

Human: I found a baby rabbit in my yard. There doesn't seem to be any others around, so I think it was abandoned. How can I care for it?

Assistant: Hi there. It sounds like you found a baby wild rabbit in your yard, and it's probably lost. Wild rabbits are usually raised in small family groups, and young rabbits are usually cared for and protected by their mother. But occasionally, newborn rabbits end up being separated from their mother and are on their own. Wild rabbit habitat is limited, so it's not unusual for a rabbit to have wandered away from its home and become lost. Several things you can do are help this bunny find a new home with other rabbits, feed him grass and vegetables until he can catch his own food, and give him a protected spot in your yard where he cannot be seen by predators like hawks or other animals.


Human: I found a baby rabbit in my yard. There doesn't seem to be any others around, so I think it was abandoned. How can I care for it?

Assistant: Your first step should be to get the rabbit to a veterinarian, who can care for it for you.  Rabbit owners should also be sure to get their rabbits spayed or neutered for their own health, and to reduce the risk of rabbit overpopulation.  There are many rabbit care guides online that you can use once you're ready to keep the rabbit yourself.  My favorite is the Rabbit Care Basics Guide from the US National Library of Medicine, available here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rabbitcarebasics.html.  It links to a lot of other resources as well.  Hope that helps!
I found a baby rabbit in my yard. There doesn't seem to be any others around, so I think it was abandoned. How can I care for it?
Hi there. It sounds like you found a baby wild rabbit in your yard, and it's probably lost. Wild rabbits are usually raised in small family groups, and young rabbits are usually cared for and protected by their mother. But occasionally, newborn rabbits end up being separated from their mother and are on their own. Wild rabbit habitat is limited, so it's not unusual for a rabbit to have wandered away from its home and become lost. Several things you can do are help this bunny find a new home with other rabbits, feed him grass and vegetables until he can catch his own food, and give him a protected spot in your yard where he cannot be seen by predators like hawks or other animals.
Your first step should be to get the rabbit to a veterinarian, who can care for it for you.  Rabbit owners should also be sure to get their rabbits spayed or neutered for their own health, and to reduce the risk of rabbit overpopulation.  There are many rabbit care guides online that you can use once you're ready to keep the rabbit yourself.  My favorite is the Rabbit Care Basics Guide from the US National Library of Medicine, available here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rabbitcarebasics.html.  It links to a lot of other resources as well.  Hope that helps!