Comments on: Scamp’s Birthday – Baby Pics http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:36:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Bridget http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Bridget Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:29:24 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1860 What a great story! Scamp is a special boy, no doubt. So sad about his siblings. :( Visit my blog sometime --- we have a litter of 5 siblings that did have the benefit of their mama, but that we also helped "raise". (she was a rescue bunny that I had NO IDEA was pregnant and it was a very big surprise, but we ended up keeping them all). Your blog has great info about bunny care. What a great story! Scamp is a special boy, no doubt. So sad about his siblings.
:( Visit my blog sometime — we have a litter of 5 siblings that did have the benefit of their mama, but that we also helped “raise”. (she was a rescue bunny that I had NO IDEA was pregnant and it was a very big surprise, but we ended up keeping them all). Your blog has great info about bunny care.

]]> By: Tamsin http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1790 Tamsin Tue, 11 May 2010 23:12:23 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1790 Hi Kim, rabbits need to be in top condition to survive in the wild so if he has a permanent disability he's probably not a good candidate for release. If you can't keep him yourself you might be able to find a wildlife sanctuary with other unreleasable residents he could join. At 5 weeks he should be eating solids so grass or hay (or a mix). You might need to start reducing the milk gradually too. I watered down Scamp's over a couple of weeks to wean him. As you've read Scamp can be a bit of a handful and needs a lot of space and attention but he's certainly worth it. Hi Kim, rabbits need to be in top condition to survive in the wild so if he has a permanent disability he’s probably not a good candidate for release. If you can’t keep him yourself you might be able to find a wildlife sanctuary with other unreleasable residents he could join. At 5 weeks he should be eating solids so grass or hay (or a mix). You might need to start reducing the milk gradually too. I watered down Scamp’s over a couple of weeks to wean him. As you’ve read Scamp can be a bit of a handful and needs a lot of space and attention but he’s certainly worth it.

]]> By: Kim http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1789 Kim Tue, 11 May 2010 22:56:22 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1789 Hi, I have just read your lovely story about Scamp. I have aquired a baby rabbit who has been named 'Stitch' who we think, judging by it's size could be 5 weeks or more. We have been feeding kitten milk which he (or she) eagerly suckles at feeding time and I have started leaving freshly picked grass and dandelion leaves in his? cage too. I know everything advises against keeping wild rabbits as pets and I have been in a dilemma as to when to release him but am very reluctant to as firstly, although we are quite rural and regularly have bunnies on the lawn, we have a lot of cats near us, two of them I have seen with bunnies in their mouth and secondly, Stitch has a damaged back leg and I'm concerned that he may not survive when released. He (I am calling him he but it's too early to tell what sex he is) is very happy when he's fed to snuggle up and have a little sleep. He happily comes out of his bed when we go to see him to have a nose so again, I'm not sure he will survive in the wild and fter reading your story it is evident that given the right care Stitch could survive in captivity. Kim Hi, I have just read your lovely story about Scamp. I have aquired a baby rabbit who has been named ‘Stitch’ who we think, judging by it’s size could be 5 weeks or more. We have been feeding kitten milk which he (or she) eagerly suckles at feeding time and I have started leaving freshly picked grass and dandelion leaves in his? cage too. I know everything advises against keeping wild rabbits as pets and I have been in a dilemma as to when to release him but am very reluctant to as firstly, although we are quite rural and regularly have bunnies on the lawn, we have a lot of cats near us, two of them I have seen with bunnies in their mouth and secondly, Stitch has a damaged back leg and I’m concerned that he may not survive when released. He (I am calling him he but it’s too early to tell what sex he is) is very happy when he’s fed to snuggle up and have a little sleep. He happily comes out of his bed when we go to see him to have a nose so again, I’m not sure he will survive in the wild and fter reading your story it is evident that given the right care Stitch could survive in captivity.

Kim

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Charlotte Sun, 02 May 2010 10:44:59 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1765 What a story Tamsin, I had no idea. I had wondered about how Scamp came to be with you. I know you are right about wild animals / wild homes and agree absolutely, but in this case Scamp seems to be having an amazing life with you, it's just lovely to read. Have you ever read The Private Life of the Rabbit? A study about a wild rabbit population in the '50s. It's really good. Some heartbreaking stuff about myxi but a real insight into rabbit behaviour. Charlotte x What a story Tamsin, I had no idea. I had wondered about how Scamp came to be with you. I know you are right about wild animals / wild homes and agree absolutely, but in this case Scamp seems to be having an amazing life with you, it’s just lovely to read.

Have you ever read The Private Life of the Rabbit? A study about a wild rabbit population in the ’50s. It’s really good. Some heartbreaking stuff about myxi but a real insight into rabbit behaviour.

Charlotte
x

]]> By: Lisa http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 Lisa Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:02:02 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1759 Happy Birthday Scamp! That is a great story. Look at the little baby in the palm of your hand!!! I'm so glad you kept him. It would have been too hard to let go. Happy Birthday Scamp! That is a great story. Look at the little baby in the palm of your hand!!!

I’m so glad you kept him. It would have been too hard to let go.

]]> By: Tamsin http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Tamsin Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:28:02 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1755 Hiya, Scamp started off with eating hay, which I used for bedding so he'd always have something close, he particularly like the soft end bits and the seeds. He also had dried grass, dandelion and blackberry leaves. Once he started drinking less milk I introduced rabbit pellets just one or two a day at first. Good luck with your little one :) Hiya, Scamp started off with eating hay, which I used for bedding so he’d always have something close, he particularly like the soft end bits and the seeds. He also had dried grass, dandelion and blackberry leaves. Once he started drinking less milk I introduced rabbit pellets just one or two a day at first. Good luck with your little one :)

]]> By: Dizzy Blonde http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 Dizzy Blonde Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:08:33 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1753 Hi just been reading ur lovely story and wud like to let u know i am also hand-rearing a wild baby rabbit shes about 4 weeks old now and i have been feeding her kitten milk, she is growing nicely and is a very cute, energetic and bouncy little bunny. I would like to ask u wat did u start feeding scamp to get him onto solids??? Hi just been reading ur lovely story and wud like to let u know i am also hand-rearing a wild baby rabbit shes about 4 weeks old now and i have been feeding her kitten milk, she is growing nicely and is a very cute, energetic and bouncy little bunny. I would like to ask u wat did u start feeding scamp to get him onto solids???

]]> By: Crafty Green poet http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1745 Crafty Green poet Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:55:33 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1745 Happy Birthday Scamp, what an amazing story. Happy Birthday Scamp, what an amazing story.

]]> By: shell may http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 shell may Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:13:30 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1744 Oh Happy Birthday Scamp! I'm sooooooooo glad you are still here with your mom. I agree with D. smitten indeed! hugs! shell Oh Happy Birthday Scamp! I’m sooooooooo glad you are still here with your mom. I agree with D. smitten indeed!
hugs!
shell

]]> By: D. Moll http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/2010/04/25/scamps-birthday-baby-pics/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 D. Moll Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:19:07 +0000 http://www.therabbithouse.com/blog/?p=316#comment-1738 What a story, it has all the elements of a classic. Yeah, kind of smitten! and the rabbit gets to stay on, he knows how to handle humans. What a story, it has all the elements of a classic. Yeah, kind of smitten! and the rabbit gets to stay on, he knows how to handle humans.

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