BABY BUNNY PICS!!! What are its chances?

banjo's mom · 08-27-2008, 08:35 AM

So, my friend, Ben, found a baby bunny yesterday in his yard. It's pretty small. I've seen smaller, but this guy's adorable! So- we got kitten's milk, and we are feeding it every few hours. I've had baby bunnies before, but I always let the mamma raise them. My question is, what are the chances that this guy will live???

Here's pics.
At first he was scared- then he crawled up and nested in my hair!

banjo's mom · 08-27-2008, 11:00 AM

just bringing this back up....

sundancer maiden · 08-27-2008, 11:00 AM

Does he have teeth in? I would go to a pet shop, find rabbit pellets/food and see if he can eat it. If not, soak it in the kitten milk and feed it as a gruel.
He may be old enough to make it! Good luck!
Keep us updated and you know how we love those pics!!!!

banjo's mom · 08-27-2008, 11:04 AM

we did take it to a pet shop, and they told us that kitten milk was perfect. we can't get his little mouth open enough to see if he has teeth, but he seems to enjoy the kitten milk just fine. thanks!

horseloverinVA · 08-27-2008, 11:06 AM

I know next to nothing about rabbits, but he looks to be of pretty good size. Hopefully he is old enough to start getting some pellets or something of some real substance. Sorry not much help from here. Good luck though. He's very cute!

WhisperStables · 08-27-2008, 11:11 AM

he is bigger than the bunny we raised. I think he'll have a great chance at living. Your has had a much better start than my little guy, named Mr. Sizzles.

Gotta Love Duns · 08-27-2008, 11:14 AM

You can also try soaking pellets in water and making them really runny and seeing if the little one will eat that.

samtom · 08-27-2008, 11:28 AM

Oh he is cute. Good luck with him.

mlh619 · 08-27-2008, 11:37 AM

He looks like a cottontail and usually once the white spot on their forehead dissappears they are good to go on their own. His is pretty small so he should be able to eat realy food. Are you going to keep it or release it once it gets bigger?

banjo's mom · 08-27-2008, 12:10 PM

Thanks for all the advice, guys. I'm glad to know he's got a pretty good chance. We soaked pellets in kitten milk and he doesn't seem too interested, but he nibbles at it a little, so I think he'll get the idea eventually. We will release him once he's bigger. We already have a bunch of domestic rabbits running around here that we released, so he'll have friends.

His name is now officially Nibbles.

jules1962 · 08-27-2008, 01:10 PM

Go pick some dandelion greens from your yard, if you have any. This is highly nutritious and one of their favorite foods. He is old enough to eat and would no longer be nursing very much. Continue offering the rabbit chow, provide water.
Good Luck.

WhisperStables · 08-28-2008, 03:37 PM

They also like clover and flower leaves. The more you feed him "foods from the wild" the easyer time he will have adjusting when you release him. While he is living inside don't forget to clean his feet. At least until he is doing it himself. You can also get soem chick wire and make a small pen in your yard to put him in for 30 min or so a day. Make sure you stake it down well or he will push under it.

lelo2006 · 08-28-2008, 05:47 PM

If he's a wild bunny which he looks to be they usually die once humans touch them but that is when they are fairly young. He looks to be a little older so he might be okay and live.

Good luck with the little guy.

ahlihaff · 08-29-2008, 05:51 PM

He is cute.

My son rescued two bunnies about that size. Unfortunately, they didn't survive long.

Iwasbornonahorse · 08-30-2008, 07:49 PM

Your rabbit will do better on puppy milk replacer. It's a different formula. You might want to try it.

BabyMay · 08-30-2008, 08:57 PM

He looks old enough to be out on his own. they don't stay with mom long.

WhisperStables · 08-30-2008, 10:35 PM

We need an update.

horsegirl4 · 08-30-2008, 10:52 PM

i have raised a litter of cottontails my bunnys were smaller then that and still had their eyes closed. hes a cutie but the sites i read about them said that if they have their eyes open when you find them, they will survive without their mom. It could be that it was exploring, it will live mine did well, most of them did. they have teeth from birth(they just cant use them then) so it can eat solid food now. if it was youger and still had its eyes closed id say keep it but since its eyes are open i personally suggest letting it go. I already let mine go and i still see them from time to time.

heres a pic of mine when i first got them

about two or three weeks before i let them go

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08-27-2008, 08:35 AM
banjo's mom Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mountains of WV! Posts: 553	BABY BUNNY PICS!!! What are its chances? So, my friend, Ben, found a baby bunny yesterday in his yard. It's pretty small. I've seen smaller, but this guy's adorable! So- we got kitten's milk, and we are feeding it every few hours. I've had baby bunnies before, but I always let the mamma raise them. My question is, what are the chances that this guy will live??? Here's pics. At first he was scared- then he crawled up and nested in my hair! __________________ ~____/> ..//..\\.. The best way to handle a horse, is to think like one. -Elisabeth Last edited by banjo's mom : 08-27-2008 at 08:40 AM.

08-27-2008, 11:00 AM
banjo's mom Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mountains of WV! Posts: 553	just bringing this back up.... __________________ ~____/> ..//..\\.. The best way to handle a horse, is to think like one. -Elisabeth

08-27-2008, 11:00 AM
sundancer maiden Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Udall, KS Posts: 1,162	Does he have teeth in? I would go to a pet shop, find rabbit pellets/food and see if he can eat it. If not, soak it in the kitten milk and feed it as a gruel. He may be old enough to make it! Good luck! Keep us updated and you know how we love those pics!!!! __________________ You don't have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps!!!

