Michigan

[sarah92480]

haha!! Yea I'm sure he loves the attention...who wouldn't?

 

[M.sue]

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I think it's funny that everyone is thinking we're fighting over him.. haha! It's actually quite the opposite. I'm pretty sure Juise & I are both willing to share I suggested he take both of us as his dates, one on each arm

Every man's dream!! lol Well maybe for some.

 

[Juise]

Crap, I just acquired a baby bunny. I think it is old enough to be let back out on its own, though. It's ears are up, it's eyes open, it's fully furred. I can post a picture if necessary, I am pretty sure it is old enough to be independent, though. Mostly I am wondering if it would be okay to release it somewhere else, if I release it here I am sure it will be back within ab hour.

 

[Juise]

So, I just read that if they have a white blaze on their foreheads that they are still under their mother's care. This one does, but I have no idea where it came from to restore it. I know some of you rehab, any advice for me?

 

[Olive Hill]

When we had Frederick The Garden Bunny everything I found/advice I was given was that once their eyes are open/ears up they're best left to their own devices. Your interference is more likely to kill it than being on its own at that point. I'd put it back outside and I wouldn't relocate. At that point they leave the nest on their own so it could, theoretically, go back. If it comes back ignore it.

 

[sarah92480]

Every man's dream!! lol Well maybe for some.

I agree with Olive...I didnt know about the white blaze part, but yea, you should put it back right where you found it, so that way mom can find it or it can return to the nest. It might just be out exploring for a minute. Baby bunnies are so dang cute! I'd probably snuggle it to death. lol

 

[Juise]

Thanks, Olive, that is what I have always heard before, so I was surprised to find that piece of information. I am worried about relocating it, but I should have mentioned that the way it will be back is in the jaws of a cat, which is also how it arrived.


We have an enclosed back porch "3 seasons" room, and I tell ya, when a cat brings a baby bunny in there, it is awful hard to ignore.

We call it "The Thunderdome" because it has a cat door into it and the cats just love to bring in and release things in there for extra fun.

They also leave dead things back there all the time, and there are a dead bird and a dead mole in front of the door right now that I need to clean up.

Good for the compost, though? Lol my DH threw a canary when he found out that I was throwing all the dead things in the compost tumbler.

I have considered shutting them out of there so many times, but it is also their escape route. I have seen all four of them come piling through the cat door with a fox on their heels, and that image has stayed me from locking the cat door. Of course, I get opossums and raccoons in there, too.

 

[Olive Hill]

It that case it'll probably die no matter what you do. Cat saliva is NASTY stuff. I'd take lock the cats in for a few minutes, take it out and give it a head start and hope for the best.

 

[Opa]

Olive, if you are wanting an intelligent all purpose farm dog you might want to look into a black mouth cur. The movie "Old Yeller" was based on story about a black mouth cur. Very loyal, great family dog. Work around livestock very well, easily trained. My oldest son recently bought one and says its the best dog he have every owned.


Plus they'd be good to have around if any feral hogs show up.

 

[uchytil]

For Mom...best I could do on my busy schedule today, so, back to work....