[LuchaShaq]

My golden retriever catches rabbits all the time, so did my old crazy siamese cat. Cook him up bro.

My new neighbor loves that my dog catches them since they eat his garden all the time.

[lunarworks]

Nope. Also, just because a species has existed for a long time does not automatically mean they have a balanced population. Let me just say, I was raised in a smaller town in central Illinois, and rabbits were a serious problem on farmland and people's yard/gardens. You'd see one, then 3, then next thing you know your whole fucking garden is eaten.

Well, then did you think that you might be responsible for supporting that overpopulation by "feeding" them with a delicious garden?

[Ryaaan14]

Well, then did you think that you might be responsible for supporting that overpopulation by "feeding" them with a delicious garden?

[Little Old Man]

Best piece of advice from being a rabbit owner is the shelter part- make sure he has a box with a small opening he can get inside, with straw. Even though my rabbit is as soft as shit (he actually ran to us to be picked up by the attendant in the store rather than run off like the rest of the litter did), he still needs his so called bedroom in his hutch, so a makeshift one will do for now.

Even when we let him out to run free in the garden (during which we have to stay with him due to foxes/cats), he is constantly running back to check his hutch is safe. Even then, he sticks mostly to the edges of the garden, near bushes, and only sprints across the lawn, unless we're sitting on it, then he'll join us. Little bugger loves to sit inside the bushes we can't get inside and look at us with contempt.

But yeah, once the shelter is sorted, he'll begin to calm down, take more water and food. Doubt you could release him back into the woods now. Best speaking to some sort of animal shelter or vet for help.

[msdstc]

Again, this is a baby hare, and there are some differences in how they're fed and cared for.

It can't be a hare... there apparently aren't any in NE.

[DonMigs85]

It can't be a hare... there apparently aren't any in NE.

It sure looks a lot like these white-tailed prairie hare leverets

[shanshan310]

Some rabbits are that colour too ^

Anything specific I should know? I don't have many veggies around, but what's something specific to start with? Can I just toss a bunch of grass in there? Also are they dangerous in any way?

They love celery and carrots. ABSOLUTELY NO LETTUCE!!! It gives them bad diarrhea.

Depending on the size of the cage, a warm hot water bottle wrapped up (and maybe a clock?) Might work - but only if he has the option of being away from the heat too. If you just want to make him a little nest, a towel or some ripped up tissues work too.


he's really tiny, so don't be too heart broken if he doesn't make it.

[DonMigs85]

Not too much carrots though - the sugar content can be bad for them.
Celery, broccoli, kale leaves are good.

[TheYanger]

Nope. Also, just because a species has existed for a long time does not automatically mean they have a balanced population. Let me just say, I was raised in a smaller town in central Illinois, and rabbits were a serious problem on farmland and people's yard/gardens. You'd see one, then 3, then next thing you know your whole fucking garden is eaten.

And yet somehow all these years after you were raised we've avoided the Rabbit Apocalypse.

[onlyindreams]

I had no idea people are able to keep little rabbits running around their house litter trained like cats till this thread.

[Cimarron]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tularemia

[Soneet]

It sure looks a lot like these white-tailed prairie hare leverets

The last hare on the first picture looks almost identical with the angle.

*Searches YouTube for white-tailed prairie hare*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Po6YHaHdk

Most of these White-Tailed Prairie Hare leverets were either rescued from being attacked by cats, dogs, crows, or magpies, or kidnapped by well-meaning people. Kidnapping of baby hares occurs because mother hares leave their babies hidden in the grass all day, and come back briefly at dusk and dawn to feed them. This is because the babies have very little scent and are unlikely to attract as many predators as an adult hare would. When people find the baby hares sequestered in the grass with no sign of the mother, they often assume the babies have been abandoned. However, if you find a baby hare that has no obvious signs of injury, please leave it where you found it -- it's mother will coming looking for it later! The leverets in this video are 3-4 weeks old. They are being fed a special hare formula. All hares (adults and leverets) are highly stressed in captivity, so AIWC staff take care to be very quiet when feeding the baby hares. These hares will be released when they are 3 months old, after they have been weaned. Thanks for watching! Visit www.aiwc.ca.

lol...

[PoweredBySoy]

Most of these White-Tailed Prairie Hare leverets were either rescued from being attacked by cats, dogs, crows, or magpies, or kidnapped by well-meaning people. Kidnapping of baby hares occurs because mother hares leave their babies hidden in the grass all day, and come back briefly at dusk and dawn to feed them. This is because the babies have very little scent and are unlikely to attract as many predators as an adult hare would. When people find the baby hares sequestered in the grass with no sign of the mother, they often assume the babies have been abandoned. However, if you find a baby hare that has no obvious signs of injury, please leave it where you found it -- it's mother will coming looking for it later! The leverets in this video are 3-4 weeks old. They are being fed a special hare formula. All hares (adults and leverets) are highly stressed in captivity, so AIWC staff take care to be very quiet when feeding the baby hares. These hares will be released when they are 3 months old, after they have been weaned. Thanks for watching! Visit www.aiwc.ca..

