Found wild Cottontail Bunnies in the garden ... so cute and lovely 

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Hello all. Wildlife Rehabilitator here---if you ever find bunnies that look like the bunnies in the video please leave them unless they are obviously injured. These bunnies were being very well cared for by mom and she only comes around at dawn and dusk. Trying to “help” these bunnies will do more harm than good.

They looked pretty healthy and well-fed when you found them. The mother was most likely still taking care of them. The mom only comes a couple times a day to feed them in order to not lead predators to her babies. You have to make sure they are truly abandoned before trying to raise them yourself. Also treating them like pets is not good as they need to know how to live on their own in the wild.

Mama bunnies only come to nurse them once every 12hrs

They weren’t abandoned…the mother cottontail only comes to the nest 1-2 times a day during the night or very early morning. It’s to keep predators from discovering where the nest is. These babies appear well fed and hydrated already. So in actuality you stole these babies from a mother who was caring for them. They will have little round tummies when mom is feeding them. Also these are wild cottontails and not pet rabbits and shouldn’t be handled like this. It will make them lose their fear of humans. This is why a lot of states don’t allow everyday people to care for wildlife, must be done by a permitted or licensed wildlife rehabilitator

Mother rabbits spend a majority of time away from the nest so their scent doesn't attract predators. Please leave them alone next time, these rabbits look well cared for. Mother nature is smarter than you give her credit for.

Thank you for helpig them. Please keep them. Those lovely bunnies are too tame now for beeing in the wild. They couldn't have a better home like yours.

They are so cute❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Just wondering how long you waited to see if the mother came back! Every year we have a nest of little bunnies that are born under our deck for the past 6 years. The mother sometimes doesn’t come back for a day or two, but always returns, and they will survive on their own nicely. However, our yard is huge than all fenced in.But they do find their way. I actually befriended one of them. Her name is Mia. She became a mother her self so now I call her Mamma Mia lol. Just wondering if one day you’ll be able to put them out in the wild not sure if they will survive on their own now.

Mama bunnies only come to nurse them once every 12hrs, or maby even once in24 hrs. the milk is very potent and she stays away to keep predetors away..... so maby there is a disturbed rabbit mom! But i love your love!

If you intend on putting them back in the wild,then you shouldn't treat them like pets like this, playing with them, and giving them affection, because they'll feel scared and abandoned, and may not know how to take care of themselves, or protect themselves

So adorable thanks for taking care of them

so WHY did you remove them and bring them indoors............... if they were safe and being fed, why didn't you leave them alone.................

leave the bunnies in their nest if the mother is around jeesh

These bunnies are very well-fed and cared for...you should have left them in their nests. Mama rabbits do not stay with their babies. They only nurse and care for them twice a day and sometimes only once a day. Usually it's at a time when no other predators are around. Nursing bunnies is very private business. I raise rabbits and my does (mama) will only nurse when no one is watching or around...even though they know me. I've only caught a mama nursing a few times. Next time you run across a nest of healthy kits...leave them where they are. If you come back to check on them, and they look like they haven't been fed or are listless, then take them to a wild life rehabilitator. They are very difficult to raise by hand. The kits you found look to be about 3 weeks...which is about the time mama will stop nursing and the bunnies go on their own.

100% cute

Look at her hes adroable!❤

So cute

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Какая милота!❤

So many hate comments and people assuming they know the real story… just enjoy the video. The baby bunnies are cute.

Лапочки! Самые ангельские создания!

I understand the inclination, but the mother was definitely recently there and would have continued to take care of them. Wild bunnies also have a very low survival rate when taken indoors by a human.

I so want to try Mrs. McGregor's rabbit pie!

Adorable I love them

Pretty Cool..😎👍

Cute.

Bunny 1: hhalo? Wat is tha? Bunny 2:its da camera i thot. Bunny 1: o i gawt it!

Hi. and the squirrels are so cute

You just stole the mama rabbits babies!!! They weren't abandoned by their mama! Mama rabbits come to feed their babies twice a day & then goes away. The baby bunnies do not have a scent but the mama does. If she stayed, her babies would be in harms way. Plz don't mess with the nest or babies!

Cuteeeee

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What kind of lettuce do you feed them?

Cutest Bunny Vidro on RU-vid ❤️

While the baby bunnies are cute and tiny I have to agree with the other comments here not to move them You may think you have rescued them but you may have hindered thier ability to survive by taking them in and treating them as pets and Another thing is Rabbits weather wild or pets tend to kill thier babies if interfered with so best be left alone its better to keep an eye out observe to make sure mummy comes back

I found one in my backyard she isn't eating anything what should I do?😕

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So kind of you to take care of these precious little creatures ❤️ you will be blessed!

I know you had good intentions. I sure hope you made sure the mother rabbit definitely came back to care for them when you put the babies back in there nest because if the mother had realized they were gone, she's not going to come back to nurse them. She's going to assume something got them and they'll die after you put them back. Secondly, even if they ARE put back in there nest, but it doesn't look how she left it or like something got into it, she's going to assume they were taken. Even if there were predators around, taking rabbits from there nest like this is never a good idea and can lead to way more harm than good.

かわいい🐰❤️

They are very cute and flufy, but you should not get them like that. Mama bunny wont have left them behind like that.

They look like peeps

yes,you are right.those little ones belong to the wild and not to be a domestic pet.poor mum Hare....loosing her babies.you should free them to find their own home.

so tiny so cute😍

Please leave wild animals alone, especially babies! DO NOT TOUCH wild baby animals, or mom won't return to them. Those rabbits were fine where they were and looked healthy and well-fed, mama rabbits don't stay in the burrow so as not to attract predators, they will return a few times a day to feed them.

You stole the moms babies

Where is the mother?

If you see a nest of baby bunnies, please leave it alone for at least a day and watch it. Mom will feed them at dawn and dusk. Leave them alone so they can grow up properly, as tempting as it is to play with them and "raise" them, they won't be as prepared to survive.

what happened to the sixth baby bunny?

Had to turn my volume off. Sorry the music is cringe

What happened to the 6th one?

可愛すぎ!😍😍

Before, there were 6 but, at the end seeing only 5 !? So, it's mean survived only 5 ? Is it ? Thankx for this kind of help !

my god how much can they eat?

They way they chew😅

You have likely needlessly removed healthy bunnies from their nest. Try learning a thing or 2 about these animals before destroying their world.

You just destroyed the mother’s and her babies lives. What is wrong with you!?!

What happened to the bunny what jump down

I had same but he died 😔

Judy

Don't steal bunnies. I want to do the same thing but I wouldn't interfere unless necessary.

looks like the 6th bunny didn't make it

And now what will you do with them all ????

So stupid to take them in. Mommy rabbit only comes to check on the babies and feed them ones a day to keep them safe for predators. It's totally misunderstood to bring them in even though it was in a good meaning. Poor mother rabbit. She must be looking for her babies.

Next video will answer all those comments why they're temporarily sheltered and you'll be shocked and say 'oh yes needs to be rescued'.

you gonna keep them

So kind of you to take the babies out and away from the mother bunny, guess that will teach her a lesson! You should have read up on the ways of wild rabbits. Good for nothing human!

What the hell. You can't just find a bunch of baby animals and just taking them. You should have waited for atleast 24 hours

They were elderly rabbits and should of been left to nature survive or not !

Congratulations on playing God.

The mother wasn't around because of you. Never interfere with wild animals, unless you know for sure that the mother is dead. you do not want them to be comfortable around humans. These are not pets.