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Wise Old Thumper
Right. Okay.
if you think that the rabbit won't survive in the wild keep him
Obviously his diet in the wild mainly consists of grass so i'd miss some grass and hay together to the ratio of 2:1, and gradually introduce pellets, you don't want to shock his system. Have you got a name?
This may sounds selfish but i had a wild bun who was close to my heart and died... 'Monkey'
if you think that the rabbit won't survive in the wild keep him
Obviously his diet in the wild mainly consists of grass so i'd miss some grass and hay together to the ratio of 2:1, and gradually introduce pellets, you don't want to shock his system. Have you got a name?
This may sounds selfish but i had a wild bun who was close to my heart and died... 'Monkey'
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Wise Old Thumper
I wouldn't suggest taking to the vets yet. Obviously wild rabbits can die rom shock or delayed shock, so you don't want to shock him too much. Try making it like his natural enviroment as much as possible.
Also lettuce is a no no for rabbits... can be v dangerous, even though Guinea pigs love it!
Also lettuce is a no no for rabbits... can be v dangerous, even though Guinea pigs love it!
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Wise Old Thumper
Hmmm where was it???
that's really strange usually they'd just run off into the undergrowth.
I'd seriously have a chat with your vet, he'd be able to help you out. If he can't be put back into the wild then deffinitely keep him as a pet.
How old? (Sorry i'm thinking a baby here)
that's really strange usually they'd just run off into the undergrowth.
I'd seriously have a chat with your vet, he'd be able to help you out. If he can't be put back into the wild then deffinitely keep him as a pet.
How old? (Sorry i'm thinking a baby here)
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Wise Old Thumper
I'd suggest keeping him in the box until the morning and cramming it full with hay and put him in. If you don't have hay then anything like.. shredded paper. This will act as his kind of burrow for the night. Keep him by your bed so you can monitor his health durng the night. Also you'll be able to hear if he's escaped or screaming in fright or whatever. Check if he's drinking and eating the grass you've given him frequently as well 
Also make sure to stab lots of big air hole so he can breathe!! :lol:
And then pop straight to the vets. Be very stern with them and if they want to put him to sleep for non related medical reasons, tell them you're willing to see how he goes about turning him tame as he's very young and can adapt to it, even though you are aware that he can die of shock and all that kind of malarky.
Hope all goes well.
Also make sure to stab lots of big air hole so he can breathe!! :lol:
And then pop straight to the vets. Be very stern with them and if they want to put him to sleep for non related medical reasons, tell them you're willing to see how he goes about turning him tame as he's very young and can adapt to it, even though you are aware that he can die of shock and all that kind of malarky.
Hope all goes well.
It's normal for rabbits to leave home as young as 4 weeks. If it was difficult to catch and uninjured then you probably should have left it. Although wild bunnies are cute they are wild animals!
If it's already running around and fully fured then it's too old to need handrearing and unlikely to become tame.
Wild rabbits are very high strung and even more difficult to keep than pet rabbits. He will eat out of a cardboard box. He'll need a pen a minimum of 6'x8', which a lid and something underneath to prevent digging. If you let him loose in the house he will chew your wallpaper, carpets, wires and furniture.
He should be fed grass as that's the diet he is used to. No commercial pellets or fruit/vegetables. You can add rabbit safe plants like dandelion he'd naturally encounter.
I'd suggest you find a wildlife sanctuary tommorow and they'll arrange to soft release him back to the wild. The Rabbit Welfare Assocation have a list: 0870 046 5249
Tam
If it's already running around and fully fured then it's too old to need handrearing and unlikely to become tame.
Wild rabbits are very high strung and even more difficult to keep than pet rabbits. He will eat out of a cardboard box. He'll need a pen a minimum of 6'x8', which a lid and something underneath to prevent digging. If you let him loose in the house he will chew your wallpaper, carpets, wires and furniture.
He should be fed grass as that's the diet he is used to. No commercial pellets or fruit/vegetables. You can add rabbit safe plants like dandelion he'd naturally encounter.
I'd suggest you find a wildlife sanctuary tommorow and they'll arrange to soft release him back to the wild. The Rabbit Welfare Assocation have a list: 0870 046 5249
Tam
