What are you going to do with it? Do you have to bottle-feed, or is it old enough to eat regular rabbit food?
All of my rescues-from--the-wild have been birds--three small parrots of varying species and a Great Horned Owl--so I'm not sure what to do with a mammal...
Apparently if the bunny had been too young, there wouldn't really be much hope for saving it. Rabbit mothers have a particular nutrient in their milk, and bunnies can't do without that. Fortunately this guy -- being slightly bigger than a tennis ball -- and having his eyes open -- is a juvenile, and able to survive without mom. That's why Wild Animal Rescue told me I could just take him outside and plonk him down somewhere (that hopefully the cats wouldn't find him, like there's a chance of that happening).
We have Great Horned Owls back in the woods, but heavens knows what I'd do if I ended up with a baby one in my yard. Probably back away slowly and call Wild Animal Rescue!
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Date: 26 Feb 2011 04:22 am (UTC)What are you going to do with it? Do you have to bottle-feed, or is it old enough to eat regular rabbit food?
All of my rescues-from--the-wild have been birds--three small parrots of varying species and a Great Horned Owl--so I'm not sure what to do with a mammal...
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Date: 26 Feb 2011 09:57 pm (UTC)We have Great Horned Owls back in the woods, but heavens knows what I'd do if I ended up with a baby one in my yard. Probably back away slowly and call Wild Animal Rescue!