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September 24, 2017 at 4:26 pm #895893
JoBParticipantlast week i noticed a rabbit in the alley.. i thought at the time that it was probably someone’s pet that had been dumped.. and i thought nothing more about it.
but now i have a problem. this rabbit has moved into my yard and i am unsure what to do about it.
Do i let it stay? if i do what are the possible consequences?anyone have any advice?
September 25, 2017 at 9:08 am #895940
KBearParticipantCan you get a picture of it? Maybe someone here or at the animal shelter could tell whether it is a wild rabbit or definitely a pet breed.
September 25, 2017 at 9:33 am #895941
JoBParticipanti could have yesterday.. will have to wait for it to poke it’s nose out again..
i thought it was likely and escaped or abandoned pet because although it didn’t want to be too close to humans it didn’t seem to be in any way afraid of themSeptember 25, 2017 at 1:51 pm #895962
anonymeParticipantEastern cottontails have naturalized all over the state. There are lots of them around Fauntleroy. Google a pic and see if there’s a resemblance. The ones I’ve seen are more buff than grey, and not very fearful.
Aside from their prolific nature and Peter’s appetite for your home-grown produce, there’s not much to worry about. They are subject to a disease called tularemia, which can be a risk to humans in cases of close contact. I think that rabbits, like coyotes and raccoons, are becoming another species of urbanized wildlife that we must adjust to sharing space with as humans gobble up wild habitat.
September 25, 2017 at 7:25 pm #895994
JoBParticipantno. this was a much softer grey
September 25, 2017 at 10:51 pm #896000
CurateParticipantI’d be shocked if this were not a cottontail rabbit. There has been a huge increase in them over the last 5 years alone, moving out from the greenbelts and into actual neighborhoods. I see soft grey ones all the time. They are typically smaller than pet rabbits, and faster. Also, their tails are a dead giveaway!
September 26, 2017 at 7:03 am #896006
anonymeParticipantMost animals show great variation in color, even without considering seasonal shedding/molting and interbreeding. Color is rarely diagnostic, but rather conformation, size, and as Curate pointed out – the “cotton” tails! Now, if they were black & white piebald or the size of pot-belly pigs, I’d wonder if they were domestic breeds. But the distinction between gray, soft gray, buff, and even brown is probably not significant.
September 29, 2017 at 5:19 am #896289
cheeseWS777ParticipantIs it fiarly big and greyish or black and white? If so ive seen it as well it belongz to a lady in that alley way. If you look at the fenses along the right side there is a chain link fense with two triangle like cages on the grass. Its theres. At the top of the alley
September 29, 2017 at 7:35 am #896291
JoBParticipantcheeseWS777
thanks. i don’t see this rabbit as fairly big but i will walk the alley to see if i can find the owner to make sure.i am mostly worried about the rabbit. i wasn’t until i found it in the back yard just outside the dog door.
I have a shiba inu which is pretty prey driven and i am afraid that even if he is blind, a meeting between two of them wouldn’t go well.
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