Can I set my rabbit free?
A pet rabbit may sense danger, but it is often too late. If a domestic rabbit that is “set free” survives for a year, it’s due to sheer luck. Most people have their hearts in the right place, but they aren’t banking on those odds when they turn their rabbit loose.
Can a domestic bunny survive outside?
Yes, as long as your pet rabbits are healthy and have a hutch that will keep them warm and dry, letting your bunnies stay outdoors for the winter months shouldn’t be a problem.
What can I do with unwanted pet rabbits?
Rabbit Rescue continually takes in unwanted rabbits from regional shelters. Along with our love, these animals need immediate medical care, spay/neuter surgery, and daily food/litter/toys. In addition, we often must pay shelter fees to rescue bunnies who otherwise are in danger of euthanasia. Please give generously!
What happens if you release a rabbit?
Releasing a pet rabbit into the wild is essentially sentencing them to death. There are two core instincts that domesticated rabbits will carry over into the wild. They will instinctively dig a burrow to hide and sleep in. They’ll also behave like a prey species, avoiding any potential predators wherever possible.
How do you train a rabbit to come when called?
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How do you release wild wild rabbits?
The best chance for survival of a wild baby rabbit is to leave it in its nest, where the mother will return to take care of it. If you find a wild baby rabbit, let him be, and do not attempt to “rescue” him.
How long do rabbits in the wild live?
Wild rabbits have relatively short life spans (typically, less than two years), but they mature quickly and have short (30-day) gestation periods. Their mortality is based on food availability, predator presence, and weather stability.
How do you surrender a rabbit?
What to do? You can contact other no-kill shelters in your area. You may have better luck contacting friends, family, co-workers, members in your social group (such as your church) to see if anyone would be interested. As a last resort you may have to consider surrendering the bunny to your nearest local city shelter.
Should I surrender my bunny?
NEVER release your rabbit in the wild! Domestic rabbits released into the wild will succumb to predators, poison, disease or starvation. Abandoning a rabbit in a park or in the forest guarantees a cruel death—and it is illegal in California. NEVER give away your rabbit “FREE”.
Can rabbits return home?
Rabbits can sometimes return home after days. Always leave your pet’s hutch open at night, and keep it well stocked with food and water. Your pet will be most active at dawn until mid-morning, then early evening until late at night. This is when she is most likely to return.