Cottontail Rabbit Goes Home!

This rabbit arrived on March 22 at around ten days old. Wild rabbits are very difficult to raise, nearly 75% do not make it. This one beat the odds, grew up strong, and was released back into the wild where she belongs.
More about this Rabbit's early care is here:
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[@GowildlifeOrg]

This rabbit arrived on March 22 at around ten days old. Wild rabbits are very difficult to raise, nearly 75% do not make it. This one beat the odds, grew up strong, and was released back into the wild where she belongs. More about this Rabbit's early care is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jomQXmqveJl7bcU

[@LaineyBug2020]

I wonder if their digestive systems are so delicate because in the wild they rely on the mom to feed them her pre poo. Not sure for the technical name, but rabbits eat the first round of their poo that comes out very soft and helps give all the bacteria biome they use to absorb nutrients...The mom's usually have to introduce the good bacteria to the babies, but maybe she was old enough to have had that already and it increased her chances...

[@k8h991]

Lainey Bug Yes, good question! Seems the lil rabbit got what she need for the most part at least/ very interesting though!

[@dennisvance4004]

It’s good to see the cotton tail hoppin’ down the bunny trail.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Agreed!

[@LaineyBug2020]

So precious! I love bunnies! So glad she had a hoppily ever after!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

So are we!

[@Derpetteful]

awww this is extremely adorable

[@GowildlifeOrg]

She is that!

[@arlkrt83]

I've rescued many cotton tails around my house because they seem to always make their nest in our dog pen and one of the dog's seems to always find the nests and tries to eat all the babies before I can get to her. Luckily I was able to get to some of the babies at different times when there's a nest. Sadly even though I may save some babies from the dog, they would still be too young and within a few day's they would die even when I feed them KMR milk and try my best to keep them warm. I've had the hardest time keeping the babies that barely have any fur and their eyes still sealed shut alive. I have been able to save and release about 10 rabbit's over the years. They're very difficult to keep alive so they can be released. Thank you so much for everything you do for wildlife and helping to keep them safe and to thrive.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

They aren't easy!

[@conditionallyunconditional5691]

I rescued two cotton tails successfully. I had no idea what the survival is. They're favorite was dandelion greens. A crow raised their nest by my home. I had separate them because one of them was always trying to harm its sibling, idk? I called Dennis & other one Pearl. After 3 weeks, they doubled in size, I released them. Boy, 2 out 2 and they both survived with such odds against them. Martin & Susan seem to beat the odds more than anything else. May God bless you!

[@Sana_Brodie]

You are beautiful people. Thank you and god bless ❤️🙏🏻🐰

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thanks for your interest

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

I imagine nursing is comforting.

[@imakeituptoyou]

Hope it has a safe and happy life.

[@k8h991]

It’s so interesting and wonderful y’alls view on mother nature and the circle of life. Your lil falcons hunt these guys with you, but this just shows how much you care about the natural world. I tell ya, if i were out near you guys i’d love to volunteer for you.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Fair chance!

[@k8h991]

Southwest Wildlife Foundation of Utah It’s beautiful!

[@jbsawhaley4]

Oh I’m so happy that little rabbit made it!!! You guys are amazing care takers!!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We are too!

[@onetuliptree]

Sweet little rabbit made it back to the wild, thanks to your care.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Releases are the best part!

[@tcwhite0104]

Awe that’s awesome we have a lot of Rabbits 🐇 in our wooded backyard thanks for taking care of him

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Rabbits count too!

[@lonstauder9861]

OMG! What a cutie cottontail baby bunny ! With an appetite like it has there is no doubt it developed very well and went on to enjoy the life of an adult cottontail.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope so!

[@CC-xk6cp]

Hi again MARTIN &SUSAN Perfect! Thx as always for the lives you both have saved... God bless

[@GowildlifeOrg]

As you know....releases are the best part!

[@kaidenparryjr633]

That rabbit is so cute

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Agreed!

[@frantucker608]

What a little sweetheart! Hope she has a long, happy life! Great job, you guys!!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Did one get by you?

[@frantucker608]

@@GowildlifeOrg Apparently! LOL Happiest of Father's Days to Martin!

