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Nicky 714
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 Baby Wild Bunnies

Yesterday I was swimming in my pool when I say two wild bunnies. I’m not sure if they were left there by their mom or if they are old en of to be on there own. should we catch them or let them be on there own?
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08/15/08  04:36pm

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X_xbirdie
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   Message To: Nicky 714   In reference to Message Id: 1832028


 Baby Wild Bunnies

leave them be. If you saw them moving about, they’re old enough to be on their own.
08/15/08  05:42pm

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Skullkeeper
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   Message To: Nicky 714   In reference to Message Id: 1832028


 Baby Wild Bunnies

The mother leaves the babies during the day . They were born during the spring and are fine on their own. Do not catch them. Wild rabbits can make you sick should you get bitten .



08/15/08  11:57pm

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Dragongirl6
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   Message To: Skullkeeper   In reference to Message Id: 1832490


 Baby Wild Bunnies

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Wild rabbits can make you sick should you get bitten .


With what exactly? I’ve never heard of a documented case of rabies in a rabbit. You could just as easily be bitten by a dog on the street and are more likely to contract a disease from your cat than a rabbit, since rabbits are completely vegetarian and don’t consume anything that could be diseased. Other than rabies, what diseases are transferable between rabbits and humans?

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i. Small rodents (mice, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, squirrels, chipmunks, moles, voles) and wild rabbits have rarely been found rabid.


Taken from the New York State Health Department web site about rabies. It says rabies treatment should not be sought if you are bitten by a rabbit, unless the rabbit was "rabid acting" or had been tested positive.

Anyway, it is important to be sure that these rabbits really are wild. What color are they? Have you seen adults anywhere? How big are the adults? If it is a feral population of domestic rabbits, they must be trapped and relocated to a rescue or sanctuary. Domestic rabbits do not thrive in the "wild" and often breed with wild rabbits, even causing them in some places to become endangered because most of them are not true wild rabbits.

If they are wild, by all means, leave them be! They are wild for a reason, they generally don’t need your help unless truly injured or mom dies, etc.

Let us know!
08/16/08  02:49am

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X_xbirdie
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   Message To: Dragongirl6   In reference to Message Id: 1832579


 Baby Wild Bunnies

Dragongirl- I don’t know what Skullkeeper means by when you’re bitten, but my mom is a wildlife rehabber, and we have to be careful when we get wild rabbits in. They can carry tapeworm, and other parasites that can harm you and your pets. Also, fleas/ticks etc are a problem. It’s best to leave wild rabbits alone, and to contact a wild life rehabber if they really need help.
08/16/08  02:53pm

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Skullkeeper
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   Message To: X_xbirdie   In reference to Message Id: 1832937


 Baby Wild Bunnies

Xbirdie your right they do carry parasites . My uncle actually died from what they use to call rabbit fever . But it was not from a bite . He had shot a rabbit and was cleaning it . Some how he got some of the rabbits blood into a cut on his hand . I do not know the technical /scientific name for it but he did die from it .
All right you may not catch a disease from getting bitten by a rabbit but it could get infected .I just wanted to discourage anyone from picking up baby rabbits . They are meant to be wild and will be fine on their own. If she wants a pet rabbit then she should go to a breeder and buy one .

I’ve had a long day and defiantly did not post exactly what I meant in the first post .I was up all night . Thanks Dragon girl for catching my mistake .



08/16/08  03:26pm


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