Someone brought me a baby bunny this morning
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A lady came over to my campsite this morning holding this tiny rabbit. At first I thought it would be a baby Jack Rabbit, mainly because that's the only kind of rabbits I usually see around here. Now, I am thinking it may be a baby Cottontail. Of course, the bunny should have been left alone but they found it under their RV nestled between some boxes and they are packing up to leave tomorrow morning. Right now, he's in a box in the RV nestled in towel. I'm not going to handle him and I'm doing a little reading. Apparently, the mom comes back in the night and early morning hours to take care of them. I've got a call into the vet to see how far away I can relocate him for the mom to still find him. I think it's his best bet for survival.
1:14 PM
Coincidentally, we just found a rabbit nest in our back yard (in the city) and I was forced to break out my "country girl" skillz. I couldn't remember relocation distance so I had to look it up - for a nest, its approximately 10 feet but you want to use the mother's fur. Considering the size of this bunny, it seems you'd be able to take it back to the general location it was found and it can find its way back to the nest. And yes, the mother's come at night to feed the young - so tonight would probably be the best night to take it back.