Rescued wild baby bunnies!! Please help!

[Anykey]

Hi everyone! I am new, but hope to become a regular. I have a predicament I hope some of you can help me with.

I came home from work today and let my little dog out. He startedsniffing around at a spot in the yard and then my big outdoor dog gotin on the act too. So I investigated and found 3 little newborn bunniesbeing attacked by horrible fire ants. I rescued them immediatelybecause, though the mother may have had a chance to have the babieswhile my older dog slept, there was no way the mother would be comingback unnoticed and the fire ants can kill!! I hate them.

Anyway, I got all of the ants off, I hope, and put them in a box with afuzzy cloth and covered the box to keep it dark. I read that you shouldfeed them only once or twice a day and went to the pet store and gotsome KMR and a syringe. I felt like I should let them rest a bit beforeI try to feed them. I guess that is my question. How long do you thinkI should let them rest? The poor things have some wounds, not very big,but should I do anything about that? Neosporin? I usedplastic gloves (thin) to handle them, but I'm sure it was an ordeal forthem. I would just like to be able to raise them enough to let them go.Poor babies!!!

Thanks in advance!!

 

[Runestonez]

I can't help too much since I am not experiencedwith wild bunns. I know that they also cannot pee or poop ontheir own that you have to wipe them to help them expressthemselves. The very best idea is to contact a wild liferehab center...they are better eqipped to deal with babies!

Hopefully someone else can jump in with more advice foryou! I know we have threads around here somewhere that dealwith wild babies! Poor little bunns! I hateants! Miserable little things! No matter what thebunns are lucky you found them! I hope it works out for youand your babies!

 

[Runestonez]

OK here a few threads I found...

http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=15448&forum_id=16&highlight=wild+

http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=15244&forum_id=16&highlight=wild+

Good Luck! These also have links that may be useful to you!

 

[naturestee]

Yes, if possible it's best to get them to awildlife rehabilitator. It's really hard to raise babyrabbits successfully without their mom.

As long as the wounds are small, you could put a little Neosporin onthem. Do not use Neosporin Plus! The extrapainkiller can upset their stomachs.

If their bellies look chubby you probably don't need to feed them for abit. Rabbits usually only nurse once a day although you mightbe able to feed them a little more often.

This article is about breeding domestic rabbits (different species than the wild rabbits in North America) but it might help.
http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=5541&forum_id=8

 

[Pipp]

Main question is where are youlocated? What kind of bunnies are they? If you'rein the UK it's a different story than the US. Ifyou're in the US, read through the material in the Resource Centercarefully, that's your primary, already researched informationsource. The best articles and threads are in there.

http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=15487&forum_id=17

Good luck with them.



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[Anykey]

Thanks to all!! I am in Dallas, Tx. There areseveral wild rabbits in my yard every day. They are kind of a grey,brindle color and not very big. I will check out all the links! I wentright down to a pet store and got some special formula that I readabout, KMR, and will try that with them. I will also try to find awildlife rehab center here..it all just happened so fast!! I love allanimals but, other than a frog we had once when I was very young, Ihave never tried to raise anything wild. I hope to help them and thenset them free, of course. Gosh I am glad I found this forum!! Thankyou!!