Baby bunnies...EMERGENCY

Question

i lust fond a baby bunny in my yard wit out a mom watdo i feed it and dont say take it to the vet

Answer 1

You should have left it alone. In the wild, rabbits do not stay with the babies. They leave them in a nest or burrow and only feed them in the middle of the night. The reason they don't stay with the babies is because they don't want to be caught with them if a predator finds the nest. So the bunny probably has a mother and you just took the baby away from her. Nice going!

Answer 2

If this lil guy is active, has his eyes open, and is hopping around (3-4 wk. old kitten size) he's most likely nearly weaned, and already eating/grazing on his own.  Wild bunnies wean much more quickly than domestic baby rabbits do.

If you found just one - there are likely more out there, missing their sibling.  Wild mother bunnies often leave their babies alone in the nest, to go forage, then come back to them later to nurse.

A wild bunny's nest will usually be a depression or shallow burrow in the ground under shrubs, which she has lined with hair from her tummy, and covered over with grass.  Hormones loosen the hair so it can be pulled out right before she births.

It is never a good thing to remove a young baby animal from the wild, unless you see the dead parent, or if the baby is very thin/starved.  Most healthy appearing youngsters have a mother near by, and you aren't seeing the more wary adult.

It can also be very difficult to get wild bunnies to eat.

If you see other small bunnies out there, I would recommend returning the baby to them, so the mother can care for it.

If you truly feel it's an orphan, then you can try feeding it.  If you can't get it to eat, you need to call fish and game and get the number of a local Federal rehabilitator, and get the baby to them.

Good luck, whatever you decide.

Answer 3

Dont just assume that the mom orphaned the baby bunny. Moms usually feed them during the night. PLEASE, make sure the mother is gone, and really wont come back. You don't want the mother to come back and not find it's baby, this might lead to large depression and end up killing the mother (She will no longer have desire to eat, drink, she will die of starvation.) .If the baby doesn't look injured or cold, good. You can keep them in a LARGE box. You can give it goat milk as for food im not so sure. Since you didn't tell the age you think it is, here goes:

Newborn to One Week: 2 - 2+1/2 cc/ml each feeding (two feedings per day).

1-2 weeks: 5-7 cc/ml each feeding (two feedings per day). (depending on bunny..may be much LESS if smaller rabbit!) Newborn babies (if eyes closed) all need to be stimulated to urinate and defecate prior to or following feeding until their eyes open. (Except Jackrabbits do not). *See how to below.

2-3 weeks: 7-13 cc/ml each feeding (two feedings). Domestic eyes open at about 10 days of age. Start introducing them to timothy and oat hay, pellets and water (always add fresh greens for wild ones).

3-6 weeks: 13-15 cc/ml each feeding (two feedings--again, may be LESS depending on size of rabbit! A cottontail will take so much less!! Half this at most.) Domestics are weaned about 6 weeks. Cottontails wean and release about 3-4 weeks and jackrabbits much later (9+ weeks).

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Answer 4

it may b a lost pet you know? my rabbits used to escape all da time [ we dont cage them up]

Answer 5

If it is a wild rabbit, you can always find a wildlife hospital. they have them in different areas. you dont have to go just get advice from them for what they eat and what you do with it

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google wildlife trusts. it might have some info there (:

just keep the baby warm

you NEED to feed it soon  

hope this helps