Hey /an/, I just fished a baby (juvenile?) rabbit out of a storm

>>2376653
Find a wildlife rehab center near you, that's by far his best chance of making it.

>>2376657
This, but also I don't think that's a rabbit. Rabbits are born naked and blind. That's probably a hare, in which case they're supposed to be out and about at a young age.

Take it to a rehab center anyway.

Also put air holes in the box.

>>2376684
stop this shitty meme. 100% of rabbits that have breathed oxygen end up dead

>>2376680
Hares aren't the same thing as rabbits?

>>2376687
>>2376680
It's probably a cottontail rabbit.

Hares are a different species and newborn hares are born with fur while kits are blind born and helpless. It's wet so I doubt we can tell if it's a young rabbit or newborn hare. Depends where OP lives.

>>2376687
Nope! Hares have never been domesticated for starters, so no one has one as a pet.


Rabbits live in burrows, hares do not. Rabbits are social, hares for the most part are not. Hares are larger, faster and generally more awkward-looking than rabbits. One can't always tell them apart just by looking at them, but your best bet for identifying a hare would be the presence of abnormally long legs and ears, and oddly protuberant eyes.

You might be dealing with a young but not too young rabbit, but it's hard to tell. If it is a hare, the newborns are called leverets.

>>2376657
Cheers. Called a few and got a facebook post up in a rescue group, I'll try a few more numbers in the morning. He's a pretty big guy too, about 96 grams on my scale so I'm hoping he should be able to eat foods that aren't momma milk. Maybe 2-3 weeks old?

>>2376692
Central CT. here's a better picture if anyone's curious. Also just got in touch with a rehab person.

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>>2376703

>>2376704
Yup, looks like a bunny to me.

While they're still in your care, make sure nothing is around for them to chew. They'll destroy wires and such.

>>2376704

Good job, OP!

>>2376782
Thanks! Successfully delivered bun bun to the nice lady this morning.

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>>2376686

>>2377182
You'll reap good karma for that. Good job, man. Made my day to read this.

>OP isn't an idiot who puts it in a hamster cage, feeds it carrots and refuses to take it to a rehabber

This is a nice change.