INJURED WILD BABY RABBIT. HELLPPPP. NOWW.?
Alright, for one, I have A LOT of questions, last night around 10 pm i was walking home with my cousin (long story) and found my cat sitting on the porch with a small brown lump next to him- i examined it and knew right away (since I have bunnies of my own) that i was a rabbit. I thought it was dead but looked at it to see if there was a heartbeat, just when i was about to go inside to get a bag and a broom it’s side thumped. So I freaked out and picked it up. I KNOW- worst mistake ever.. don’t touch the wildlife.. blah blah. Too late, now i need help. So i went to the rabbit hutch in my backyard with my two bunnies and blocked off their den with wood and a small pet gate. The bunny is only about the size of my palm so I was afraid to put it with my 2 rabbits (1 year old dutchies) for fear that mine would harm it or catch a disease from it. But anyway i wasn’t thinking straight, lied to my mom and said i let it go and put it in the den of my rabbits hutch. I told my mom this morning that i didn’t really let it go (I have the WORST guilty conscience) and she yelled and said i put my rabbits in danger- which i know i did and i’ll feel REALLY guilty if anything happens to them. Then she said to go outside and let it go for real, this was about 7:00 am and so i went out and made a little hay nest for it in the backyard just in case and i put him in there. I think there’s only like a 1% chance of survival in wild kits but i knew i had to do something… so just now i came home from school actually almost 1 hour ago and he was still there and i checked to make sure he was breathing- it is. This bunny only looks about 2 or 3 weeks old I have NEVER seen anything so small besides baby birds and mice, but no rabbits this small. Its a wild cottontail and i gave it a bowl of water that it didn’t touch and i offered grass which it didn’t take, so i think it might still be nursing, like i said this is a itsy bitsy little thing, it’s ears are probably only about an inch long.. :O And so Now i just need some guidance. No need to make me feel bad about what i did, i already feel terrible but i have to move on and do whats best for my rabbits and the baby rabbit ( btw i took the baby out of the den this morning and it hasn’t had any interactions with mine since. I just need A LOT of help like i said, any tips, feed suggestions, wildlife numbers etc. I live in Pittsburgh,pa. So yeah. Any info helps. THANKS. <3
I just wanted to say thank you for the help guys below but the rabbit did not make it unfortunately. 
I went out to check on the little guy and he was frozen stiff i think he was dehydrated though, beause he was all stuck together and wasn’t floppy like other dead animals.. If that means anything. Thanks anyway though.
3 Comments on “INJURED WILD BABY RABBIT. HELLPPPP. NOWW.?”
Here’s a bunch of advice on what to do in this situation: http://www.rabbit.org/faq/sections/orphan.html There are also links on the page to listings of wildlife rehabilitators.
Look in the phonebook for local animal shelters. Shelters, NOT pet stores. Call one and ask if they will take the rabbit in. If not, just leave it be. If it dies, yeah it’s sad, but that’s life. Theres nothing you can do about it if it dies.
I am so sad.So i will tell you how to care a baby wild rabbit.
wild rabbit, handle it ONLY during feedings and make sure to keep it in a quiet, safe, out-of-the-way area of your home, as excessive handling and human interaction can be extremely stressful and potentially fatal, and will lessen its chance or survival once released back into the wild.
Following is a guideline for the daily amount to feed a domestic OR wild rabbit who will be approximately 5-6 pounds as an adult (average rabbit size). You can increase the amounts as needed for larger breeds. Remember, if the rabbit does not eat the full amount listed, feed the remainder later, but do not feed more than twice a day.
Start giving them small amounts of pesticide-free greens and timothy or oat hay at this point (grass, dandelions, weeds, parsley…), but you do not need to introduce them to pellets, as the goal is to release them back into the wild where the food is not that high in protein. If they are eating pellets and then released into the wild, the change in diet could kill them.
Again, it is critical that you handle wild babies only for feeding and cleaning, or for wound care – as necessary. Keep them in a quiet area away from family goings-on.