours loses it's shyness.

[Jibbed]

More pictures!

Maybe next to a ladel? Or even a spatula?

[msdstc]

More pictures! Maybe next to a ladel? Or even a spatula?

I really would, but he's just way too jittery still I would feel bad disturbing him anymore... I just dropped a bunch of long grass in there untreated... hoping he'll eventually build up the courage to eat.

[-Pyromaniac-]

Keep it and raise it. When it grows up you can ride it to work and stuff.

[msdstc]

Keep it and raise it. When it grows up you can ride it to work and stuff.

This was my intention.

[lunarworks]

Wild rabbits can be raised as pets. When I was a little kid one of my parents' friends rescued a baby wild rabbit and gave it to us. The thing got H-U-G-E.

But anyway, check it for ticks when and if you get the chance. If you find any, check Google for ways to remove them.

Also, if it was out on its own when it got caught (likely), it's at the stage where it can eat vegetation. Ignore the milk recommendation.

[AdrianWerner]

What makes you say that :-/. .

Experience unfortunatelly :(.This one looks extremely young. So really..fat milk...feeded through syringe (just put it in through the side of his mouth, never from the frong)

[Demoncarnotaur]

Make sure it doesn't go into shock from the possible temperature change, keep it warm and comfy, not too nervous. It looks pretty young, so just be careful, they can be fragile.

[msdstc]

I called a woman who takes them in and she wants 100 dollars?! I went back to where I found him and inspected, but just couldn't find a nest. If he doesn't eat within the hour I plan on releasing him and hoping for the best.

[MThanded]

I called a woman who takes them in and she wants 100 dollars?! I went back to where I found him and inspected, but just couldn't find a nest. If he doesn't eat within the hour I plan on releasing him and hoping for the best.

What?

[DarthWoo]

More pictures! Maybe next to a ladel? Or even a spatula?

Or with a pancake on top of its head?

[mac]

Actually gutting an animal isn't trivial, so if you really want to eat the animal if it dies, you might want to ask a butcher to gut it for you.

I'm sure the butcher will be thrilled you brought in a 2 ounce, diseased varmint, for him to work on.

[Sliver]

Throw that thing outside. Gross

[msdstc]

What?

Yeah it's a "donation" that's mandatory... I'd rather take my chances than do that and not even know what happens.

[Ravensmash]

Yeah it's a "donation" that's mandatory... I'd rather take my chances than do that and not even know what happens.

No chance you'd be prepared to domesticate him due to his age? Maybe take to a vets and just explain situation.

im not sure how it works so ignore possibly

he just looks so cute ^_^

[SmokeMaxX]

Yeah it's a "donation" that's mandatory... I'd rather take my chances than do that and not even know what happens.

Sounds like one of those "rehousing fee" scams going around craigslist. She'll probably throw your bunny in the woods.

[yankeehater]

It is so great of you to help him. I have 2 pet rabbits myself. What I do for them is I put pine pellets in their litter boxes, covered with a layer of pet bedding. We feed our rabbits Timothy hay, we put it right in the litter box, they love to eat for long periods so it is good if they can go while they eat. We give them romane lettuce and carrots at night, but just a little bit. I also give them pellets from time to time. You have to be super careful what you feed them, nothing sweet, and lots of rabbit treats are sweet or even covered in sugar so be careful. If you go online you can find lists of what is okay and what isnt. Get him a treat log to chew on right away. Rabbits teeth grow to long for their mouths if they dont get to chew regularly. You need to take him to a vet, rabbits run a high risk of cancer if they are not spayed or neutered by 6 months I believe. Congrats rabbits are such cute and fun animals.

[Ferrio]

No chance you'd be prepared to domesticate him due to his age? Maybe take to a vets and just explain situation. im not sure how it works so ignore possibly he just looks so cute ^_^

You can't domesticate a single creature. It'll always be wild. Domestication is something that happens over many generations.

[evil solrac v3.0]

feral cats are a plague

people's fault, cats just want to stay alive.

[msdstc]

Give it a place where it can hide. A cardboard box with a piece cut out? It's going to feel a lot less scared if it has a place it can hide. Avoid making loud noises near it right now, and just let it hide. Rabbits can die of fright, so letting it feel as safe as possible should be priority number 1 tonight. A lot of veggies are fine to feed it, but it's going to need hay if you're going to keep it. Put the water in a small bowl that it can drink out of and leave it in its cage. I have two rabbits: This one was stomped on as a baby and left to die. Was found with crows pecking at her. She now is splay legged. She's happy as shit, though and loves life and people (odd, considering some asshole stomped on her). Was either hit by a car or got into a fight with another animal when he was younger. Back leg was broken because of it. He's fine now, though. King shit of fuck mountain pretty much. Thinks he owns the house. They're pretty awesome, low maintenance pets.

were these originally wild?