[@MadameRaven1]

So adorable I could die!!!!! May she live a long happy and free life.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope so too!

[@reviewunboxinges3228]

She's so pretty. My 10 year old cotton tail died due to fear of vet she died in the hands of a spanish vet 2 weeks ago ad I never war any for a week and cry non stop. She's all i have ...

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We're very sorry for your loss

[@erinfee3378]

So cute 🥰

[@The_Lion_And_The_Lamb]

Thanks for keeping us updated on this adorable bunny! You guys did a great job, I know most don’t make it. Susan it was probably because you gave it that anti-diaheria liquid before feeding her. God bless you all!!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope she's doing well!

[@janek.baudino6175]

Thank you for caring

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thank you for your interest

[@myfavoritesutube1]

FAntastic! Thanks for the update for this baby.... rescue to release!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope she's doing well!

[@kmeccat]

When I was young- (high school---in the days of the dinosaurs), my dog used to find cottontail nests and bring home tiny baby rabbits almost every spring. ALL with their eyes still shut. It was my job to raise them. Heat pad and round the clock bottle feedings...then grass as they got older. No matter how much I handled them, they ALL turned into nasty little "Thumpers". That was when I knew they should be released.. This little girl brings back memories--she's adorable....good job!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Dogs gotta be dogs...

[@irshgrl500]

She has the cutest markings on her face, on her nose and mouth.

[@emily91303]

so cute! 🐰 🐰

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Agreed!

[@janebradshaw8975]

Wonderful to see them go back to the wild after rescue.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Best part!

[@k8h991]

So special and adorable is a plus. 🥰 thank you!!!!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thanks for watching

[@drea1063]

Going home little Cotton Tail. Good luck ❤🙏

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope she is doing well!

[@tommyhijmensen6257]

😢❤🐰thank you guys ! Lots of love from holland

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thanks for watching! Greetings to Holland!

[@reneedavis7132]

You guys are awesome. God sent you here for your work.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thank you Renee, we appreciate your interest

[@bloeckmoep]

Well, what should I say other than CONGRATS! 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏 Pellets look nice and round, solid dark brown not watery and miscolored, no redish urin puddles! Hats up this is excellent work!!! This bunny is in perfect healthy condition! Thank you guys for raising the lady and also to the webteam for showing. 😄😄😄

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Go Bunny Go!

[@tiffanystokes5509]

Awe so cute!! However she still looks a little to small and young to release her on her own🙁. But Martin and Susan you are very good at what you do and wouldn’t release her if u didn’t think she was ready! Thank you for all that you do to help all the critters!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope she will do well

[@rshoemaker7368]

Another wonderful success. Thank you! 🐇

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Releases are the best part!

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

God bless

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thank you for your interest

[@thomaspalmer8059]

There is no cute quite like the cute on a baby bunny. Glad you beat the odds yet again!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Bunny did good!

[@carlberg7503]

Thanks to you, this beautiful little cottontail will explore many happy trails. When she's sleeping, she will dream of you and the milk you patiently fed her.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope she's doing well!

[@tinamclaughlin1991]

I want to name her Shirley with the curl in her left ear! She will be a momma in no time!

[@jaykb6587]

I'm so glad it's you and not me having to release her. I couldn't do it worrying about what would happen to her. But I know they do need their freedom. God watch over her and protect her! May she grow up, find a mate, and raise babies of her own. 👌❣

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope so too!

[@hectorcoria3650]

She is just so ADORABLE!!!! Them cotton tails are all so cute! Keep up the great work there bud.

[@helenel4126]

Very very cute - but it was good that you mentioned repeatedly that these are not domestic rabbits; ie, pets. I hope she has a wonderful rabbit life - and stays away from the hawks, falcons, and eagles that you rescue ;)

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope so too!

[@PatriciaHowittNZ]

Beautiful - how wonderful that your care saved her. So awesome to see!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope she's doing well!

[@lyndabuchholz1216]

I am so glad to see she is very leery of people and has grown so much. How cute. I had a litter born under my shed and I saw the cuties when they peeked out at me. For some reason they have disappeared and I wonder if it isn't because of the 50 cats the neighbor has. I loved watching the little ones race around and play till they saw me then they disappeared. so cute!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

It's not easy in the wild...