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Hope you can sleep at night now.

[DonMigs85]

The mother hare has probably been crying ever since

[shadyspace]

Way to destroy a family, OP.

[FStop7]

I had no idea people are able to keep little rabbits running around their house litter trained like cats till this thread.

Build me an army worthy of Mordor.

[Seanspeed]

The mother rabbit/hare will be worried, but they honestly aren't the most sentimental sort of animals. They have big litters and are used to losing young.

[Munin]

OP is a homewrecker :(

[PantyPhantom]

Do you still have him/her? Just keep it.

[Phat Michael]

Please take more photos of the bunny. Wearing a small hat if possible.

[depths20XX]

Just kidnapped this little guy! Need some advice.

[Sonicbug]

There is a chance that it might be a New England Cottontail, which as endangered and barely distinguishable from an eastern cottontail. A girl in town found an injured adult recently and the wildlife experts were going to rehab it and release it in the area where the girl found it.

So you might want to talk to an expert to find out.

Glad to hear it's eating though!

[msdstc]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. Hope you can sleep at night now.

The mother hare has probably been crying ever since

Way to destroy a family, OP.

Actually this was basically what the vets were saying, but again it wasn't sitting in a field unharmed, it was cornered by two feral cats.

He's still here, but I'm actually contemplating bringing him back to where I found him today. I just don't know which time would be best to release him or how to go about doing it... I guess all I can do is leave him and hope for the best. We'll see how today goes.

[MRORANGE]

Actually this was basically what the vets were saying, but again it wasn't sitting in a field unharmed, it was cornered by two feral cats. He's still here, but I'm actually contemplating bringing him back to where I found him today. I just don't know which time would be best to release him or how to go about doing it... I guess all I can do is leave him and hope for the best. We'll see how today goes.

post more pics dammit.

[ProfessorLobo]

Actually this was basically what the vets were saying, but again it wasn't sitting in a field unharmed, it was cornered by two feral cats. He's still here, but I'm actually contemplating bringing him back to where I found him today. I just don't know which time would be best to release him or how to go about doing it... I guess all I can do is leave him and hope for the best. We'll see how today goes.

Not to be a downer, but probably a death sentence. You might as well eat him.

[evilromero]

Feed it greens, veggies and all that. It's a hare (and a cute one at that), so I don't think rabbit pellets would be good idea.

Looks like a rabbit actually.

Feed it romaine, celery, cilantro, parsley, red cabbage and red leaf lettuce twice a day (morning and then dinner). Get a small ceramic bowl to put the veggies in and make sure it doesn't have dangerous paints and is pet safe. Just give him water from a drop water feeder. He should stay in a play pen indoors until he can be picked up for rehabilitation. He needs lot of timothy hay (not other kinds).

[echoshifting]

Actually this was basically what the vets were saying, but again it wasn't sitting in a field unharmed, it was cornered by two feral cats. He's still here, but I'm actually contemplating bringing him back to where I found him today. I just don't know which time would be best to release him or how to go about doing it... I guess all I can do is leave him and hope for the best. We'll see how today goes.

Well, here comes the tragic ending I've been dreading

[msdstc]

Well, here comes the tragic ending I've been dreading

He just isn't getting comfortable at all, I feel like he's terrified and miserable... again I'll see how it goes from here, but it feels wrong to keep him here.

[Goron2000]

He just isn't getting comfortable at all, I feel like he's terrified and miserable... again I'll see how it goes from here, but it feels wrong to keep him here.

I'd drop him off in the same place and at the same time that you found him, do it tonight.

[echoshifting]

He just isn't getting comfortable at all, I feel like he's terrified and miserable... again I'll see how it goes from here, but it feels wrong to keep him here.

fwiw I'm not judging your decision here at all, there was very little chance this would resolve well regardless of anything you did. I will cross my fingers for the little guy.

[yankeehater]

He just isn't getting comfortable at all, I feel like he's terrified and miserable... again I'll see how it goes from here, but it feels wrong to keep him here.

It takes a while for rabbits to get comfortable, you should see it there is a rabbit shelter you can give it to if you dont want it. If you release it it isnt going to find its mother and it will starve/getting eaten quick.

[msdstc]

It takes a while for rabbits to get comfortable, you should see it there is a rabbit shelter you can give it to if you dont want it. If you release it it isnt going to find its mother and it will starve/getting eaten quick.

I'd definitely like to keep him, but if he's going to be miserable it doesn't seem right.

