We found three baby bunnies in our front yard. One has died but the other two are moving around and their eyes are open. Should we nurture the two bunnies? If we already took them should we put them back in the nest?
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Laura
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Their Mama will not want them back and they will die. If you decide to raise them, they can easily be litter trained and actually make pretty nice pets. You can look on the internet, but it seems to me we used baby formula when we ran into the same situation with one baby bunny (unfortunately he did die, had a pretty injured leg as a cat had already got to him)
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I would try to nuture them as best you could, but try to leave them where momma can find them too. When you leave them out for momma, keep a close eye and see if she shows up and if so, see if she takes care of them. If she hasnt come back in 48 hours, then CONGRATS!! ITS A BUNNY (or two) lol
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If you found them in a nest...put them back unless you are absolutly sure the mother is gone. the mother stays away from the nest during the day and feed her babys during the dark part of the days. Unlike other animals..the mother rabbit would not reject her babys even if you touch them already. If your unsure then rub them in grass or dirt after you washed your hands. She feeds them two to three times within 12-hour time-frames so you need to be patiant and find out. If they are wild rabbits, the chances of them surviving domesticated is kinda slim and even if they do survive..keeping them as pets would only make them miserable, wild animals are ment to be kept wild. for more information go to http://www.animalconnectiontx.org/wildrabbits.htm
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You can safely put them back. The mother will usually not reject them if touched by someone else. Does do not stay with their young. They only feed them about twice a day more towards early morning. If their eyes are opne they are older than ten days old. I would place them back. Keep an eye on them and hope the mom comes to care for them. It is rather difficult to care for young bunnies on your own. Feeding them milk is very time-consuming and they aren't old enough to eat hay or pellets yet. If you are concerned about their safety, then call a wildlife rescue service and they will advice you locally.
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They are a pest where I live so you don't want to hear my answer because it would be offensive to delicate ears.
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