So i found a baby rabbit yesterday.

[Nightmare Jigglypuff]

Be prepared for shock and awwwwww. It's also really big.

And another because he was just so cute.

So i found a baby rabbit by a tree, he was very cold, so i picked him up, and then i noticed the maggots all over him. So i washed him off and wrapped him up in a shirt that was around. Then i got a couple of people to find out how to take care of wild rabbits. The internet says you shouldn't, and should release him into the wild as soon as possible, but i didn't want to do that since he was so cute! So i took care of him for a bit, apparently a makeshift heat pad can be made with a sock and rice put into a microwave, except apparently 30 seconds is too long. So i called around for other options, knowing that i would at least need to figure out what rabbits eat. Someone said to put him back, thinking that the mother didn't actually leave him, but i found that bogus considering there were maggots on him not to mention he was cold and hungry. A second animal whateveriforgetwhatitwas told me how to take care of him, should the need arise. The third one was actually able to take him in, so i got him over there, and they took him in.

So yeah, that's where he is right now. If i find something new, i'll post it. Now go and say aww.

 

[faint]

Cute.

 

[DM]

I'm torn between "you shouldn't take a wild animal out of its situation, no matter how bad it may seem because you're fucking with the natural order of the world" and "AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, LOOKIT DA BUNNY"

 

[Arch]

Now how do you plan on cooking it?

 

[ButteredToast]

Tell me again about the rabbits George.

 

[Nastyjungle]

you should probably call a local animal place that can take him off your hands and give it the care it needs before it goes back into the wild

that being said you did the right thing by taking it out of the cold etc but probably no good to keep it now

 

[coolbiz]

Can it even open its eyes?

 

[Atlas]

when it comes to cute baby animals that grow up to be smaller than a cat they you should always keep em and take care of them yourself. they life expectancy is far longer in human care than under your car.

 

[cookie]

raise it as your own, then 13 years later release it into the wild and document its encounters with the great outdoors, including various wise-talking animals in order to make a disney film out of it

 

[Nightmare Jigglypuff]

Well, no i'm not keeping him, i gave him to a wildlife preservationist or whatever they call it these days. If he survives, which i hope he does, he should probably be released in a few weeks.

 

[cookie]

You probably did the right thing: the "rabbit" actually looks like a hare, which I don't think you can just keep. Those fuckers need to run around and shit.

 

[Nightmare Jigglypuff]

Oh, what? There's a difference between a rabbit and a hare?

And that is why it was a good reason to give him to them.

 

[Stagnant]

Its going to die due to malnutrition.

 

[Heroes Fall]

You did a good thing. It's still a baby and they need to be cared for before they become independent, sounds like it was in a rough situation before you came along. Hopefully he finds a good home.

Stagnant, I've nursed animals in worse condition, sometimes nothing can be done but from what I can tell it's not as bad as it could be.

 

[Chou Toshio]

There is a difference between hares and rabbits (live above or below ground, in groups or alone, born furry or born blind/naked). This age and photos... can you really tell?

In any case, whether it be youtube or deviantart, I'm pretty sure I saw stories of people raising/releasing wild rabbits. I don't think rabbits have a lot of "learned" behavior needed to survive (ie. very little "how to be a rabbit" schooling from momma rabbit), so raise and release can't be that hard...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Ee059s3Ss

This person's a "pro" and based on it, I'd infer that rabbits are one animal that can be released successfully without being "raised" by another rabbit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SqBdS0XkV4

look at the number of views... lol / dawww

 

[iDunno]

I'm just worried about the maggots. Did you check to see if the rabbit had any festering wounds or skin malformations?

 

[cookie]

I'm no expert, but the baby thing there looks quite slender and sleek like a hare, whereas rabbits tend to be lumps of fluff.

 

[TEA_DEMON]

eeeeeeee it's so tiny eeeeeeeeeeee

i think cookie might be right, although i'm not sure how domesticated rabbits compare to wild rabbits.

 

[KurashiDragon]

Oh my goodness the adorablness factor cannot be enscribed. CUTENESS OVERLOAD..... GAAHHH *and KruashiDragon was never heard from again*. lolz

Anyway, you did good by taking it out of a bad situation. Hopefully it'll stay alive and be released back into the wild.

 

[Vintage Books]

How cute.

Be careful with baby animals, I bought a baby rabbit and it died because it fell of my couch.

 

[lmitchell0012]

As long as it's not the rabbit from Monty Python...I love rabbits :-).

 

[General Spoon]

I just saw a baby rabbit sitting on the sidewalk outside of my dorm. Either its mother will find it, or campus cat will find it.

 

[kittenmay]

Its certainly a hare.

When me and my sister were young, we found a nest of abandoned hares in our backyard. We tried nursing them but they died within four or five hours. It was dreadfully sad. You did the right thing by handing it over to experts.

 

[Fishy]

i would love a pet rabbit if not for the fact that they shit everywhere

and then clean up after themselves o.o

 

[Ace Emerald]

Tell me again about the rabbits George.

:'(