A baby cottontail literally ran up on my shoe back in august. He was so tiny he barely had his eyes open. The neighbor was mowing the yard and I believe the nest was destroyed. I found one of his siblings squashed by someone’s foot. We took him in and have had him now for about 6 months and he is just great. They said cottontails are not good “pets” however I completely disagree. He uses the litter box. He jumps and plays around. He is quite the character. His name is Suki. I’ve had lots of dogs and cats over the years and the cottontail is the most fun to watch and play with. Update: We did contemplate putting him back in the wild after he got bigger however he was showing signs of being a lil different than your average wild cottontail. I believe some of the best “pets” you ever could have are the ones that find you instead of you finding them. I had a cat for about 14 years and the way we unexpectedly met was by her running in my house after I opened the front door on a cold & extremely rainy night. She was so small her whole body could fit in my hand. She stayed with me ever since and was so great to have in my life. I believe this lil rabbit will be similar to that. He eats bunny treats from our hand now…loud noises used to make him scared & hide..now all that happens is he just perks his ears up a lil. I don’t expect him to ever be held like a cat but he seems to be heading towards the type that would play by Jumping on you and off again. He used to run & hide when cleaning his “area” now he just watches just inches away. I read all the articles I could on cottontails and the majority disagreed with having them as pets. This cottontail seems to be a exception. He is a joy.
it's not that they are bad pets, it's that they don't live well as pets, if you want what's good for them, as soon as their eyes are open you should let them live in the wild
Cottontails are much more panicky than domesticated rabbits. (Which is saying something.) That makes them much more likely to freak out and scratch you or even hurt themselves. If you are going to keep one as a pet you have to know this and take special action accordingly.
My cottontail "Petey", will be 4 this March...sure they aren't the cuddily types, but he sure has personality. he did train himself on a litterbox...and I feed him fresh dandelion in the summer and Italian store bought dandelion in winter...
It is a small bunny but they still don’t like being picked up or being messed with you should just allow your bunny to trust you and let them come to you instead of bothering them all the time but this little creature is ADORABLE 🥰🐇🥰🐇🥰
That bunny has a good personality. I had a bunny 40 years ago . I used to touch its head with my finger. It bit me , drew blood and my parents gave it to someone. That person didn't tell us he was going to eat it.
Rabbits only bite when they are scared, annoyed, or angry... next time if you get a rabbit just sit near by and let it come to you! And only pet it when u offer your hand and it bows it’s head in response 😁
I've had 2 bunnies, one is still with me [there was a divorce, brothers got old enough to choose violence] Can confirm, that they do not know fear. They are made by it. Molded by it. And them come out with the same audacity and defensiveness of any horned goat/sheep/ram-like animal. Swinging and ready to fight. Still scared of the surprise treat though. [My fault for forgetting how close to his face the blind spot starts]
I had a chinchilla rabbit (named for the silvery coat similar to a chinchilla) who would "sing" when the vacuum was running. I thought the vacuum wheels had developed a squeak, and I must have checked it a dozen times, until at some point, I stopped moving the vacuum and just let it sit while running, and still the squeaking happened. My next thought was "oh no, it's something wrong with the motor" or osmethign like that - I was dreading what kind of invasive, expensive repairs I was looking at (or the cost of a new vacuum)... and then I turned it OFF... and the squeaking carried on... and I was able to hear where it was coming from... that goofy rabbit of mine, all stretched out in her cage, totally chill, eyes barely open, and her little mouth open wailing and warbling her little high-pitched vocalizations. I had understood those sounds to be made when rabbits were in pain or great fear, but she was so relaxed, I had to rule that out. So I just say she was "singing". What a character.
I remember this one time when I was trimming around bushes in my side yard 100,000 baby rabbits came running out from underneath this one bush. Of course my little daughters seen and named every one of them. It broke my heart to have to tell the girls we just couldn't keep them. I spent the next two days building outdoor keeper boxes while my wife ran rabbit food errands. OI! I'd do it allover again given the chance.
