that if you touch baby animals, the mother will reject or eat them? This is simply NOT TRUE. Not for pets, not for wild animals. The mothering instinct is far too strong for a mom to reject her babies just because of the way they smell.
You CAN pick up a wild baby bird and put it back in the nest -- in fact, you SHOULD.
You SHOULD pick up baby pets -- puppies, kittens, hamsters, rabbits, whatever -- after the first couple of days. Handling the young animals is how you make nice, tame, well-socialized pets!
PLEASE pass this information along so we can get rid of this myth once and for all!
2007-06-08
16:50:27
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