Why does my rabbit stay in a little corner?

Question

it been here for 2 days so i thought she would be used to it by now. she is from the wild but she is 3 week old and her mom was dead beside her. so please help me. i dont know how to make her eat or drink warm milk or water. we got her rabbit food and she has teeth. please help me

Answer 1

Wild rabbits feel very threatened and being in an enclosed area she is probably scared to death.  Give her plenty of places where she can hide like a box, somewhere small where she will feel snig and secure.  Then leave the food out and see if she comes out.  Trying to approach her too much will really stress her out.  My wild rabbit passed away when she was 7 years old and she NEVER liked us to touch her approach her in any way, she just kind of hopped around and kept to herself and the other rabbits (not wild).

Answer 2

Rabbits are prey animals.  Meaning that in the wild they are use to being hunted by larger and fiercer animals.  If you found this rabbit in the wild, it means its not domesticated.   Its not use to people and its afraid of everything right now.  It will take a lot longer than 2 days for this rabbit to get comfortable.  It will take MONTHS.  Don't give the rabbit milk.  It probably doesn't want to eat rabbit food because its not domesticated yet.  

First, you should get it a cage or box and put some hay or scraps of newspaper in it.  Then put the rabbit into the cage and give it fresh veggies.  Give it items like carrots, lettece, celery, strawberries, etc.  Leave him alone for the rest of the day.  This will let him calm down and have some time on his own to eat.  Rabbits dont' like eating infront of others sometimes.  If he doesn't eat the food after all of today, tomorrow go outside and get a lot of different plants and leaves and grass.  Try and give this to him.  

Remember, leave him alone for a couple of days.  You can also give him water in a very small dish.

Answer 3

1) Rabbits should NEVER EVER be given cow's milk.  Ever.  It will make them extremely ill, especially a wild rabbit.

2) 90% of wild rabbit waste away and DIE in captivity within days or weeks.  They are extremely stressed by confinement and human contact.  Your rabbit's chance of survival will be much much greater in the wild if it is fully furred with open eyes.  If it is not fully furred or its eyes are still closed, it needs to go to a wildlife rehabilitator for expert care.

3) Wild rabbits carry parasites and disease.  It is very unwise to touch one, even.  

4) In most places, it is extremely illegal to confine a native wild animal and keep as a pet.  Not only will it more than likely die very quickly, you can be heavily fined for keeping it instead of turning it over to a rehabilitator that has a license to keep a wild animal.