I found something in my back yard

[brainsmile]

A baby rabbit... definitely wild type. What should I do with it? Is it possible to keep it as a pet? I kid you not... it's no bigger than my fist and eating up a storm. I'm cutting my lawn and giving it the clipping for a bedding and food. Seems to love it.

[irwin]

pics?

[Jenny]

awww! damn!

I'd call a vet and ask... :shrug: I have no idea honestly.

[eSDee]

Know anybody with a snake ;)

[brainsmile]

yeah I'm gonna post pics but I'm way busy these days so no time to post... Maybe I'll take and send to one of you to post

[tweeteresa]

Originally posted by brainsmile
yeah I'm gonna post pics but I'm way busy these days so no time to post... Maybe I'll take and send to one of you to post


i didn't know such busy ppl post/start threads like a madman? :hmm: :P

[brainsmile]

well tweeteresa... I'm done with that for a while

[speedracer120]

Frigging rabbits grow and crap like crazy. I definitely wouldn't let it near your baby either. They scratch like no other.

[hoey222]

ya- getitto a vet for shots, make sure no fleas.......

[Joshua]

I thought you were gonna say you found a body or something cool. Oh well.

Make sure you take bunny to get rabies shots etc... if you decide to keep it.

Is it the brown colored jack rabbit kind? Prolly won't stick around unless you cage it if it is.

[Cubsfan]

Originally posted by brainsmile
A baby rabbit... definitely wild type. What should I do with it? Is it possible to keep it as a pet? I kid you not... it's no bigger than my fist and eating up a storm. I'm cutting my lawn and giving it the clipping for a bedding and food. Seems to love it.
Do you want it as a pet? If so, then keep it! I know lots of people with them.

[WhiskeyPapa]

My kids found a baby rabbit in the yard a couple weeks ago. They played with it and fed it some grass and watch it eat. Then they untied the dog and watched it eat.

My kids have a firm grasp on the whole "circle of life" thing...

[brainsmile]

Originally posted by kb0wwp
My kids found a baby rabbit in the yard a couple weeks ago. They played with it and fed it some grass and watch it eat. Then they untied the dog and watched it eat.

My kids have a firm grasp on the whole "circle of life" thing...

well when I say baby I really mean baby rabbit. Dogs love the rabbit... always playing with it and licking it. I'm not sure if that's a good idea though. Never know what they are thinking.

As for biting... it's been manhandled and doesn't do a thing so far. I'll have to cage it most of the time.


Ok so here's the pics

http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/bunny01.jpg http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/bunny02.jpg http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/bunny03.jpg

[mcs328]

Awww...how cute.

[brainsmile]

looked for the mom everywhere... I don't think it's around. at this age I think they are on their own already. so what should I do?

[Jenny]

How cute!

Well... several options I could think of.

If you want it as a pet, keep it. Start reading about the things you need for it (cage, food, toys, etc. lol). Above all, take it to the vet, just in case.

If you don't want it as a pet, call around to pet stores, vet clinics, etc. Find out if they will take it. Or ask the vet what you should do with it. It may just be best if you put it back outside, or take it to someplace not as busy, etc.

You could just chuck it back outside (I don't mean literally throwing it. ;) ). Just keep in mind that now that it has been "manhandled", it may not want to leave. :)

[attgig]

so, did it poop on your diet coke?

[Jeffbx]

If you don't want to keep it, call your local humane society. If they don't take it they can probably refer you to someone who will.

My in-law's dog once found a nest of baby rabbits & proudly brought one up to the house for us, but it was a lot younger than that one - its eyes were just open. We had no idea where the nest was, so we called the humane society & they told us to bring it right in. They have an afilliation with a group that specializes in nursing wild animals back to health & then releasing them.

Don't know if he made it OK or not, but I figured that he'd have a much better chance than with me!

[hang10wannabe]

http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/little%20bunnahs%201of%20joy.JPG


awww little rabbits are so cute when young... then they look like this...


http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/muffin%20bunnah.JPG

[brainsmile]

Originally posted by attgig
so, did it poop on your diet coke? I'm sending the new flavor to Coke

[brainsmile]

well the wife used to raise rabbits so we have all the cages and knowledge on what to do. I guess we're keeping it for a while at least. There's a large field a block away if we ever want to release it... but there a mess of coyotes in the area and large birds. I'd hate to send it to it's death.

[Jenny]

Originally posted by brainsmile
I'm sending the new flavor to Coke

That's a sure-fire way to diet. If all you could drink is poop-flavored stuff, not many people would! LOL

[brainsmile]

watch out Atkins Diet... mine is sure to make you lose weight... Bunny Rabbit Diet

[brainsmile]

any suggestions for names?

[coleslaw]

Have you ever read Watership Down?

Some rabbit names in the book were Bigwig, Fiver and, my favorite, Pipkin. :)

[brainsmile]

I asked the kids in the neighborhood and they came up like spot, lucky, and well that's it... not much there so far.

[Kevster]

My wife's family had a house bunny for 9 years. My wife would like to get a house bunny to go with the Diamondback Terrapin and the weiner dog, but we're not too sure how the weiner dog would behave around a bunny (considering she wants to attack every cat she sees, she probably wouldn't be very good with a bunny either).

As for having a house rabbit, there are many great resources available. One is the House Rabbit Society at http://www.rabbit.org/ and for a list of rabbit veterinarians you can go to http://www.bunnyluv.org/veterinarians.htm.

I hope this helps you out and good luck with the bunny.

[Joshua]

Ummmm... BUGS!

