2007-08-29 07:50:50 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
No. Despite popular belief - mother animals DO NOT smell humans and abandon them! The bunny should be just fine
2007-08-29 07:58:39 · answer #1 · answered by J*Mo 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I saw on Animal Planet that that is just a myth. Chances are that you trying to raise it will be even more harmful to it. Just don't let your dog go near the nest for a long time or the rabbit might get too scared to come back to the nest.
2007-08-29 08:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by sandyshortsonthesand 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the mother will abandon it but just keep watching it and don't let the dog get it again.
2007-08-29 12:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your dog must have good self control! A lot of doggies out there would have had wabbit for lunch. Hopefully mother bunny will be glad to have baby back.
2007-08-29 08:29:52 · answer #4 · answered by tictak kat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she does, it's just the circle of life.
She may abandon it or may not. It's illegal in Our state of Indiana to care for a wild rabbit. You have to be a licensed professional.
You did the right thing by putting it back.
2007-08-29 07:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by trying to please 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably. And it may cause her to abandon the nest altogether because of the dog's scent.
2007-08-29 07:58:07 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i don't think so, alot of times you read that mothers take
in other babies who are abandoned and feed them and take
care of them as if it were their own. i would watch and see
how she reacts, if she rejects it you might have to bottle feed
it and raise it until its old enough to leave the nest.
2007-08-29 11:42:00 · answer #7 · answered by Mary S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Possibly, because the mother will smell your scent and the dog's scent on the little one. You might just have to wait and see if she comes back around.
2007-08-29 07:56:12 · answer #8 · answered by Cubs39 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
more than likely, the mom will abandon baby...
2007-08-29 07:56:33 · answer #9 · answered by lauren s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
more than likely. rabbits, especially wild rabbits, are very fussy about stuff like that.
2007-08-29 08:04:12 · answer #10 · answered by kamakazee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