How can you capture a rabbit??????

Question

There is this rabbit that I see every day. My mom says if I can capture it we can keep it.The proble is that the rabbit is scared of me, and it bites. It doesn't have a home because it is very skinny, and I can almost see it's bones. So what do I do?

Answer 1

JO JO

Hang on.. First you dont say if its like white rabbit or a rabbit that used to be pet and is loose or abandon or if its a wild rabbit... so I will answer both.

If its CLEARLY an abandoned pet rabbit.. then its ok to capture it..

Use a Live trap and Pnut butter...

Before you bring it indoors or handle it much TAKE IT TO THE VET..Id be concerend why it was thin,, make sure its ok etc...

If its a wild rabbit or you do not know

DO NOT CATCH IT!! EVER
If you want to help it you can buy and put out rabbit pellets and clean water everyday in teh same place for him to eat...

Watch from a distance and leave him be..
If hes thin and wild it may be because its sick...

THere are too many things that can be passed from Rabbit to humans to gointo here .. If its wild do not touch it.

Also you said it bites? Have you been bitten?? Rabits can carry rabies,, even pet ones that are out in the wild.. IF you have been bitten.. make sure you have told your mom and you see a doctor,.. This is serious.

OK.. SO if its a pet type rabbit.. capture it and take to VET.. and if you get bit tell some one! Also if you get scratched and it bleeds you tell as well... Rabies can be spread that way too!

If its wild... Feed and water it and let it be in the wild...
If it seems sick,, call a local rescue or Wildlife center or zoo to check on it in the event it is diseased. You dont want it making other healthy rabbits sick too.

You need to have your mom help you.. dont go off doing this stuff by yourself..

Even if its a pet rabbit and its been on its own for a while it may be fearful of you .. it may have been mistreated who knows.

Get a parents help to trap it .. they love Pnut butter,, also cinnamon bread with raisins..

Ths is noyl to get it to go the LIVE trap... dont feed it this on a reg basis.

Also IF you feed it outside and decide to let it be outside.... You need to keep feeding it.. dont get it used to the food source then just stop feeding it...

Good Luck
and remember if you got bit .. Make sure Mom knows and she also knows rabbits can carry rabies!

Wismom

Answer 2

If the rabbit is a wild rabbit then I don't recommend catching it. Wild rabbits tend to go nuts when they are penned up and start running into the side of the cage till they bloody up their nose.

If the rabbit is a domestic rabbit that has been turned loose, then it might be a good idea to catch it. You can look online for wire live traps or you can make one out of wood. For a wood live trap. You create a box with door that slides up and down at the front. At the back you tack on wire. On top above the middle, you nail a pole that extends about 12" high. Then you place a beam with a notch in the middle atop the pole that is about the length of the trap. String gets tied from the one end of the beam to the front door. Drill a hold in the top of the trap about 1-2" in diameter to stick a wood rod through. Create a notch in the rod to catch on the top of trap. The rod should be located about 4" or so from the back of the trap so that the rabbit has to go past the rod to get to the food. Keep the trap narrow so the rabbit can't get around the rod and still get to the food. Tie a string from the rod to the back of the beam. Place the rod in the notch so it holds the front door up, when the rabbit knocks the rod off the notch the door will fall shut, trapping the rabbit inside.

With domestic rabbits you could also try catching it with a large fish dip net. A domestic rabbit will be somewhat fast, but unlike a wild rabbit it will tire after a bit and you will eventually be able to catch it.

Answer 3

If the rabbit is hungry, it will probably respond to a carrot. I caught an abandoned domestic rabbit by bringing out a carrot, a towel, and a cat carrier. My neighbor sat down with me and held the carrot, and I was nearby with the towel. When the rabbit came for the carrot I just grabbed it and it didn't fight much. The towel was to wrap the rabbit or throw on the rabbit to slow it down to catch it. Just be careful not to injure the bunny. If the rabbit will not come around with you there, keep leaving cilantro or parsley around a certain area. It will get accustomed to the food and will want it. Then you can catch it. You could also borrow a humane trap from your local animal control or SPCA.

