I picked up a baby bunny to try to get him back into the nest. It jumped from my arms and took off through the yard and now is about 40-50 feet from the nest..Will it find it's way back or is it a goner%
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Leave it alone. You probably shouldn't have picked it up to begin with. Your scent is on him now and Mama Bunny may not want to have anything to do with it. This is baby bunny season and they are all over the place and learning to spring and bounce around. He will find his way back. If this happens again, call your local wildlife agency and ask for advice or assistance BEFORE you touch the bunny!
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It can probably find the nest again through instinct but may be rejected by the mother because of your scent is on it.
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Every life form is a gonner, all must die.
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Thanks for the answers...though a mother bunny doesn't reject thier young just because a human held them. I have been holding them off and on since I found them, and she keeps coming back to care for them.
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Is it a wild bunny? if it is you pet bunny who is mum to the baby, then there shouldnt be a problem as your scent is alrady everywhere in the hutch because you clean the hutch. If it is a wil bunny then I should leave them alone and let mum tend for them. Im afraid we have to let nature take its course sometimes. I should let the wild bunnies be alone, as it wouldnt be a good idea to let them get used to humans anyway. I tried rescuing one of our babies recently because it was very sick and not feeding proplery, and it died at 8 days old. Its heart breaking but what will be will be... :-(
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I was wondering the exact same thing about a situation in our yard. My 4 year old unknowingly disturbed a nest and my husband and I went to check and 2 of the bitty baby bunnies hopped out. We put one back but the other disappeard through our fence and into some tall grass :( We were VERY sad, and concerned. They still had the white diamond on their head, which means they were quite young. Only about 3-4 inches long. I too was wondering if he could possibly find his way back to the nest, after going 50-100 feet from it! And I can't seem to find a good answer. Did your little bunnies still have the white diamonds on their head? If not, they are probably old enough to explore and then find their nest again. At least that's what I read online. The bigger issue for the littlest guys is regulating body temp. and, of course, keeping away from their predators. I know your concern. They are such precious little creatures, and it's hard to just wonder if they made it back to the nest.
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it all depends on its age but if you picked it up and it jumped out you should leave it alone just keep an eye on it.
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yes it most likely will, it is just scared of you and wants to get away
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If it ran and jumped like that it must not have been very young. It should be fine on it's own.
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depending on the age if it is really young it may die. if you can catch it go for it. but before you handle young kits, if the mum is your pet pat her to get her scent then try catching the lil one
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