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@151949 wrote:

poor momma bunny came home to find her babies gone.


That's right.  Wildlife experts say you should leave baby animals alone.  Don't pick them up or move them.  Mama will be back for them.

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i found 4 baby bunnies today in a ground nest and the top was covered in rabbit fur. I lifted it up and looked at the babies and just left them there. When we had dogs, they were forever bringing baby bunnies up to the back door.

 

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I saw a tiny bunny in my yard today also ! 

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I'm very happy to have seen no rabbits so far this Spring.  The last two Summers one or two were very destructive in my gardens, it was discouraging.  Maybe the neighbors' dogs scared them off.

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Awww, Baby Bunnie must be the cutest thing EVER!  I'm no expert in rabbits but I think the hay is a great idea to keep feeding.  I think I'd use the pellets sparingly only because you say you will release bunny back to nature.  Where will bunny find pellets in the field?  Hay, grass, organic green tops of spring ripening veggies. Things Mama would be teaching it to forage on.  Dandelions if the yard is NOT pesticide/ herbicide treated.  You must be doing something right as bunny seems happy.  Thank you for giving the little thing TLC.