Here is a great site for rabbit-care reference:

http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.html

Answer 4

DON'T CATCH IT!!!! It is a wild bunny. It may be skinny because of the food source of the area. If you want a rabbit you should go to your local animal shelter becuse rabbits are better pets at about a year so they don't create are have some nasty traits, A rabbit will be better if you get it from a breeder but a lot of rabbits are left at shelters every year so save a life that way

Answer 5

If this rabbit is scared enough to bite you and try to run away, then it's not a domestic bunny. Just because a rabbit is skinny, doesn't mean that it doesn't have a home. Most wild rabbits are a lot thinner than the pets you might see at a friend's house or at the petshop. They are supposed to be! What you do, is leave it alone. Wild rabbits are not tamable. They are extremely aggressive, impossible to handle, and will cause caos in a house. They will tear the furniture to shreds with their claws. They will pull up carpet with their teeth. You will be bitten and scratched every time you try to approach it. It will injure itself very quickly inside a cage, because it will try to jump up high to get out, and could break it's back doing it (which would mean that the bunny would then be paralyzed from the breaking point down). Do you really want me to continue? Please leave the poor thing alone!! That's all it wants!!
P.S. Please do not leave rabbit pellets out for this bunny. Rabbit pellets are fine for domesticated pet bunnies, but wild bunnies have much different needs for their food, and pellets can and will kill a wild bunny. If you're worried about his eating, leave fresh veggies out instead--Alfalfa, radish & clover sprouts, Basil, Beet greens (tops), Bok choy, Broccoli (leaves/stems), Brussels sprouts, Carrot & carrot tops, Celery, Cilantro, Clover, Collard greens, Cucumber, Dandelion greens and flowers (no pesticides), Endive, Escarole, Green peppers, Mint, Mustard greens, Parsley, Pea pods (the flat edible kind), Peppermint leaves, Raddichio, Radish tops, Raspberry leaves, Romaine lettuce (no iceberg or light colored leaf), Watercress, Wheat grass. You can also leave a small bowl of water out for him. If it looks like he's been injured, or if he starts looking like he's sick, call your local humane society and ask for the name and phone number of a wildlife rehabilitator that knows the proper care for rabbits. Call that person and explain the situation. He/she will be able to direct you from there.

Answer 6

If it is a wild rabbit you should never take it away from its home so put food & water out for it every day & go to the pet store and get a real pet rabitt.......If it was a pet rabit that someone set free than you should go to a farming/pet store like -tractor supply- and get an animal capturing cage and put something like-Letus/Carots or anything that rabbits like. Tori

Answer 7

Purchase a live trap from the Ace hardware store and bait it with a couple of slices of apple. Do not put any bait outside trap, only inside trap. Place trap in area that you see the rabbit the most.

Answer 8

i'm no longer an expert in this yet i understand that rabbits hate to be chased so it will lead them to run greater and be scared, they are extremely perplexing to capture. i could recommend attempting to get as close as achieveable via strolling very slowly no longer directly next to her/ him as they are going to become involved by you as they are very curios animals. while you're quite desirous to capture him you need to attempt a blanket which isn't a super thought yet has earlier labored for me, in simple terms undergo in ideas slowly and instruct him/ her no interest. perhaps you need to attempt and get a splash help, case in point individual a million throws a carrot then individual 2 walks slowly till they are close to and throw a internet or a blanket. undergo in ideas rabbits are very rapid and might genuinely scratch or chew their way out. i'm hoping this has been powerful for you notwithstanding that is extremely obtrusive and challenge-free, reliable success.

Answer 9

I wouldn't try to capture it. Just keep placing plenty of food out for it in the same area 2-3 times daily and it will gain your trust and know to keep coming there for food. be patient and in time maybe you can then have it as a caged pet

Answer 10

My uncle used to tell me the best way to catch a rabbit was to put salt on his tail?????????? And I was dumb enough to believe him. But I never did catch my rabbit. Ha Ha Good luck.