do cottontail bunny rabbits make good pets when they are fully grown or are they wild and hard to handle?

Question

i have two cottontail bunny rabbits, they are about a month or so old. they are getting a little wild and rambuncious and one is not even getting used to hands yet. when will this phase go away? do they get calmer and easer to handle as they grow older? i really want to keep these two as pets but if they are going to be this wild then i may have to let them go. do you have a cottontail rabbit? how does yours act?

Answer 1

they are always wild and active when they are young. they will grow out of this phase with time. just handle them alot so they can get used to it, they eventually will. but as long as you let them run and care for them properly, they will be very good pets. and i have a netherland dwarf rabbit, i love him!! (and he's very laid back and likes to run around the house)

Answer 2

Cottontail Rabbit Pet

Answer 3

Wild cottontail rabbits DO NOT make good pets at all. Continuing to handle them will kill them, by adding more stress to their already stressful personality. They will not get easier to handle, and they will never get used to you. Do them a favor and release them back into the wild where they belong before it is too late. I care for over 100 cottontail rabbits a year.

If they are already a month old, then they are old enough to be on their own. Cottontail rabbits leave the nest early in life and the mother stops caring for them at a very young age (younger than we would expect).

Please do what is in the best interest of the babies, and release them immediately. When you wake up one morning and they are both dead, you will be the only one to blame (and I'm not trying to be mean here). I deal with this all the time from the public, from people that are not educated/trained to handle wild animals. Plus, in many areas of the states, it is illegal to care for wildlife unless you have a special permit.

If you would like a rabbit, get a domestic one and leave the wildlife out where they belong.

Answer 4

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do cottontail bunny rabbits make good pets when they are fully grown or are they wild and hard to handle?
i have two cottontail bunny rabbits, they are about a month or so old. they are getting a little wild and rambuncious and one is not even getting used to hands yet. when will this phase go away? do they get calmer and easer to handle as they grow older? i really want to keep these two as pets but...

Answer 5

cottontail bunny rabbits good pets fully grown wild hard handle

Answer 6

I agree with some of the things that ctwitch24 states. There are so many domesticated rabbits available, even in shelters, that no one needs to take them from the wild. Do them a favor and let them go back where they are free. It is illegal to breed them with domesticated ones if you should choose to do so later. Wild rabbits have characteristics that have been bred out of domesticated rabbits and that is why the domestic ones are such great pets. Gotta watch the back claws on all of them though.

Answer 7

Try this site: http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/rabbits/a/rabbitcare.htm

Rabbits as a whole don't like being held, and this site may help give you some insight.

Answer 8

I saw two yesterday, and they were just outside running loose in the yard. Just like puppies, or something. They were having the best time, and were not afraid or spooky. Maybe yours need to have somewhere to run around and play free. They don't go far.

Answer 9

No they don't get calmer and depending on where you live it may be illegal for you to be keeping them without a wildlife rehab permit. You won't be able to keep them.

Answer 10

i have one.he's name is stew(short for rabbit stew.hehe) .he's gray and small.i don't know what's his breed.he is always curious,running around the room but he gets comfy at my bed sometimes.he's not afraid to be handled..