SOAD
Wise Old Thumper
I've had this pm and I am not a wildie girl, I've said that I'm putting it to you guys to help with :wave:
Posted on behalf of brs98
Hello SOAD,
Perhaps you can help.
Last fall we were given a wild bunny that had had its eyes pecked out by magpies. We take in all sorts, so we gave it Baytril and after 3 months its eyes started to function, and it fully recovered. She also survived a disease that caused lumps to appear all over and that we treated with help from a vet.
We have tried to keep contact to a minimum since then, she has a 2 storey wicker basket she calls home in the conservatory and the run of our fully enclosed back garden.
We would like to return her to the wild if she is not too imprinted. Vale Wildlife says they will evaluate her for release, which is great, and if they think she is too imprinted they will euthanise her, and will not return her to us. Definitely not good. British Wildlife rescue says they will take her up to a warren and release her as soon as we bring her in, again, not good, but better than Vale, but we could do that in the Lickey Hills. Both wildlife places say that, from our description, they believe she could go back to the wild. Cottontails rescue and a couple of others rescues disagree.
The main thing is that she has as much freedom as possible and company. We hate for any animal to be alone.
Do you have any suggestions besides trying to bond her with a domestic? We don't think that would work as our rabbit has a wild rabbit bio clock, coming out in the evening and morning, and a bit at night, sleeping all day.
Thanks in advance
Posted on behalf of brs98
Hello SOAD,
Perhaps you can help.
Last fall we were given a wild bunny that had had its eyes pecked out by magpies. We take in all sorts, so we gave it Baytril and after 3 months its eyes started to function, and it fully recovered. She also survived a disease that caused lumps to appear all over and that we treated with help from a vet.
We have tried to keep contact to a minimum since then, she has a 2 storey wicker basket she calls home in the conservatory and the run of our fully enclosed back garden.
We would like to return her to the wild if she is not too imprinted. Vale Wildlife says they will evaluate her for release, which is great, and if they think she is too imprinted they will euthanise her, and will not return her to us. Definitely not good. British Wildlife rescue says they will take her up to a warren and release her as soon as we bring her in, again, not good, but better than Vale, but we could do that in the Lickey Hills. Both wildlife places say that, from our description, they believe she could go back to the wild. Cottontails rescue and a couple of others rescues disagree.
The main thing is that she has as much freedom as possible and company. We hate for any animal to be alone.
Do you have any suggestions besides trying to bond her with a domestic? We don't think that would work as our rabbit has a wild rabbit bio clock, coming out in the evening and morning, and a bit at night, sleeping all day.
Thanks in advance