Comments on: Bunnular Advice from a Farm Boy

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:09:34 +0000

SO CUTE!!!! my grandma’s rabbit had babies like this!!! I WANT NO NEED 1!!!!! <3

By: Happiest Apple

Happiest Apple — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:25:58 +0000

yes hamsters will do this too so it is important not to touch hams that are still lil.

By: Myra

Myra — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:03:31 +0000

OMG, my head is going to explode from the cuteness of these buns. I waaaaannnnnnttttttttt one….

By: Pussytoes

Pussytoes — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:03:35 +0000

I’m avoiding my entire front yard right now because Mommy Robin has a nest of three eggs right in my flower-filled window box! I’ve even avoided putting screens on the window lest I disturb her!

By: T.U.M.

T.U.M. — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:18:38 +0000

BUN BUN BUN
BUN BUN BUN
BUN BUN BUN

By: Subhangi

Subhangi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:08:34 +0000

Great advice!

By: online virtual world for kids

online virtual world for kids — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:46:07 +0000

Hmm. But buns this big do not suffer from being rejected by their mother. Not sure about bunnies but Rodents like Hamsters should not be handled for the first 3 weeks of their lives to prevent cannibalism. Not sure if bunnies cannibalise. =/

Cute bunnies btw. Lovely short ears. XD

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:15:57 +0000

1st… thanks to C.O. for posting this. As for those that say it’s not true… all I have is about 15years of experience with it. My father… about 25yrs more than that. Granted, all that experience is with domesticated rabbits and ended about 30yrs ago. We had an entire Chicken House full of large rabbit cages. At least 200 does. Yes, we raised them for food and profit at that time. Haven’t eaten one in a long time. Chickens are much uglier and more annoying!

I’ve been at several social events where children find a nest and bring them in. I’ve taken it on myself to raise them and turn them loose. Even with good food/water and minimal handling… I’ve only got approx 60% success rate.

It is very difficult to compare birds to rabbits. (Apples vs. Oranges etal.)

Again, it’s best to just leave wild babies of any kind alone. Ok…after snapping 100pics or so to send in to C.O.!

Andy

By: Boots

Boots — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:48:03 +0000

doesn’t mean the other way around either, berthaservant. They won’t reject them 100% of the time, but the not-wholly-true story is useful because it encourages other people to leave them alone.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:12:30 +0000

Wow, that is completely untrue. Rabbits will not reject their kits for being handled by a human. It does not change their scent markers whatsoever. I believe people may think this because mother rabbits can sense when there is something wrong with their young. If the kit is not going to make it, she is not going to coddle it. I think some people will handle these kits, trying to help, put them back, and then when it dies, they claim the mother killed or refused to take care of it because it didn’t smell like her. Mother rabbits will not try to “save” an already dying kit. Instead she will take care of the ones she knows are healthy.

I have been around rabbits my entire life, including fostering many of them. I have had surprise litters pop up, and none have been rejected after I had to move them to a safer location. I don’t recommend handling them a lot, but only because they’re babies and need to be in their warm nests with their mamas.