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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:53 PM Original message |
Help! I just rescued a baby jackrabbit in my back yard |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. I Yahooed "care of wild baby rabbits" |
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dogtag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Be sure to scroll down to this part in the link: |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. We had a baby jackrabbit when I was growing up |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Yes, I did see that - If mama bunny doesn't claim it get professional help |
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shelter (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Odds are the mother is right near it. Put the baby back where you found |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Really? I thought mothers stayed near little babies. |
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shelter (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Wild rabbit mothers will leave babies unattened to lure predators away |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Yes, please put the little critter back where you found it. Mom might have |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. I agree. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. Check these links: |
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shelter (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. You may even be breaking the law by having that baby jackrabbit in your |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Afraid my dogs will find it first. |
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AValdoux (738 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. Take it to a zoo? |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. I found a baby owl once that was hurt. |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Check your phone book for wildlife rescue places |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. I agree |
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atommom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think it's a lot like raising a domestic rabbit. Try this site: |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I've raised domestic rabbits |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. Call your local shelters and see if there are any licensed rehabilitators |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. We usually get a crop of wild rabbits to nibble our grass every spring. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. After reading the article |
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Malva Zebrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
20. this happened to me once |
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jeanarrett (813 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
21. I did this once too and killed it by accident. Overfeeding. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
23. Be carful putting it back. It may get abandoned. Got a zoo in your area? |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 04:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Nope--this is a veryyyy rural area |
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