/me runs from the onslaught of boos..


Originally posted by brainsmile
any suggestions for names?

[brainsmile]

this one won't eat carrots... so nope to BUGS... can't get him/her to talk either.

[Jenny]

I like's slaw's suggestion. Pipkin. hehe Call it Pip.

[speedracer120]

Props to slaw for the Watership Down plug. Love that book. I've read it so many times.

[revil]

Originally posted by brainsmile
any suggestions for names?
meshi. it has a deep meaning to it too. if you want to know what it is, the origin of the word is japanese.

[brainsmile]

so what is meshi's meaning?

[OC]

Fido.

-OC

[cruelpupet]

You could name him NUBBY

that was our rabbits name. Its Bunny with the B & N switched

[M_A_C]

Hope you don't get The Aids or something from it.

[revil]

Originally posted by brainsmile
so what is meshi's meaning?
【飯】 [めし] (n) (sl) meals/food/(P)

from http://poets.notredame.ac.jp/cgi-bin/jedi-inon

[CornMonkey]

how 'bout "crap machine?"

[hang10wannabe]

call it Darude :bandit:

[brainsmile]

Originally posted by CornMonkey
how 'bout "crap machine?"


that it may be but it makes great fertilizer

[brain]

Call it dinner. :munch:

[RoniMan]

tu-tze

mandarin for rabbit.

[speedracer120]

I know, Sahntoki »êÅä±â.

[coleslaw]

Originally posted by speedracer120
Props to slaw for the Watership Down plug. Love that book. I've read it so many times.

Yeah, it is a very good book. I've only read it once, but maybe I'll have to read it again later when I have some free time.

[brainsmile]

you think it's ok just to call it bunny? My son like it.

[brainsmile]

Originally posted by hang10wannabe
http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/little%20bunnahs%201of%20joy.JPG


awww little rabbits are so cute when young... then they look like this...


http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/muffin%20bunnah.JPG


is that the same bunny?

[revil]

Originally posted by brainsmile
is that the same bunny? That second one looks like dinner with that bisquit on it's head.

[brainsmile]

hmmm revil... I don't think I'll ask you to bunny sit anytime soon


<comes home from work> hey Revil... how's my bunny?

<revil licking fingers and grinning> delicious!

[hang10wannabe]

Originally posted by brainsmile



is that the same bunny?

heh no, those little ones are his "children" being that we had originally 1 female and 1 male (the rabbit with the bisquit on his head) which then multiplied giving us 4 more female rabbits... and those little buggers were from a new batch of 4. Since then though, there have been 2 failed litter attempts where all the babies died. :(

[brainsmile]

sad... dead little wabbits :P

[revil]

Originally posted by brainsmile
hmmm revil... I don't think I'll ask you to bunny sit anytime soon


<comes home from work> hey Revil... how's my bunny?

<revil licking fingers and grinning> delicious!
Note to self: change plans... :shifty:

[brainsmile]

does anyone have any unusual pets?

[coleslaw]

hang10wannabe: Throw a poached egg and some Hollandaise sauce on that rabbit along with the English muffin and you'd have had Bugs Benedict! :heh:

[brainsmile]

:hihi:

[attgig]

call it eminem in honor of the phat name of the main character in 8mile :P

[Kevster]

Originally posted by brainsmile
does anyone have any unusual pets?

I have a female Diamondback Terrapin named Otis.

Why Otis? When turtles are hatchlings you can't really be sure what gender they are so I flipped a coin. I had a 50/50 chance and came up short on that one. Oh well.

[Kevster]

Originally posted by brainsmile
hmmm revil... I don't think I'll ask you to bunny sit anytime soon


<comes home from work> hey Revil... how's my bunny?

<revil licking fingers and grinning> delicious!

The Stinking Rose Restaurant on La Cienega in Beverly Hills has a great Braised Rabbit dish. :lick:

[CynJon]

Originally posted by brainsmile
What should I do with it?

Keep it away from your computer... (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60766)

[hang10wannabe]

Originally posted by CynJon


Keep it away from your computer... (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60766)

hehe yea, my sister lost a pair of nice computer speakers to this one

http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/bunny1.JPG

http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/closeupsarah.JPG
codename: SARAH the BUNNAH

[brainsmile]

yeah I know ... Definitely an outdoor only bunny

[welfareloser]

i definitely live far away from you... can't take a step in our backyard without tripping over a rabbit. they're fun for eg to chase because they are significantly dumber than he is...

we're on the verge of shootin some of the lil bastids - they keep finding ways inside the garden fence, and dammit, we're subsitence farming here! - but we don't want to do it when the kids are awake, and they aren't out much at night.

i once babysat for kids that had a thirteen year old rabbit. it was the size of a cocker spaniel. so just be aware of what you're getting into!

[hoey222]

LOOK AT THE BONES!!!!!!!

[brainsmile]

:cry2: :bawl: :cry2:

my bunny's dead... waaah... I went to check on her and found her in her cage on her side limp. I'm so bummed. She was so cute.

[tweeteresa]

awww. poor bunny. :(

[revil]

Originally posted by brainsmile
my bunny's dead... waaah... I went to check on her and found her in her cage on her side limp. I'm so bummed. She was so cute.
So... How you going to cook it?

[brainsmile]

:shifty:

[brainsmile]

so what should I do? bury? throw away? freeze? :D

[coleslaw]

George Foreman? :P

[brainsmile]

:puke:

[revil]

Originally posted by coleslaw
George Foreman? :P
I'll have to agree. It helps get the grease off.