Well done you Badger!
Submitted by bunterboy on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 13:16In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well done you Badger!
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Thanks. It is something we
Submitted by Badger on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 14:01In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thanks. It is something we have never done, so a real challenge at the moment to make sure it survives.
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I assume it's similar to an
Submitted by qui già on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 15:27In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I assume it's similar to an orphaned kitten, just regular feeds and gently tickle its tummy to make it pee. Good luck.
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It's a herbivore, isn't it?
Submitted by Fillide on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 16:26In reply to I assume it's similar to an by qui già
I'm sure kitten milk will be okay for a day or two, but surely a young hare is more akin to a rabbit than a kitten, so when you get round to weaning it I'd guess it will want lettuce rather than fish! They are regularly raised, commercially, to stock hunting reserves, so no doubt a google.it search on alimenti per lepre will trawl up something useful. Good luck, it might make a nice pet - or a big dinner for a cat.
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Thanks for the answers. I
Submitted by Badger on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 17:09In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thanks for the answers. I looked on the hare preservation trust UK website and it said to feed it the kitten milk for some time, as that is the closest to the mothers milk. It now has fresh grass in with it as well to nibble on, so it is getting the best we can do for it at the moment. We have no cats, but the Setter likes it, Maremma, still to find out if it will be ok. Qui Gia ... yes did rub its tummy and it peed over the wife's jumper!!!
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You are doing a great job,
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 17:24In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
You are doing a great job, Badger. I must say that it is not easy to raise a leveret or a young rabbit. ONe of our daughters has been a volunteer at "Save a Bunny! for quite a while and babies are difficult to raise. You will find plenty of information and help on the Internet. On the other hand, keep in mind that it will be practically impossible to release it into the wild, as raising it by hand and getting it used to human contact will change it into a domestic animal. It would not last one hour into the wild. In any case, you are doing a wonderful thing and I wish you, and the leveret, lots of luck. Please keep us posted.
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????
Submitted by sagraiasolar on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 05:30In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Badger - is this what one would call a hare raising experience?
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Well done Badger, best of
Submitted by Angie and Robert on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 05:34In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well done Badger, best of luck!, we have friends that have hand reared tiny kittens and their two Maremmas were very gentle with them.
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Update. It is putting on
Submitted by Badger on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 19:09In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Update. It is putting on weight daily now. Setter is not disturbed with it running over it. Maremma has not got to see it yet!!
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Well done! Hopefully, Maremma
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 20:06In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well done! Hopefully, Maremma will get used to it. Keep us posted.
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Well done mummy bunny didnt
Submitted by Lucy and Gerry on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 09:26In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well done mummy bunny didnt know they had any wild animals left round here :-)
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wild animals....................
Submitted by sebastiano on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 11:00In reply to Well done mummy bunny didnt by Lucy and Gerry
ANY LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's becoming a very big problem around here the numbers of wild animals i mean.we have foxes, badgers,wild boar,roebuck,red deer,porcupines,stoats ,weasels,buzzards,now even as low as Amandola wolves..you'd be suprised at how many there are as agricultural land declines and woodland increases..
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more wild animals
Submitted by sebastiano on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 05:52In reply to wild animals.................... by sebastiano
i nearly had a car accident on the main road servigliano-amandola the other day with a full grown deer (not a capriolo)
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On Sunday the hare was its usual bouncy self, so we put in the outside run. When we checked on it later in the afternoon after bringing it back inside, it was on its side and having spasms. Called the vet and went to the surgery, where it was given a antibiotic, a anti inflammatory, plus a x-ray. She thought it may have got meningitis. Anyway brought it back home, but unfortunately it died a few hours later. So sad as it was so affectionate.
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Wildlife Rescue
Submitted by Maggi Fuller on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 13:59So sorry Badger...... If anyone ever needs advice re sick/abandoned/injured wildlife, just contact these guys..... http://www.brentlodge.org/ I make no apologies for advertising.... This Charitable Trust near Chichester, was founded by my uncle over 40 years ago. They do wonderful work and will gladly offer all the help they can without actually being able to see or admit the creature... A "like" or a "share" on Facebook would be greatly appreciated if nothing else.....
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Very sorry to hear the bad
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 09:13In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Very sorry to hear the bad news. Bacterial encephalitis is common amongst rabbits and leverets.
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Hare today...
Submitted by bunterboy on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 10:19In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Sorry to hear the sad news.
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Oh I am so sorry!.
Submitted by Angie and Robert on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 06:43In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Oh I am so sorry!.
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Thanks for the kind messages
Submitted by Badger on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 18:24In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Thanks for the kind messages from you all. It is always sad to see a animal pass away, even a wild one.
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Sorry Badger....sad
Submitted by Dylano on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 07:42In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Sorry Badger....sad news.......And thanks Maggi for the link, we never know when we might need help / advice.
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I know Brent Lodge, used to
Submitted by Angie and Robert on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 10:10In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I know Brent Lodge, used to live not far from them in Sussex, have done a Like on FB.
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I know Brent Lodge...
Submitted by Maggi Fuller on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 12:03In reply to I know Brent Lodge, used to by Angie and Robert
Thank you Angie & Robert... They need all the support they can get.
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For all those interested in
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 10:54In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
For all those interested in rabbits, the House Rabbit Society at rabbit.org has plenty of information and advice. I just found out that there is an Italian branch www.aaeconigli.it
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Sebastiano. May have been
Submitted by Badger on Wed, 04/03/2013 - 15:29In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Sebastiano. May have been one of the ones that escaped the "Parco di Cervi" some time ago, as none have been seen there since. About time the signs to it were taken away!!
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