I know this probably belongs in Cats and Other Animals, but want some folks to see this before it is moved.......
A few days ago, I saw a black bunny in our flower bed. I spooked it and it ran under our front porch deck. It appears to have made its home there. It's very cute, and doesn't look like a wild bunny, as every one I've seen in the wild has been brownish. I know nothing about rabbits.
I don't think it will survive out there, as there have already been 2 neighborhood dogs that have seen it and have tried to hunt it (they can't fit under the porch), we have feral cats, and we have a dog ourselves that we've affectionately nicknamed "the bunny whisperer" - he's VERY interested in rabbits.
A couple of questions - first of all, would you think that a black rabbit would be an escaped pet? How do you tell if a rabbit is wild? If it's a tame animal, I will try to trap it and find it a home. If it's a wild bunny, has anyone ever tried to relocate one? And if it stays here, I would like to get it some food - right now it's eating the sedum that is off the front porch.
For trapping, I have a humane (feral) cat trap. Has anyone trapped a rabbit and what did you use?
A few days ago, I saw a black bunny in our flower bed. I spooked it and it ran under our front porch deck. It appears to have made its home there. It's very cute, and doesn't look like a wild bunny, as every one I've seen in the wild has been brownish. I know nothing about rabbits.
I don't think it will survive out there, as there have already been 2 neighborhood dogs that have seen it and have tried to hunt it (they can't fit under the porch), we have feral cats, and we have a dog ourselves that we've affectionately nicknamed "the bunny whisperer" - he's VERY interested in rabbits.
A couple of questions - first of all, would you think that a black rabbit would be an escaped pet? How do you tell if a rabbit is wild? If it's a tame animal, I will try to trap it and find it a home. If it's a wild bunny, has anyone ever tried to relocate one? And if it stays here, I would like to get it some food - right now it's eating the sedum that is off the front porch.
For trapping, I have a humane (feral) cat trap. Has anyone trapped a rabbit and what did you use?