[crpav]

[daw840]

I'd definitely like to keep him, but if he's going to be miserable it doesn't seem right.

Well, you have two options the way I see it.

a.) Put him back where you found him. He will likely not survive, but fuck it's a rabbit and realistically most of them don't survive. Nature's food.

b.) Keep him, try to feed him, he may still die, but he's got a better chance with you than out in the wild at this point. He may warm up to you eventually, maybe not.

[bryanee]

I'd definitely like to keep him, but if he's going to be miserable it doesn't seem right.

It really sounds like you should release him close to where you found it.

You can always buy a rabbit that would a home from a pet store if you want one.

[yankeehater]

It really sounds like you should release him close to where you found it. You can always buy a rabbit that would a home from a pet store if you want one.

I would never by a rabbit from a pet store. There are so many animals who will be murdered if they dont find a home at various shelters, it is much better to go and adopt a pet rather then support pet breeders.

[Baconsammy]

The spoon in the pictures is the wrong choice. Fork and a knife work much better.

[lethial]

Let it go, it's not there for you to have as a pet.

[msdstc]

Pics coming later, built him a nice new habitat today. Went out bought some alfafa grass and bedding. I stuffed the alfafa grass into half a 12 pack of soda... he loves it, it's like a little cave. He's also eating and drinking a lot more now. Things seem to be improving.

[yankeehater]

Pics coming later, built him a nice new habitat today. Went out bought some alfafa grass and bedding. I stuffed the alfafa grass into half a 12 pack of soda... he loves it, it's like a little cave. He's also eating and drinking a lot more now. Things seem to be improving.

That is great, cant wait to see the pics. Just so you know alfalfa is important for baby bunnies, but after around 6 months it becomes bad for them. I am really glad that things are improving.

[Kammie]

I don't know anything about rabbits but I would think it crazy to expect an animal to get used to a change of habitat like this right away. As long as it's eating and drinking, I assume it should get used to you and its surroundings eventually. But I do think it wouldn't have much of a chance if you just drop it back where you found it. I would say just be patient.

Looking forward to more pics. :)

[Mudkips]

Bump because I demand pics and updates!

[Cow Mengde]

subbing this thread and hopes for more updates.

[Deified Data]

He'd be happier outdoors. The best thing you can do for him is release him into the wild.

[sca2511]

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).

Hope that person got/gets stomped on as well. Asshole.

[Enron]

op is only fattening him up

you are all being fooled!

[Ravensmash]

Any updates? Was nice to hear that he's becoming a bit more settled.

[SquiddyCracker]

All these comments about whether he's dead already or including rabbit recipes are a tiny bit dickish in a thread that's about a saved rabbit.

:p

[msdstc]

subbing this thread and hopes for more updates.

Any updates? Was nice to hear that he's becoming a bit more settled.

Yep. He's eating a lot more, and drinking a ton. He escaped today! I didn't think there was any way he could get out of the habitat I made for him, but somehow he snuck out. When I woke up I checked for him and figured he was just hiding. After a few hours I got suspicious and carefully looked around my room... he was sleeping wrapped up in a curtain.

About an hour ago I spent 5-10 minutes just petting his head... he didn't run at all, just sniffed my hand and relaxed. This is a big step forward.

Bump because I demand pics and updates!

Haha sorry for the delay on the pics... they will be coming later tonight, I promise.

He'd be happier outdoors. The best thing you can do for him is release him into the wild.

For now he just wouldn't make it very long on his own. I'm going to raise him until he's bigger and see where we are at that point. If he's comfortable and content, he's staying, otherwise my neighborhood has a tonof rabbits, so I figure this is a good place for him to stay.

All these comments about whether he's dead already or including rabbit recipes are a tiny bit dickish in a thread that's about a saved rabbit. :p

Haha welcome to gaf. You get nasty comments in any type of thread. Most of the time it's all in good fun though.

[Clydefrog]

Yep. He's eating a lot more, and drinking a ton. He escaped today! I didn't think there was any way he could get out of the habitat I made for him, but somehow he snuck out. When I woke up I checked for him and figured he was just hiding. After a few hours I got suspicious and carefully looked around my room... he was sleeping wrapped up in a curtain. About an hour ago I spent 5-10 minutes just petting his head... he didn't run at all, just sniffed my hand and relaxed. This is a big step forward. Haha sorry for the delay on the pics... they will be coming later tonight, I promise. For now he just wouldn't make it very long on his own. I'm going to raise him until he's bigger and see where we are at that point. If he's comfortable and content, he's staying, otherwise my neighborhood has a tonof rabbits, so I figure this is a good place for him to stay. Haha welcome to gaf. You get nasty comments in any type of thread. Most of the time it's all in good fun though.

sounds like he's making himself at home

pretty soon he'll be rummaging through the fridge taking your food