Help identifying

[lynoneal]

About 3 years ago someone turned a brown and white female loose at the lake where I live. 3 years later I have no idea what breed they are. I love them and feed them. There are about 20 of them or so. They range from all black, black and white, gray and white, white with black ears and eye spots and all gray. The all gray ones never make t to maturity. I think the eagles and Ferrell cats get them.
Can anyone help me?
Lyn
(The newbie)

 

[lynoneal]

This is just a few of them.
The first pic is a little kit from a liter that was born at the very end of last month
Lyn (the newbie)

 

[Mariam+Theo]

Those are domestic rabbits and should not be in the wild. Have you contacted a rescue about them? They need to be captured, spayed/neutered, and rehomed. Thanks for taking care of them the best you can so far

Rabbit Rescues: Rabbit Rescue Groups: USA | House Rabbit Society
http://www.rabbitmeadows.org/shelter/https://bunanza-rabbit-rescue-ranch-and-adoption.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referralhttps://www.binkybunnytalesrescue.com/https://www.rabbithaven.org/
I hate it when people release their rabbits in the wild. Pet rabbits are domestic and cannot survive in the wild!

 

[Mac189]

I actually think I know of a few places you could call for some help in the region. Rabbits that are released into the wild tend to do very poorly, having short lives filled with untreated medical conditions and ends which are either long and painful or short and violent. Additionally, a feral rabbit population can be an ecological disaster for an area.

There is a rescue in Gig Harbor that can likely offer advice or placement, as well as one located in Lynden (North of Bellingham) The Gig Harbor rescue in particular has a ton of experience with dumped rabbits and can likely direct you the best... Given the large number of rabbits, you may need to work with several rescues to get all the bunnies placed.

 

[lynoneal]

I actually just wanted to know what breed they are.
I've been capturing them one at a time to get them cared for.

 

[lynoneal]

Those are domestic rabbits and should not be in the wild. Have you contacted a rescue about them? They need to be captured, spayed/neutered, and rehomed. Thanks for taking care of them the best you can so far

Rabbit Rescues: Rabbit Rescue Groups: USA | House Rabbit Society
http://www.rabbitmeadows.org/shelter/https://bunanza-rabbit-rescue-ranch-and-adoption.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referralhttps://www.binkybunnytalesrescue.com/https://www.rabbithaven.org/
I hate it when people release their rabbits in the wild. Pet rabbits are domestic and cannot survive in the wild!

Yes, I realize that.
I'm doing my best to capture them one at a time
I hate we people release any domesticated animal.
We recently downsized from our farm.
Believe me, people always think,
"Oh this looks like a good place for my pet"
Owning an animal is an obligation to that animal, a contract if you will.
When I obtain a pet, it is a life long contract. I promise to love and care for that animal PROPERLY it's entire life.
HORSES, PIGS, PEACOCKS, DOGS, CATS, FERRETS it doesn't matter.
It is for life!

 

[Mac189]

They're mixes, it's nearly impossible to guess their components...

You will need to move a little faster than catching one at a time... Rabbits breed fast, that population could quadruple within a month and continue exponentially from there. The more there are the bigger the problem will get... There will reach a point where the problem will get so big that you won't be able to solve it and those rabbits will be killed by animal control, if they aren't wiped out by the rabbit hemorrhagic virus going around.

I appreciate the effort you're putting in here, but this situation could get out of control very quickly.

 

[Blue eyes]

Starting with just 2 rabbits and figuring conservatively for breeding (and no predators), just 2 rabbits can produce over 50 thousand rabbits in 3 years! Here's the math.

So while your efforts are commendable, for sure, I'd suggest contacting a rescue to see if they can't help capture the lot of them. That would be best for them and prevent that population from getting out of hand.

 

[lynoneal]

Okay everyone

I'm not stupid

I just wondered if any could help me identify the bread

These rabbits have been here for 3 years and are quite self-sufficient.
All of us feed them Rabbit pellets from the feed store and they have natural burrows as well as artificial "warrens" that a couple of us have provided.
The population stays between 17 to 20.
Again I live on a lake so there are eagles here.
Which is why I am scooping them up when I can and taking them for health checks.
These rabbits are all allowed in our houses.

 

[eskaisbell]

I don't think anyone was insulting your intelligence just expressing concern over the potential for rabbit overpopulation
It's sweet that your area likes to care for these bunnies, but the kinder thing to do for them would be to call a rescue that can capture and rehome them. As mentioned earlier they are domestic rabbits and aren't equipped properly to survive in the wild.
I personally cannot quite tell the breed. They're probably so mixed at this point. I think I see some Rex in there

 

[Mariam+Theo]

I completely agree with @eskaisbell! I don't think anyone was trying to insult you, we are just very worried about these bunnies.

Even if the population stays between 17-20 rabbits that means all the other bunnies that are born are dying at young ages (which no rabbit deserves since rabbits can live 10-12+ years). Please contact a rescue group so they can help capture these poor bunnies. The rescue will be able to get them all checked out by the vet (which is what you have been doing!) and rehome them to loving families. If you or any of the neighbors think y'all would miss these babies, then y'all should consider adopting 2 of them (rabbits almost always do best in pairs) from the rescue!

There is no way to know for sure what breed they are, but weight, fur type, and more pictures would help. We can all agree that they are obviously mixed breeds. I can maybe see a little rex in them (because of the face shape and ears) but I don't know for sure.

 

[zuppa]

Hi, they are mixed breed rabbits, definitely domesticated, but they are not full breed.

 

[nicolekline97]

I am sorry they were dumped. I am not a rabbit expert but they good be a mini rex or mini rex mix.
I am sure the rabbits enjoy being outside and for most of them that is all they know. It isn't right though that they stay. Their life is short and being killed by an eagle, wild animal or cat wouldn't be a good way to go. Please consider calling o e of the above links. If you are offended that people suggest it why haven't you called. It is so kind of you to give them health checks and for people to feed them but they deserve a home.