My Siamese cat brought home one of these tiny cottontail babies totally unharmed and gave her to me. I named her Bramble, and cared for her until she was big enough to return to the wild.
Same here! Adopted her as a little abandoned baby and fed her cat milk. She grow up a beautiful girl!!! Smart, sweet and lovely 🥰 !!! Just can not let her go wild since she was raised up in door. Will take great care until she goes to heaven! 🌹🌹🌹
All baby bunnies are too cute . The wild ones may be like this one are tinier . But i got to see these giant jackrabbits in California before they took over all land in East Bay. I felt honored to see them in that field. They were scary big.
I had a litter of 3 cottontail bunnies that I raised when I was 10. They always ran loose in the house but if I thumped my foot on the floor anywhere in any room they'd find me and run to me. They were fun. They'd also somehow get out of their box at night and jump on my bed so when I woke up they were stretched out sleeping next to me. (As a kid my mattress was on the floor, because when I was 6 I had a phase where I would roll off the side of the bed and landed spectacularly on the floor. hahaha). I loved those bunnies.
@@eshim3961 Oh...& thought it was a reference to "Of Mice And Men". ("And I get to tend the rabbits."-- Great movie version w/ Gary Sinese & John Malkovich.)
@@dslunsford1 I love how it popped up in my feed!! I’m absolutely in love with this little baby!! There’s nothing on this planet I adore more than bunnies. I have 4 they’re my heart and soul and this video just completely melted my heart🥰
We had cottontails who lived on my college campus. Had two families specifically outside of my dorm. Would sneak them food despite the policies against feeding the animals. Campus Security didn’t mind it as much as they would also feed them, same with most of the janitorial staff. Led to us having some really chill bunnies for a while.
Its not advised to feed wild animals because they can become dependent on humans as their food source and they wont hunt as much or get worse at it so when the humans stop feeding them they die
@@liagamer4265 I get your well-meaning intentions, but I can assure you they never got dependent. Huge park and nature preserve nearby. Plenty of vegetation. All they would do is come into our campus area for some peace. No hawks swooping down, no coyotes, no real predators.
I’ve raised baby Cottontails from when they were a week old ! When they were old enough, they were transferred to an outside pen for rehabilitation. After a year, they were let go in my backyard ! It’s been 3 years, & 2 out of the 5 stay around the house. Soo AWSOME !
I had one briefly. My cat brought him in the house. I got him/ her away from my cat, locked all of my cats in the house & took him into the woods behind my house. I found an abandoned keebler elf tree where there was a gang of baby bunnies & put him there. Where I used to live was bunny forest & we had A LOT of bunnies big and small.
I miss the little bunny I took in. I named him Buggs. Took him in out of the rain and I was attracted to him. He was so small. Must’ve not been older than 2 weeks. Unfortunately about day 5 after I got home my parents had informed me he had passed. I have no idea why either. Mom buried him out back. I think about him a lot. I hope those last few days I gave him we’re good.
i'm sorry about your loss i had a loss of my little bun named brownie she lieved for two years since we were nursing her back to health she had many seizures couldnt keep her balance had trouble eating but she was with us when she died
I recommend calling a rehab area for wildlife the next time you see an animal of any concern. They’ll give the wild animals the best care that they can
I rescued a little baby bunny with no mother, and he grew up to be a nice big healthy bunny! His name is Hermit, but I think he’s actually a she, so I call her Hermie.
I think the bunny needed to be handled more carefully, it was scary situation for the bunny. Just let it feel safe and comfy, let it be curoius. Hope it’s o.k and has a good life 🐰❤️
Last week I went to mail a letter at my local post office, which has a set of drive by mail boxes in the parking lot, in a grassy island. I stopped my car to put a letter in the box, and there in front of it, a few feet away, was a little animal. At first I thought it was a chipmunk, but looked again and saw that it was a tiny bunny that looked just like the one in this video. So cute. It sat there for about 30 seconds, then hopped into the grass around the mail boxes. It seemed to be alone, no mother rabbit or siblings. I hope it survives living where it is, or goes somewhere safer. This is in the middle of town, not really a good habitat for wild critters.
