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 No.1589

I killed some baby bunnies in our backyard yesterday.

Our dog had moved the fluff away after my mom moved the barrel that the burrow was dug under during some yardwork. The day we found them, their eyes were still closed, yet one was hopping into the grass nearby. It wanted out, but we moved it back into the burrow, and created a rudimentary brick structure to cover it up, at my suggestion. To prevent it from getting hot, I added a plastic bin on top, while still hoping to leave enough room for the doe to get in and out. They were hardly moving. A couple days later, the parents checked on them and said they were "still" moving around a lot. A couple days after that, there were ants, flies, and worms all over them, with a single baby rabbit strewn out in the grass a few inches away from an exit to the bricks.

This is the second time we've tried to help rabbitkind on our property, but it's the first time I acted without researching what to do. I'll always look up what to do first when I help animals supposedly in-need, to never lead them to certain death again.

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 No.1590

I forgot to mention what to do if you do find an exposed rabbit burrow with babies (kits?) in your yard:

Fence it off if necessary to prevent people, pets, and predators from getting to it, but leave a hole just big enough for the mother/doe to enter and leave through. Then FUCK OFF for no less than 24 hours, and if you check back, only check during the middle of the day to minimize the chance that the doe will notice that you've noticed it. If she feels that the burrow's safety is compromised, it's highly likely that she'll abandon it. To prevent yourself from disturbing one while mowing or moving through an open area, keep an eye out for patches of fluffy fur on the ground, with leaves and twigs sometimes mixed in.

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 No.1591

If you do disturb one, just position the fur, dirt, and such back to where it was originally. The rabbits certainly weren't in the cold in my case, but if they are, I've heard that bringing them somewhere to heat up might help them. Not entirely sure.

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