We recommend a heavy ceramic bowl, but if a bowl is too messy, you can also provide a bottle but do not take away the bowl until you can see the bottle being used. Depending on how long the rabbit was outside, they will more than likely prefer a water bowl. Use paper towels in the bottom of the box and put hay in top, or purchase a paper pellet like Yesterdays News or Exquisicat from Petco/Petsmart, and again putting hay in the litterbox helps encourage them to eat and use it.Ī water bowl is recommended since it encourages them to drink more. This can potentially cause blockages if the rabbits ingest it, and respiratory issues if they inhale it. Litterboxes can be purchased fairly cheaply from the dollar store, or Walmart. These diets are high in protein and will do more harm than good. They need to eat hay more than they need to eat carrots. Stick to veggies like Red or Green leaf lettuce, romain, cilantro, and parsley and keep the amount small.Ĭarrots are high in sugar, and more of a treat for rabbits than a staple. You can feed veggies in a pinch, but depending on the rabbit a sudden introduction to leafy greens may cause digestive upset. We also recommend Oxbow for pellets as well, but Walmart or Target also typically has plain timothy or alfalfa pellets. You will also need to purchase a good rabbit pellet.Īvoid any rabbit pellets that contain seeds, colorful pieces, or nuts (those will potentially upset their digestive tract).Oxbow is the brand we recommend but just as long as they have hay that’s the important part as that is supposed to make up 80% of their diet. We recommend purchasing timothy hay from either a petstore or a grocery store like Walmart - the greener the hay is, the better. Rabbits can be kept in a bathroom in a pinch (just make sure you pick up any cleaning supplies they may have access too), or a dog kennel, or exercise pen.įood: Hay makes up over 80% of a rabbits diet. I caught a rabbit, but I’m not sure what to do next The most important thing for you to do first is to provide temporary housing and get appropriate rabbit food even if you are only able to hold onto for a short period of time. Also let us know if you will be able to foster the rabbit or know someone who has agreed to foster the rabbit in the event it is caught or if it needs to go to animal control. From there we will try to see if we have any volunteers in the area that can help. You can also try texting but Facebook Messenger is probably the quickest way to reach us. Emails we do our best to check daily but we tend to get a LOT, and voicemails are not checked as often. Please contact us via Facebook messenger with a picture of the rabbit, the address it was seen at, and what time you have seen it/usually see it.

I just saw a stray rabbit but I wasn’t able to catch it, what should I do? Click here to see a list of rehabbers in Louisiana: If you have found an orphaned baby wild rabbit/s please reach out to a rehabber, we do not take in wildlife. If you are not in Louisiana we recommend contacting your closest rabbit rescue or House Rabbit Society chapter. If you are located in Louisiana we have volunteers spread across the state, but we are primarily between Baton Rouge and Covington. Did you find a stray domestic rabbit and you’re not sure what to do next? We’re here to help! First we’re going to divide this into two sections depending on what sort of help you need.

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