2006-07-03 18:09:03 · 15 answers · asked by Lawrence K 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
No. Rabbits in general are not happy in pens.
2006-07-03 18:12:55 · answer #1 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, ok, first of all, in many places it is illegal to keep wild animals as pets. Second, wild rabbits are very HIGH STRESS animals and do not do well in captivity.
I worked in a rehab center for awhile and raised baby rabbits and treated the injured. Many times the bunnies just died from stress alone. It is not fair to them to keep them in captivity like that.
Baby bunnies are very hard to raise and even if you raise it, there is a certain point where they "wild up" and are not great pets. They certainly wouldn't want to have anything to do with you when they are adults. As babies, they are the cutest things, but the best and most fair thing to them is to release them back into the wild.
Also if you want a bunny as a pet, there are so many bunnies that need homes, in all colors, shapes, sizes, and personalities. These bunnies need you and would make a much better companion for you. Rabbits have some of the greatest personalities in the world!
Hope this helps
Kova
2006-07-04 01:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by Kova 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's impossible. If you find a wild rabbit and make it your pet, then you have domesticated it and it is no longer wild. Saying a wild rabbit is a pet is a contradiction.
2006-07-04 01:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by Kitkat Bar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't your mum ever tell you that wild animals don't make good pets? A wild rabbit isn't going to let you get anywhere near it or be friendly or anything, and it will need space to run around. You'd do much better to just watch them when they show up in your garden and let them alone otherwise. You can leave carrots or stuff out for them, but don't try to keep one in a cage - that's just asking for trouble.
2006-07-04 01:14:01 · answer #4 · answered by Ellie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YESSSS!!
I have two perfectly happy wild rabbits, who live in cages, but are also "house bunnies", I let them run around the house during the day and they are even house trained to do their business on newspaper!
They have just bred, too, so I have 7 babies, who are happy and healthy!!
I had never heard of anyone having a problem with keeping wild rabbits, I certainly haven't!!
2006-07-04 05:41:35 · answer #5 · answered by Krissyinthesun 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all wild rabbits carry rabies but they can carry diseases as well as mites, ticks and fleas. A jack rabbit would grown into a very ugly specimen indeed but a cotton tail may be do able. If you have a fenced yard, I say give it a shot but ONLY if the little fella was orphaned and you had no alternatives
2006-07-04 01:16:01 · answer #6 · answered by bconehead 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is logically impossible. If it were a pet, it would no longer be wild.
By the way...wild rabbits are carriers of rabies.
2006-07-04 01:13:00 · answer #7 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of question is that key word wild! would you want to be all locked up in a rabbit hutch if you lived free all your life huh? if you are smart i have anwsered your question for you
2006-07-04 01:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds a bit cruel, unless it is injured or unable to fend for itself, put it back in the wild.
Also it might have diseases etc.
Go and buy one that has been bred purely for captivity and as a pet.
2006-07-04 01:13:34 · answer #9 · answered by tjrj23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. My sister and I rescued some baby rabbits, which we bottle fed. When they started eating solid food, they also started biting us so we turned them loose.
2006-07-04 04:39:28 · answer #10 · answered by pjrpepsi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