08-27-2008, 11:04 AM
banjo's mom Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mountains of WV! Posts: 553	we did take it to a pet shop, and they told us that kitten milk was perfect. we can't get his little mouth open enough to see if he has teeth, but he seems to enjoy the kitten milk just fine. thanks! __________________ ~____/> ..//..\\.. The best way to handle a horse, is to think like one. -Elisabeth

08-27-2008, 11:06 AM
horseloverinVA Started Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Central, Virginia Posts: 2,175	I know next to nothing about rabbits, but he looks to be of pretty good size. Hopefully he is old enough to start getting some pellets or something of some real substance. Sorry not much help from here. Good luck though. He's very cute! __________________ You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.

08-27-2008, 11:11 AM
WhisperStables Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanna City, IL Posts: 1,149	he is bigger than the bunny we raised. I think he'll have a great chance at living. Your has had a much better start than my little guy, named Mr. Sizzles. __________________ I can not save every horse, just as a preacher can not save every soul. But just as the preacher keeps on preaching, So must I do all I can for as long as I can, as often as I can.

08-27-2008, 11:14 AM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 7,980	You can also try soaking pellets in water and making them really runny and seeing if the little one will eat that. __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse.

08-27-2008, 11:28 AM
samtom Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 751	Oh he is cute. Good luck with him.

08-27-2008, 11:37 AM
mlh619 Weanling Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sask, Canada Posts: 497	He looks like a cottontail and usually once the white spot on their forehead dissappears they are good to go on their own. His is pretty small so he should be able to eat realy food. Are you going to keep it or release it once it gets bigger?

08-27-2008, 12:10 PM
banjo's mom Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mountains of WV! Posts: 553	Thanks for all the advice, guys. I'm glad to know he's got a pretty good chance. We soaked pellets in kitten milk and he doesn't seem too interested, but he nibbles at it a little, so I think he'll get the idea eventually. We will release him once he's bigger. We already have a bunch of domestic rabbits running around here that we released, so he'll have friends. His name is now officially Nibbles. __________________ ~____/> ..//..\\.. The best way to handle a horse, is to think like one. -Elisabeth

08-27-2008, 01:10 PM
jules1962 Yearling Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 964	Go pick some dandelion greens from your yard, if you have any. This is highly nutritious and one of their favorite foods. He is old enough to eat and would no longer be nursing very much. Continue offering the rabbit chow, provide water. Good Luck. __________________ Scarlett, AQHA Rescue 2008 Bones, Grade QH Rescue 2006 Midnight RIP, my best friend

08-28-2008, 03:37 PM
WhisperStables Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanna City, IL Posts: 1,149	They also like clover and flower leaves. The more you feed him "foods from the wild" the easyer time he will have adjusting when you release him. While he is living inside don't forget to clean his feet. At least until he is doing it himself. You can also get soem chick wire and make a small pen in your yard to put him in for 30 min or so a day. Make sure you stake it down well or he will push under it. __________________ I can not save every horse, just as a preacher can not save every soul. But just as the preacher keeps on preaching, So must I do all I can for as long as I can, as often as I can.

08-28-2008, 05:47 PM
lelo2006 Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 874	If he's a wild bunny which he looks to be they usually die once humans touch them but that is when they are fairly young. He looks to be a little older so he might be okay and live. Good luck with the little guy. __________________ I love the smell of horse's in the morning. WRERS: Edmonton Based Horse Rescue. www.albertahorserescue.com

08-29-2008, 05:51 PM
ahlihaff Greenbroke Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Western MA Posts: 3,650	He is cute. My son rescued two bunnies about that size. Unfortunately, they didn't survive long.

08-30-2008, 07:49 PM
Iwasbornonahorse Started Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GB, WI Posts: 2,228	Your rabbit will do better on puppy milk replacer. It's a different formula. You might want to try it. __________________ The Midwest horse welfare foundation needs help! http://www.networkforgood.org/pca/Ba...BadgeId=112727

08-30-2008, 08:57 PM
BabyMay Coming two Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,901	He looks old enough to be out on his own. they don't stay with mom long. __________________ Animals don't need a reason to love.

08-30-2008, 10:35 PM
WhisperStables Long Yearling Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hanna City, IL Posts: 1,149	We need an update. __________________ I can not save every horse, just as a preacher can not save every soul. But just as the preacher keeps on preaching, So must I do all I can for as long as I can, as often as I can.

08-30-2008, 10:52 PM
horsegirl4 Yearling Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Evergreen State Posts: 591	i have raised a litter of cottontails my bunnys were smaller then that and still had their eyes closed. hes a cutie but the sites i read about them said that if they have their eyes open when you find them, they will survive without their mom. It could be that it was exploring, it will live mine did well, most of them did. they have teeth from birth(they just cant use them then) so it can eat solid food now. if it was youger and still had its eyes closed id say keep it but since its eyes are open i personally suggest letting it go. I already let mine go and i still see them from time to time. heres a pic of mine when i first got them about two or three weeks before i let them go __________________ Don't Mess with Me, You will not Win! For I am a Wild Spirit, that no one can Tame!