[@BMW7series251]

What a lovely little critter. Keep safe ya'll.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

We hope she's doing well!

[@marlenaperich3882]

Thank you for your compassion & energy healing & releasing wild little souls. Lots of love from Canada.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thank you Marlena, we appreciate your interest!

[@elushka29]

The cutest little bunny 🥰

[@LillianaBMS]

Excellent work

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Releases are the best part!

[@stvbrsn]

I’m sure you had a nice long talk with Scout. “Now, when we go out hunting next week, please try to avoid taking this particular young rabbit.” Lol.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Can try...

[@CanadasElite]

Very nice bun, thanks for saving it!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thanks for your interest

[@brendawhite6540]

Good Job as always👍❤️thx😁

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Team effort!

[@siennakei6128]

you guys are beautiful

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Thank you for your interest

[@sylviaboersz888]

Great!!!!!

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Agreed!

[@fraserscape7163]

Love the videos I have a hariss hawk

[@supernova11491]

😍💖

[@irshgrl500]

You guys are awesome! Thank you for weening this little cottontail. Question: How can you tell it's a girl? Their mammory glands don't develop at least for 2-4 months, and then they are ready to procreate. I'm a long time rabbit person and owner and you definitely can't tell on a domestic baby rabbit. Thank you, again.❤

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Can't be sure, Martin has an eye for it from his 50+ years experience.

[@gailmilne2255]

When you released her where would she get water. It looked like a desert.

[@stvbrsn]

I would like her name to be Hyzenthlay.

[@daniellazylen5350]

Maybe it was released a bit too soon? It's still very small. Especially it did not learn to identify the threat in the wild, it was probably eaten by that hawk on a pole in no time.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

It is not easy it the wild

[@whatdreamsmaycome7744]

I saved a wild rabbit from a dog (in Florida)! he was about 5 days old when I found him! He grew up in a house! Now he is 5 months old. And I'm afraid that he will not survive in the wild after living in the house ((In a couple of weeks we are moving to North Carolina - and I would like to organize an aviary for him in the yard, but I'm afraid that he might be cold in other climates! Please advise me something🙏

[@vishalv]

keep her!

[@babkenkazanchyan7230]

Dear Southwest Wildlife Foundation. I live in the Pacific Northwest. Recently I found a cottontail rabbit on the side of the highway. I tried to scare her/him into the bushes but he did not move, so I picked him up, put him in my car. I brought him home put him in a large box with water, hay, and some romaine lettuce. Put a warm blanket on him. He was not moving much but started to drink some water. Did not eat. I put the box in my bedroom with me. In the morning he was dead. What have I done wrong? What I should have done? Thank you.

[@GowildlifeOrg]

It's difficult to know what the rabbit may have needed. Generally, try to contact a local rehabber or call fish & game or the police non-emergency line for some help. Often there just aren't the resources around to help.

[@Firedog105]

We saw a hawk grab a rabbit and take it up in the air. It dropped it from like 150 feet. Dove down and got it back and jumped up on a round bale and started feasting. Me and the neighbors debated it took it in the air and dropped it to kill it. The others said it accidentally dropped it cause it can kill it easy without using gravity . Curious to what you think and know ? Thanks !

[@stvbrsn]

My guess, he dropped it accidentally. Raptors are surprisingly light for their size, a hawk can probably only carry about 1.5 pounds into flight comfortably.

[@Firedog105]

stvbrsn thanks for your input !

[@cottontale426]

Be f'd up if a Rattlesnake was waiting after the video

[@GowildlifeOrg]

It's not easy in the wild

[@tiffanystokes5509]

Do you guys allow people to come and visit your home to see all your falconry birds and wildlife ambassadors?

[@GowildlifeOrg]

On occasion

[@cherylrobbearts8041]

What if she became attached to YOU? What if she doesn't want to be thrown out into the scary wild where she faces countless dangers and never ending pregnancies? What if she liked her new parents, her little house and bottles? Huh? Huh? Huh? What if you broke her little heart? OK, OK im alright now.

[@franciscorebibis2300]

Can't the baby 🐰 rabbit be tamed, , will she survive in the wild ?

[@GowildlifeOrg]

Wild is wild.