HI, I was weed wacking my yard & accidentally hit a bunny nest. I must have hit one of them because he came running out of the nest. My mother picked him up to make sure that I hadn't injured him & placed him back in the nest. We covered it back up as best we could & did the twig test. Well momma came back & took 2 of the 3 bunnies away, but left the one that I hit with the weed wacker. We found him trying to stay warm next to the pool so we brought him inside & placed him in a box with towels & a heating pad under it to warm him up, it was only about 50 degrees out & we were afraid that he would freeze. His eyes are open & ears are up so I guess he must be about 3 weeks old. Is it normal for the momma to abandon 1 of her babies? We searched everywhere for the other 2 that were in the nest, but cannot find them. BTW the mommas has been living under our shed for several years so she knows the yard. Should I release him back outside or wait a few days to make sure he's not injured? & what should I feed him? Thank you!

If you release it now it will die... it has the smell of a human on it and the mother will reject it for that reason alone.

Someone else will have to comment on what to feed it and how often...

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Originally Posted by smoothy

If you release it now it will die....it has the smell of a human on it and the mother will reject it for that reason alone.

Someone else will have to commEent on what to feed it and how often...

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Yes, rabbits are like that. Once one bunny has acquired human scent, that one will be abandoned.

Alty, our bunny person will see and advise.

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Originally Posted by tickle

Yes, rabbits are like that. Once one bunny has acquired human scent, that one will be abandoned.

Alty, our bunny person will see and advise.

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Not just rabbits... but most other wild animals too. Particularly prey animals.