There's a baby deer in my yard! It's been lying out there all by itself all day today. He's so little he's a newborn. I don't want it to die. All i have is a water bottle, powder milk, and regular milk. Should I feed it with that? I know he's starving.
There's no Animal Control in my town. Just a pound, so I called them but I just got their answering machine and I think they're closed! I honestly don't think the baby deer's gonna make it through the night! What should I do?!?!
2007-05-20 10:59:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I think the deer's too weak to walk. He's been sitting all day.
2007-05-20 11:00:46 · update #1
Call in the fish/game specialist thats neaest... even if they're a few towns away. Or the closest zoo... and they can give you a number to call.
If you haven't touched it yet... Don't!! at least until after dark. Deer will often wait until the dusk hours to come for their young. Watch, wait, and see. If full darkness falls and still no mom... then take the actions that the others have suggested.
2007-05-20 11:12:49 · answer #1 · answered by MotherBear1975 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watch out of site for several hours and see if the mother comes around. If not, bring him in and get some goat milk or milk replacer to feed him. Do NOT feed cows milk in any form as this will make him sick. Try get a hold of a nearby rehab center, maybe a town or two over even to see if they can come get him, as that's his best bet. Most baby mamals need feeding every couple hours, through the night as well, so expect very little sleep til he weans if you raise him. Good luck
2007-05-20 13:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by Merrik N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok... if you don't have an animal control in your town, then maybe there is one in another town close to you. You should maybe call the wildlife control place and ask them what you should do. But call someone that is in another town close to you. When you do that, they will instruct you for what to do with the deer. And I'm sure they will probably pick up the animal. If you don't know of an animal or wildlife control near you, then call the operator and his him/her about a control center near you. Good luck!
2007-05-20 11:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look in the yellow pages for animal/critter control businesses, which are different than County or City Animal Control. See what they have to say. You might be able to reach someone that runs a business like that, even though it's a Sunday.
I think that attempting to handle the animal yourself is a singularly bad idea.
2007-05-20 11:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by UofMWolverines03 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may want to bring it in and keep in warm, maybe put a heating pad under a blanket, i would personally make it some powder milk and you can try a water bottle, that may be to fast of a drink for him but you can try it, have you been close enough to it to make sure its not harmed or sick in anyway, have you seen the mother nearby? The mother may have left it there, because they wont take care of it if something is wrong with it, so be careful. Has it been walking or just laying there? Please let me know what you find out or what you try with the baby. Good luck
2007-05-20 11:05:15 · answer #5 · answered by luvdamonkey06 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!! Mother deer hide their fawns all day while they are tiny while they go & russle up dinner. THe baby will stay their still as it can to try and hide. HE'S FINE!!!!
If you must do something call a wildlife rehabilitator or the game commision. (They will likely give you the same advice)
PS if you go go up to it make a lotta noise on the way - bet he outruns you...
2007-05-20 11:09:35 · answer #6 · answered by ragapple 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unless you know the mother is dead, I'd leave it for now. The mother will often leave the fawn in a safe area for extended periods of time. So leave it alone for the time being, come tomorrow if the mother has not returned, you need to contact someone who can help you.
2007-05-20 11:12:03 · answer #7 · answered by Houndly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Deer often leave their fawns alone all day in the brush where they will be safe. Stay away from it and wait to see if the mother comes later this evening. If not, then you need to get ahold of the nearest wildlfe rehabilitater to you. He or she will be able to tell you what to do.
2007-05-20 11:02:47 · answer #8 · answered by Cat Loves Her Sabres 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you can get ahold of some goats milk, use it. It's more digestible to baby's. use an eye dropper and give little amounts of warm milk every two hours. Keep the baby warm. God bless.
2007-05-20 14:21:45 · answer #9 · answered by myhorsebailey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree leave him alone if he is in shrubs or tall grass his mother has left him for safety.. she is not far away. if he is in the open call your police station they will send a wildlife rehab agent immediately. It is illegal in most states to raise a baby deer.
2007-05-20 11:14:37 · answer #10 · answered by Trishia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