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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 5 2014, 11:23 PM (181 Views) | |
| louierabbit | Jun 5 2014, 11:23 PM Post #1 |
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Also, does anybody know anything about wild baby bunnies? A friend's cat brought him a alive, not injured baby bunny that looks and acts about Skye's age (maybe older) but much much smaller. He/she (my friend calls it Thumper) is very scared. I brought in Sadie and put vanilla on her nose and she didn't seem to care that he was there and even sat in the nest box with him. Thumper just burrowed his head in her fur and didn't nurse. I can't get him to a rehab center until tomorrow (if then - I need a ride) so any help is appreciated! Oh and stores are closed. |
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| NeuBunny | Jun 6 2014, 07:27 AM Post #2 |
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Genetics Geek!
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Does he have a white spot on his head? Cottontail rabbits (the most common of the North American wild rabbits) have a white spot on their head which disappears at weaning age (only 3-4 weeks). They are smaller than most domestic species and have shorter fur so might be mistaken for younger than their actual age if you are comparing to a domestic. If the white spot has disappeared, feed greens and hay - not pellets (which they are unlikely to recognize). Although different species, wild cottontail rabbits can be fostered to domestic rabbits. With the caveat that wild rabbits can carry a whole host of diseases that are much more deadly to domestics. They do not, however, ever lose their instinctive fear of humans and do not make good pets. |
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| louierabbit | Jun 6 2014, 04:41 PM Post #3 |
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He does have a white spot on his head and the only thing I have gotten into him is water. He is still doing okay though and is eating grass. I left him with a friend of mine who has hand raised and released an entire littler of wild rabbits, so he is in good care. |
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