Found a Baby Bunny Nest!!

I did sit in the living room by the window and watched for mama to come back, but finally I decided to look on the internet and learn about their 'family life'... I learned that the mama rabbit never sits on her newborns, in fact, she only comes in the middle of the night and feeds them one time, only once every 24 hours, and between midnight and 5AM. Funny thing huh? So, after I learned that, I decided to stop waiting for her to come! They are so sweet, I held one for awhile and took pictures of it in my hand. Believe it or not, they actually HOP (looks more like a spasm) but I watched them in the nest and they hop or jump once in awhile. SOOOOO cute!!

Wow! That is a once in a lifetime kind of thing, isn't it. How great. And thanks for the BR. : )

If I had posted the picture I had of one in my hand, you could tell it's a rabbit. I wish I could post another picture,but I don't have enough posts. If you want to see more, send me your email address and I'll send you a few more pics.

Hey Crazynurse!! Well, I am glad you popped into myLot! Not to change the subject, but you mentioned you had done a lecture about repiratory disorders. Are you familiar with Bronchiecstasis? My husband has it. If there are any tips, pointers, facts, etc that you could give us about how to help him with quality of life, that would be awesome! The bunnies are doing excellent today. They've been fed, I could tell, their little tummies are full and warm and they are sleeping. SOOOOOOO cute. I've taken some little movie clips with my camera, but obviously cannot post them here. If you would like to see the clip, and your computer can handle the large file, email me at Tolbert7@aol.com and ask me to send it to you. It's sooooo cute! I will probably be doing a new clip each day as they grow. Let me know. Ren

Hi SusieQ, Their EYES opened today!!! OMG they are sooooooooooo adorable!

I was way too tired to stay up. But, the website said that if they've been fed, their bellies would be round, warm and they would be sleeping. I checked them as soon as I woke up this morning and they are all doing excellent! I have a little movie clip but can't post it here. If you'd like to see it, email me at Tolbert7@aol.com and I'll send it to you. I want to do a little clip each day as they grow. It will be fun!

We love how our home has the woods behind us and in front of us. We have racoons, a fox, all kinds of birds, hawks, and huge groundhogs. We've had a lot of rabbits lately, including one that is only about a month old that we've been enjoying lately. But, this was quite a surprise to find a nest of four babies!! It was awesome!!

I just typed in "Care of Newborn Wild Bunnies" and found a great site that told about their nests and how often the mom comes etc. . . Today, they are so very sweet, warm, full bellies and content. The web site said that if mom had abandoned them, they would be crying and restless and their tummies would be flat. The site said to check if their bellies were round and full, and if they were warm and sleeping. All is fine in the bunny nursery today!! I was so happy when I could tell they had been fed this morning!

really, really, awesome, I just wish wild animals are still alive or still exist in our country since many poor thinking people are around, thanks, !!^^ It was really informing, to know that their mama just come to them at midnight, is that the specific species you searched on?, oh that's great, thanks^^

I agree, rabbits can destroy a crop!! But, I have these huge groundhogs that get to my garden first, the poor rabbits don't have a chance. We had to put a big ole fence around my garden.

I'm so glad you took the rabbit to the wildlife rescue. Most people would just let it suffer and die. Good for you!!!!

Hi Christina, I am going to keep taking pictures daily, and also little movie clips so you can actually see them moving around if you want. Email me at Tolbert7@aol.com and I will send you the little clips I took yesterday. They are only a few seconds long. You will need to have cable internet though. They are so very sweet.

I also had a pet rabbit. LOTS of work, lots of poop!! In fact, we named it POOPER!! It was a gray long hair angora rabbit. It was BEAUTIFUL, but MEAN!! It bit me all the time, my son hated it. Then, it chewed a big hole in the carpet under my bed and chewed my stereo speaker wires. . . it got sent to a farm to live after that. I cried like I had given up my best friend, but I couldn't keep him anymore. Mama rabbit came and fed them last night, so all is well.