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My dogs dug up the top of a rabbit burrow with several baby rabbits. How do I damage control?

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So today I let me dogs out in their little play fence outside and I noticed they were reaching outside the gate with their paws and digging up a ton of hair and grass. I walked over and saw they had revealed a rabbit burrow with maybe four or five baby rabbits, not sure how old they were but their eyes were closed.

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Vulture vs. Bunny

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Two years ago I finally caved and told my daughter she could have a rabbit. But Skye wore me down, and in her junior year of high school we went to the local Rabbit Rescue. How long do rabbits live?” Then give us a six-year-old rabbit,” I said, knowing Skye would be heading for college in two years.

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Wild bunnies in my yard

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I now have wild rabbits. Is there any harm to letting these rabbits live there? They seem to stay away from most places where my dog goes but even so, can their presence hurt my dog or my stuff? My yard is across the street and is fenced and contains several bushes and sheds. Will they do any harm?

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Note the short legs, stout body and white rump and tail I see Muntjac on virtually every birding (or dog-walking) outing, as these small Asian deer are now very numerous around my home in the Suffolk Brecks. Above is a buck with antlers in velvet , while the animal below has clean antlers A Muntjac on the run.

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PSA

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The mother only returns once maybe twice a day to feed and some species of rabbits like the eastern Cottontail have their babies in the open rather than burrows. 2) If the rabbit is in danger such as from your cat or dog try to release it out of the perimeter. It is a delicate process to save a rabbit but very rewarding.

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Cat Owners: Can You Help Me?

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Unless she is accompanying her dog, he stays in a fenced-in area. But one day, unbeknownst to her, a wild rabbit dug under the fence. She let her dog out, he spotted the rabbit, and took off like a bullet. I keep my cats inside,” she texted me, “and my dog turns out to be the killer.”. She keeps her cats inside.

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New York State Bans Sales Dogs, Cats, Rabbits

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