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Rescue Tips--
Do's and Don'ts

Special Tips on
BABY BUNNIES:

Mow around—not over—nest sites.

Do not visit a nest site; the odor from your presence may attract predators.
If the nest is uncovered due to mowing, etc., re-cover with the disturbed debris from the nest top or other suitable material such as dry grass and leaves.

If the babies are removed from the nest, they can be returned if they are healthy, uninjured, warm, dry, and no flies are present.

Replacement should be done without the presence of children or pets.

Cover the nest. Using twigs or short pieces of yarn, criss-cross the pieces over the cover. If the markers have been disturbed the next day, it is an indication that the mother has returned to feed.

The mother visits the nest at dusk, dawn, and sometimes in the middle of the night.

Keep free-roaming cats and dogs confined during rabbit-breeding season.

Touching wild babies will not cause abandonment. Wild animals do not abandon their young.