I have a babay jack rabbit and I am not sure if i should keep it. My sister got it from my grandpa's yard about 2 weeks ago...she said she didn't see a momma bunny around anywhere...while she had it it did not do anything then she gave it to me and now it is getting like it wants to escape...I do not know if i should let it go because i do not know if it survive by itself so young or keep it till it gets bigger. can you keep jack rabbits or are they too wild to keep? How should i bee taking care if the bunny..it is so small and cute i want to keep it but I do not know if i should.
2007-03-23 15:29:41 · 10 answers · asked by sweetgirl_4rm_texas 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
The wild bunny is better off being wild. It's such a wonderful sight to see a free animal in it's own habitat instead of caging it up. Rabbits stress very easily and can even died because of it. Let it go home and let it live the way it's supposed to be. Yes, they are cute but they are born with instincts which will help it survive.
2007-03-23 19:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by Child Of God 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep the bunny. The Rabbit is still young and will learn to live with the humans Just go to petsmart Or petco, ask the people that work there for advise and buy the stuff the rabbit needs to be in ur house
2007-03-23 22:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by Victor M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to keep it as a pet you can, it will take some patients and lots of time. Rabbits make awsome pets and I wouldn't go with out one. They have the independence of a cat and social behaiviors of a dog. My rabbit can be left alone for a few days and is excited to see you when you return. They can be trained to use a litter box, are social with other animals. All you need is a little knowledge. use this link, it has lots of info. and remember relax they are not as delicate as you might think .
http://www.rabbit.org/
2007-03-23 22:52:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This animal is wild, and never should have been taken in the first place.
That being said, it will never become tame and may wind up biting or scratching you badly as it gets bigger.
Please turn it over to a wildlife sanctuary or zoo near your home, or give it to a farmer in the country who can care for it properly until it is old enough to survive without its mother.
If it is already old enough to survive without milk from a mommy rabbit, it is old enough to be released into the wild again. Please let it go if this is the case.
2007-03-23 22:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by mysterycat 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should not keep it... It will most likely wind up dying in captivity and it is probably too young to survive without its mother... My opinion is that you should take it back to where you found it and let it go. It probably wont find its mother but it has a better chance of surviving.
2007-03-23 22:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by Shelby 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can understand you wanting to keep it because it is so small and cute and sweet. But the bunny is not happy being kept. You have to let him go. I know it's sad but that is how he was meant to live.
2007-03-23 22:47:40 · answer #6 · answered by Jacqueline M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your heart is in the right place but take it to a wild life place fast or just let it go . they carry fleas and guess what the fleas carry in that part of the country - that's right the black plague. don't believe me? look it up the plague still breaks out all over the world it just can be handled quickly in the US now
2007-03-23 22:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it to a local wildlife rehab, they will know how to care for it properly and will know whether or not it needs to be weaned, and will hopefully be able to release it back into the wild as soon as it can fend for itself.
2007-03-23 22:42:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Awww....Enjoy it while it lasts, keep it until either you find a mother or you raise it to be able to go back into the wild.
2007-03-23 22:38:03 · answer #9 · answered by Squirrelmonki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your heart is as big as the universe,
2007-03-23 22:40:38 · answer #10 · answered by mauripaladi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