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Those pictures reminded me of what we found in our yard last week--a nest of baby cottontails. No we didn't get pics :-(
The dachshund mix was on his leash nosing around and jumped back. Fearing snakes, DH went over to check it out, and found the nest with 4 babies in it. We were more concerned about the other dogs getting to them, so we put a sturdy tomato cage around the nest. I looked up online what to do about them; I knew the best thing was to just leave them alone if possible. I got a laugh out of one site that said, "If you have to chase a baby rabbit, it does not need rescuing." Several sites indicated that they would be able to cope for them selves after 5-10 days, and mamma rabbit would nurse them at dusk and dawn for about 5 minutes each time. Sure enough, 2 days later, the nest was open and they were gone. And the tomato and squash plants have been nibbled down to the ground. I guess they don't care for gourds...yet.
The dachshund mix was on his leash nosing around and jumped back. Fearing snakes, DH went over to check it out, and found the nest with 4 babies in it. We were more concerned about the other dogs getting to them, so we put a sturdy tomato cage around the nest. I looked up online what to do about them; I knew the best thing was to just leave them alone if possible. I got a laugh out of one site that said, "If you have to chase a baby rabbit, it does not need rescuing." Several sites indicated that they would be able to cope for them selves after 5-10 days, and mamma rabbit would nurse them at dusk and dawn for about 5 minutes each time. Sure enough, 2 days later, the nest was open and they were gone. And the tomato and squash plants have been nibbled down to the ground. I guess they don't care for gourds...yet.
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