I found a rabbit in the tall grasses of my front yard...what do i feed it??

There was no nest, no other babies, and I never saw the mother. I guess that the poor girlie is around 6 weeks old b/c she can walk and stuff but she doesn't really jump.I found a rabbit in the tall grasses of my front yard...what do i feed it??
Put it back where you found it. Female rabbits generally leave there off spring for most of the day and only come back to feed them for a few minutes. Also if the baby really is 6 weeks old it is weaned and ready to live on its own as rehabbers who raise them generally release them at 3-4 weeksI found a rabbit in the tall grasses of my front yard...what do i feed it??
you can feed the baby rabbit chopped up carrots, lettuce, if it doesnt eat solids you can give it 1 egg yolk in its water so it can get nutrients, otherwise go to the pet shop and get some baby rabbit food, baby rabbit food has more nutrients than adult, also you can feed it fruit apples, banana, stuff like that.


hope this is helpful
they sell rabbit pellets at walmart, if it can walk its probably ok on its own......rabbits dont stay with mom very long anyway.
rabbit formula and rabbit food
go to the pet store and get some rabbit food
baby cut up carrots and celery
It's just fine. Put it back outside in a safe place and leave it alone. They eat the tender part of plants. Bushes, flowers, grass, dandelions. I put out fresh lettuce for the wild cottontail rabbits at our house and they love it.





If you have a rose bush or some other kind of thorny bush put it right underneath it. They hang out there to keep safe from predators.
I assume her eyes are open... do you see her peeing or pooping on her own?


IF not... then she is too young to be without mom....


Mom rabbits lick the baby's tummy's to help them eliminate waste..


IF you have not seen any pee or poop this bunny will likely die unless you can get it to a rehabber or other trained people to care for it.





ALso rabbits are out on thier own at a young age often times..


If this bunny seems to be able to pee and poop on its own and so on ..Id not try to keep it as a pet.





You can buy some commerical rabbit chow for it at just about any store.. look in pet food isle by hamster and bird foods.





And put down clean water.... this way you are giving it a source of food and water....





IF it is 6 weeks I doubt its orphaned.





Here is some good reading.....





Very young wild baby bunnies with eyes closed and ears back rarely survive in captivity, even given the most expert human care; and so it is very important to determine whether they really need help. Try to assess whether the infants seem warm and healthy or cold, thin, and dehydrated. One test for dehydration is to gently pinch the loose skin at the back of the neck. If it stays in a ';tent,'; or does not spring back in one second, the bunny is SEVERELY dehydrated and needs rehabilitation IMMEDIATELY by a professional rabbit vet or rehabber. Another test is to stroke the genital area to stimulate elimination. If the pee is brown and gritty, the mother rabbit has not been there to help the bunnies urinate. The brown, gritty urine is toxic, and the infant bunny must be cared for by a professional. Please contact a Wildlife Rehabilitator or rabbit vet immediately.





Older baby bunnies who are found outside of the nest may not be orphaned or in need of assistance. Baby cottontails are born without fur but develop a full coat in a week. Their eyes open in 10 days, and in three to four weeks they are weaned. At this age, they may explore the world outside of the nest but return there to sleep. They are not ignored by the mother but stay with the family group until four or five weeks of age. To determine whether a bunny of this age needs assistance, perform the dehydration test. Also look for bleeding, convulsing, fly larvae, broken limbs; if any, get to a rabbit vet or emergency vet immediately. If he is just out and about, leave him be. He is discovering his world, waiting for mom to return at night when we humans are asleep.








I do hope that helps... SHe was likely in tall grass hiding out from Hawks and other predators.





GOod Luck





Wismom